Inspired by the drawings, photographs, and etchings of Frank A. Waugh (1869-1943), an overlooked pioneer who promoted ideas about native planting design and the emerging field of modern ecology.
Here is a half of the etching that Frank Waugh did of this tree next to a contemporary image of the tree.The National Arborist Association and the International Society of Arboriculture plaque for this treeThis was a tree Waugh took all of his children and grandchildren to visit on several outings. They would have known the common and Latin names-the Buttonball, American sycamore, and Platanus occidentalis.
