The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University is a museum of trees teaching the world about plants.
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Eastern Redbud 9042*A
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Magnolia amoena 385-2012*A
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Japanese Larch 11276*R
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Crataegus x disperma 6770*A
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Tschonosk Maple 326-97*B
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Korean Abelialeaf 141-2002*B
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Siberian Larch 269-77*A
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Eastern Redbud 9042*A -
Magnolia amoena 385-2012*A -
Japanese Larch 11276*R -
Crataegus x disperma 6770*A -
Tschonosk Maple 326-97*B -
Korean Abelialeaf 141-2002*B -
Siberian Larch 269-77*A
Featured Event
W.S. Merwin: A Talk and Poetry Reading
*Rescheduled from March 21* W.S. Merwin was famed for his poetry, winning the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry twice and named the United States Poet Laureate in 2010. But he was also a nature enthusiast with a deep concern for conservation. Merwin bought a plot of former agricultural land in Maui in 1977 and spent 40 years revitalizing the land, planting nearly 3,000 species of palm trees, and the estate is now recognized as one of the most important collections of palms in the world. Join us for a talk and poetry reading celebrating Merwin's legacy.
What’s New
Plants and People
Get To Know a Tree
Arnold Arboretum Director and Arnold Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology William (Ned) Friedman teaches an innovative first-year Harvard seminar titled Tree that invites students to form meaningful, firsthand connections with individual trees to transform their relationship with the natural world. See the course syllabus and development a new friendship in our landscape.
Your Landscape for Learning
Spring Programs
View our spring 2026 program catalog and register for practical classes, creative workshops, theme tours, wildlife explorations, and wellness programs at the Arboretum.
Legacies in the Landscape
Celebrating Hu Xiansu
Hu Xiansu (H. H. Hu), a pioneering botanist who laid the foundation for modern plant taxonomy in China, earned his doctorate at Harvard 100 years ago. His groundbreaking identification of the “living fossil” dawn redwood and leadership in creating China’s botanical institutions cemented his legacy as one of the most influential figures in 20th-century botany.
An Entrance Revitalized
Washington Street Gate Renewal
With completion of donor-funded renovations to the Washington Street entrance nearing, the gate into Bussey Brook Meadow and Blackwell Footpath have reopened to visitors and green transit commuters. Additional landscape work at Washington Street will continue this fall.
Stories
Today’s Virtual Walks
Director’s Tour
Introductory Tour
A Walk Through Time, Part 1
Explorers Garden Tour
Plants & Collections
Paperbark Maple
A remarkable and rare species native to central China, this maple is most known for its striking copper-colored papery bark. Plant collector Ernest Henry Wilson introduced it to North America in 1907. The Arboretum is home to some of the oldest paperbark maples outside of China.
Florida Yew
The Florida yew is a critically endangered species, native to the Florida Panhandle. This specimen, wild-collected in 1989, endures the cold Boston climate.
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