PAUL STOVER ARBORETUM

NEW IN 2018

Welcome to the Paul Stover Arboretum located in Centralia Foundation Park.

Here visitors can view and learn about trees; mainly species native to our area. Specimen trees have been tagged with a sign that lists it’s common name, botanical name and its tree family. In addition, each tree sign has its own QR code where upon scanning, will take the user to a web page that has more detailed information about that particular tree.

The trees in the Arboretum can also be viewed via the internet by visiting:

https:/www.plantsmap.com/organizations/centralia-foundation-park

(Plantsmap.com is a website community that hosts botanical collections.)

The Arboretum is named in memory and honor of Paul Stover, the civil engineer who was instrumental in the design and physical development of the park. He supervised the construction of park roads and drafted plans for the stone entrance piers and shelters.

In keeping with the original vision of an all-natural park, Mr. Stover deliberately selected a diverse collection of trees and supervised their planting to further enhance the park’s beauty. After the initial completion of the park, Mr. Stover continued as Park Superintendent for forty years until his retirement in 1986.


Arboretum Map	Attaching the new signs Park Superintendent, David Sachtleben is shown attaching the signs that are spring loaded, to accommodate the trees growth.
Newly placed tree sign	Newly placed tree sign
Cherry blossoms in spring	Spring growth Tiny new leaves emerge on a Tulip Poplar tree.
White Dogwood	Pink Dogwood
Redbud blossoms	Flowering White Crabapple
Flowering Red Crabapple blossoms	Flowering Red Crabapple
Buckeyes	White Oak, acorns and leaves
Sawtooth Oak leaves	Pignut Hickory
Pin Oak	Black Oak
American Hazelnut	White Pine
Norway Maple	Gingko leaves, fall of the year
Sawtooth Oak	Mimosa leaves
Mature Oak	White Pines atop Stover's Hill
London Plane Tree	White Oak
Sycamore	Lacebark Elm
Honey Locust trunk and thorns
Sweetgum Tree trunk	Shagbark Oak bark