Reference Books for Native Plants

Available at the Library!


Need help with you trees? Consult the resource files at the Library. The Tree Body currently has six volumes of articles about trees and a variety of subjects related to our environment. Information contained in these volumes covers a wide range of topics including tree species, wildlife, native plants and useful descriptions with pictures of diseases and insects to help our residents. We get information from the Morton Arboretum, National Arbor Day Foundation, EPA, etc. Marifran Peckenpaugh is collecting, organizing, and updating these materials.

Reference Books for Native Plants

Book Title Author
“Forest And Shade Trees Of Iowa” Van der Linden and Farrar
“Gardening with Prairie Plants” Sally Wasowski
“Landscaping With Native Trees” Sternberg and Wilson
“Manual of Woody Landscape Plants” Michael Dirr
“Midwest Gardens” Wolfe and Irving
“Nature’s Heartland” Boon and Groe
“Oaks Of North America” Miller
“Plants Of The Chicago Region” Swink and Wilhelm
“Plants That Merit Attention-Vol. 1 Trees” The Garden Club of America
“Plants that Merit Attention- Vol. 2 Shrubs” The Garden Club of America
“Seeds Of Woody Plants In The United States” Forest Service U.S. Department of Agriculture
“The Natural History Of Wild Shrubs And Vines” Harper and Row
“Trees, Shrubs And Vines For Attracting Birds” Degraaf and Witman