"We value this land surrounding our campus, and we feel a strong sense of responsibility to preserve it for future generations of students, members of the community and visitors to Newport." – Chancellor M. Therese Antone, RSM
The University's 88-acre campus features mostly mature and exotic trees, originally designed by notable landscape architects such as the Olmsted brothers. The ongoing professional care and conservation of this historic landscape distinguishes Salve Regina among liberal arts institutions.
Committed to monitoring and maintaining its breathtaking natural canopy, the University supports initiatives that invite members of the University community and the general public to interact with the collection of specimen trees physically and/or virtually.
This project has the students photographing and documenting their observations of a particular tree over a period of time.
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Fagus sylvatica var. laciniata (Fernleaf Beech) ID #1048
Andrea Connors
Location: Lawrence Avenue behind McKillop Library
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False Cypress -- Hinoki
Grace Flynn
In this semester my class and I in Biology Lab 140 chose one tree to document. The tree that I chose was the False Cypress-Hinoki. This tree was located in front of Misto Gatehouse. Every week I would take pictures of my tree and document changes I had noticed. Throughout the class I was able to see the changes that occurred to my tree.
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Ginkgo biloba (Ginkgo/Maidenhair) ID#14 Year of Observation: 2024
Olivia B. Costa
Location: McKillop Library
Radius of Crown: 7.4 m
Height: 69.3 m
Diameter at breast height: 3.62 m
Age: Mature -
Ginkgo biloba (Ginkgo/Maidenhair) ID# 44
Christopher J. Mazulis
Location: Walgreen Hall lawn
Height: 19 m
Diameter at Breast Height: 66 cm
Radius of Crown: 4.5 m
Condition: Middle condition
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Larix decidua (Weeping Larch)
Carrie A. Thombs
Location: on pathway to McKillop Library from the front parking lot
Height: 1.5 m
Diameter at breast height: 7.6 cm
Radius of crown: 0.4 m
Age: young
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Liriodendron Tulipifera (Tulip Tree) ID #19 Year of Observation: 2024
Jillyann F. Brush-Shulthiess
Location: in front of Walgreen Hall right next to the black fencing that separates Miley/Walgreen Hall from Narragansett Ave
Height: 20.6 meters
Radius of the Crown: 29 meters
Age: 50+ years, still maturing
Condition: Good -
Plantanons X Acerifolia (London Plane) ID#743 Year of observation: 2024
Elizabeth A. Vander Plaat
Location: Gerety Hall, hear turn-a-round
Height: 26.5 m
Diameter at Breast Height: 2 m
Condition: Fair
Age Class: Mature -
Quercus cerris (Turkey Oak) ID# Unknown
Erin E. Stangel
Location: near McKillop Library
Height: 41.49 m
Diameter at Breast Height: 4.25 m
Radius of crown: 14.3 m
Condition: Good
Age Class: Mature
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Quercus robur (English Oak)
Sydney Ranalletti
Location: Lawn of the Young Building on Bellevue Avenue
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Sciadopitys verticillata (Japanese Umbrella Pine), #1065-1067
Grace C. Kubat
Over the course of the 2021 spring semester, I observed a grove of Japanese Umbrella Pines. These trees are a part of the University's arboretum. In addition to making weekly observations, I researched the cultural significance of the Umbrella Pines. My research will hopefully contribute to future projects regarding the trees and help to enrich the University's arboretum project.
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Sciadopitys verticillata (Japanese Umbrella Pine) ID #318
Julian E. John
Location: Between Our Lady of Mercy Chapel and McAuley Hall
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Sciadopitys verticillata (Japanese Umbrella Pine) ID #783
Claire Cavanagh
Location: Back of Library, West side of Parking Lot
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Tilia cordata (Littleleaf Linden) #1059
Heather Noel McKee
In this paper I studied the Tilia cordata, more commonly known as the Littleleaf Linden, over the course of three months. I included the history and uses of the Linden tree along with its symbolic value in European culture. This tree symbolizes friendship and peace which coincides with the critical concerns of the Sisters of Mercy.
