Central Campus Tour

Central Campus has a diverse plant palette including many native species indigenous to the Southeastern United States.  

Tour Statistics

2020 Tree Count

660

Canopy Cover

217,926 sqft

Canopy Coverage

5.00 acres / 19.74 acres = 25.33%

Leaf Area

783,228 sqft

Leaf Biomass

13,823 pounds

Carbon Storage

318,249 pounds

Gross Carbon Sequestration

9,737 pounds/year

Avoided Runoff

13,143 cu. ft/year

Pollution Removal

4,812 ounces/year

Tree Value

$605,235

Species Distribution

American Beech

American Beech (#01)

Fagus grandifolia

Eastern Red Cedar

Eastern Red Cedar (#02)

Juniperus virginiana

Tulip Poplar

Tulip Poplar (#03)

Liriodendron tulipifera

Kousa Dogwood

Kousa Dogwood (#04)

Cornus kousa

Bottlebrush Buckeye

`Bottlebrush Buckeye (#05)

Aesculus parviflora

River Birch

River Birch (#06)

Betula nigra

Oklahoma Redbud

Oklahoma Redbud (#07)

Cercis reniformis

American Hornbeam

American Hornbeam (#08)

Carpinus caroliniana

European Hornbeam

European Hornbeam (#09)

Carpinus betulas ‘fastigiata’

Green Ash

Green Ash (#10)

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Chinese Elm

Chinese Elm (#11)

Ulmus parvifolia

Fire Thorn

Fire Thorn (#12)

Pyracantha coccinea

Cherry Laurel

Cherry Laurel (#13)

Prunus laurocerasus

Bradford Pear

Bradford Pear (#14)

Pyrus calleryana

Japanese Red Cedar

Japanese Red Cedar (#15)

Cryptomeria japonica

Ogeechee Tupelo

Ogeechee Tupelo (#16)

Nyssa ogeche

Big Leaf Magnolia

Big Leaf Magnolia (#17)

Magnolia macrophylla

Southern Red Oak

Southern Red Oak (#18)

Quercus falcata

Virginia Pine

Virginia Pine (#19)

Pinus virginiana

American Elm

American Elm (#20)

Ulmus americana

Tea Olive

Tea Olive (#21)

Osmanthus fragrans

Carolina Laurelcherry

Carolina Laurelcherry (#22)

Prunus caroliniana

Service Berry

Service Berry (#23)

Amelanchier laevis

Japanese Zelkova

Japanese Zelkova (#24)

Zelkova serrata

Yaupon Holly

Yaupon Holly (#25)

Ilex vomitoria