Korea's plant landscape features deciduous hardwood forests dominated by maples, oaks, and hornbeams that are adapted to hot humid summers and long cold winters. Explore these flourishing Korean plants that now call Illinois their home.
The Korean Peninsula is in North-East Asia and is about the size of Pennsylvania. Described as the "Hermit Kingdom" and "Land of Morning Calm", the country boasts 5,000 years of rich history and culture. However, the country's diverse woody plants, totaling over 1,300 species, were not well known by western botanists until the early twentieth century.