Plants by Genus Species
Wesley Whiteside retired from Eastern after more than 27 years as a professor of botany. He is known for his botanical gardens that are showcased in the Garden Ramble each Memorial Day weekend.
Through a planned gift, Whiteside created a living trust which transferred his farmland, house and more than five acres of arboretum and botanical gardens to the Eastern Illinois University Foundation. He has also established the Wesley Whiteside Botanical Gardens Fund, which he has funded via an endowment that will provide sufficient funds to allow the university to nurture and maintain the gardens.
Submissions from 2011
Acer griseum, Janice Coons, Nancy Coutant, and Wesley Whiteside
Acer triflorum, Janice Coons, Nancy Coutant, and Wesley Whiteside
Carpinus caroliniana, Janice Coons, Nancy Coutant, and Wesley Whiteside
Cedrus libani, Janice Coons, Nancy Coutant, and Wesley Whiteside
Davidia involucrata, Janice Coons, Nancy Coutant, and Wesley Whiteside
Diospyros virginiana, Janice Coons, Nancy Coutant, and Wesley Whiteside
Elliottia racemosa, Janice Coons, Nancy Coutant, and Wesley Whiteside
Fagus grandifolia, Janice Coons, Nancy Coutant, and Wesley Whiteside
Franklinia alatamaha, Janice Coons, Nancy Coutant, and Wesley Whiteside
Ginkgo biloba, Janice Coons, Nancy Coutant, and Wesley Whiteside
Koelreuteria paniculata, Janice Coons, Nancy Coutant, and Wesley Whiteside
Magnolia macrophylla, Janice Coons, Nancy Coutant, and Wesley Whiteside
Magnolia tripetala, Janice Coons, Nancy Coutant, and Wesley Whiteside
Magnolia virginiana, Janice Coons, Nancy Coutant, and Wesley Whiteside
Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Janice Coons, Nancy Coutant, and Wesley Whiteside
Musa basjoo, Janice Coons, Nancy Coutant, and Wesley Whiteside
Nyssa sylvatica, Janice Coons, Nancy Coutant, and Wesley Whiteside
Ostrya virginiana, Janice Coons, Nancy Coutant, and Wesley Whiteside
Parrotia persica, Janice Coons, Nancy Coutant, and Wesley Whiteside
Quercus alba, Janice Coons, Nancy Coutant, and Wesley Whiteside
Tetradium daniellii, Janice Coons, Nancy Coutant, and Wesley Whiteside
