The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University is a museum of trees teaching the world about plants.

  • Seven-son Flower 425-91*D
  • Beech Viburnum 963-85*C
  • Golden Larch 16779*A
  • Black Walnut 1181*A
  • Shiny Hawthorn 85-85*B
  • Heptadocium miconioides 425-91-D Friedman
    Seven-son Flower 425-91*D
  • Viburnum erosum 963-85-C by Ned Friedman
    Beech Viburnum 963-85*C
  • Pseudolarix amabilis 16779-A Friedman
    Golden Larch 16779*A
  • Juglans nigra 1181-A by Ned Friedman
    Black Walnut 1181*A
  • Crataegus nitida 85-85-B Friedman
    Shiny Hawthorn 85-85*B

Stories

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Today’s Virtual Walks

Explorers Garden Tour

Explorers Garden Tour

This quarter-mile tour through the Explorers Garden features stories from the Arboretum’s century and a half of collecting plants around the world. If you’re at the Arboretum, click here to take a version of this tour with Expeditions, our mobile web app.
45 mins Easy .25 miles
Keeper’s Tour

Keeper’s Tour

Take a virtual walk with Michael Dosmann, the Keeper of the Arboretum’s living collections. Take this tour online or use the page for self-guided exploration while visiting the Arboretum in person.
90 mins Medium 1.5 miles
Introductory Tour

Introductory Tour

This half-mile Introductory Tour features stories about the Arboretum’s history, mission, and research endeavors. If you’re at the Arboretum, click here to take a version of this tour with Expeditions, our mobile web app.
40 mins Easy 0.5 miles
A Walk Through Time, Part 2

A Walk Through Time, Part 2

Walk with Landscape Architect Rosetta S. Elkin and Arboretum Archivist Lisa E. Pearson.
30 mins An easy walk with a hill, accessible for mobility impaired visitors. .25 miles

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Plants & Collections

‘Schlesingeri’ Red Maple

Scientific Name
Acer rubrum ‘Schlesingeri’

‘Schlesingeri’ showcases the earliest fall color of all red maples. It was also one of the first cultivars that the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University introduced in the late 19th century.

Persian Ironwood

Scientific Name
Parrotia persica

This member of the witch-hazel family—over 100 years old and the tallest cultivated specimen in the world—will keep you under its spell the whole year round.

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