Where Green Meets Orange

Thanks to generous gifts from the Jack and Mary Lois Wheatley family, partnerships with the community and a hard-working landscaping crew, the Idaho State University campus has transformed in recent years with the addition of hundreds of new trees, beautifully designed flower beds and new gathering places for students and the community.

478 Trees Planted Since 2010, 2,500 trees on the Pocatello campus, over 825000 dollars donated for campus beautification by the Jack and Mary Lois Wheatley Family

1100 total acres, 115 acres of maintained turf, 13 full-time employees, over 8600 sprinkler heads, 69 master supply valves for irrigation, 62 irrigation control clocks, 739 electric and manual control valves

46 acres of parking lots plowed in winter, 25 acres of sidewalks and stairs to remove snow, over 8000 annual flowers, over 10,000 perennials and shrubs planted since 2012, 20,350 bulbs planted since 2012, 60 varieties, 6.4 acres of maintained planter beds

SPECIES OF TREES ON THE IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

Alder, Black - Alnus nigra
Apple - Malus
Ash, Green - Fraxinus americana and Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Aspen, Quaking - Populus deltoids
Beech, American, European- Fagus sylvatica
Beech, Weeping - Fagus grandifolia
Birch, European White - Betula pendula
Birch, Paper - Betula papyrfera
Birch, River - Betula nigra
Boxelder - Acer negundo
Catalpa, Northern - Catalpa speciosa
Cedar, Atlas - Cedrus atlantica
Chokecherry, Common - Prunus virginiana
Coffeetree, Kentucky - Gymnocladus dioica
Crabapple, Flowering - Malus floribunda
Elm, American - Ulmus americana
Elm, Lacebark - Ulmus parvifolia

Elm, Siberian - Ulmus pumila
Filbert, Turkish - Corylus colurna
Fir, White - Abies concolor
Ginkgo - Ginkgo biloba
Goldenrain Tree, Panicled - Koelreuteria paniculata
Hackberry, Common - Celtus occidentalis
Hawthorn, English - Crataegus laevigata
Hawthorn, Washington - Crataegus phaenopyrum
Honeylocust - Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis
Hornbeam, American - Carpinus caroliniana
Horsechestnut, Common - Aesculus hippocastanum
Juniper, Rocky Mountain - Juniperus scopulorum
Linden, American - Tillia americana
Maple, Norway - Acer platanoides
Maple, Shantung - Acer truncatum
Maple, Sycamore - Acer pseudoplatanus
Maple, Tatarian - Acer tataricum
Mulberry, White - Morus alba
Oak, Bur - Quercus macrocarpa
Oak, Chinkapin - Quercus muehlenbergii
Oak, English - Quercus rowbur

Oak, Swamp - Quercus bicolor
Olive, Russian - Elaeagnus angustifolia
Pagodatree, Japanese - Sophora japonica
Pear, Callery - Pyrus calleryana
Pine, Austrian - Pinus nigra
Pine, Balkan - Pinus peuce
Pine, Bristlecone - Pinus aristata
Pine, Limber - Pinus flexilis
Pine, Scotch - Pinus sylvestris
Plum, Flowering - Prunus triloba
Poplar, Black - Populus nigra ‘Italica’
Redbud, Eastern - Cercis canadensis
Redwood, Dawn - Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Spruce, Blue - Picea pungens
Spruce, Norway - Picea abies
Spruce, Serbian - Picea omorika
Spruce, White - Picea glauca
Sweetgum - Liquidambar styraciflua
Walnut, Black - Jeglans nigra
Walnut, English - Jeglans regia
Willow, Weeping - Salix alba
Zelkova - Zelkova serrata