The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University is a museum of trees teaching the world about plants.
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White Oak 1179-85*C
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Winged Sumac 288-97*MASS
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Three-flowered Maple 97-77*A
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Common Winterberry 1424-83*MASS
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Bitternut Hickory 8019*A
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<em>Symplocos chinensis</em> forma <em>pilosa</em> 719-85*A
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Osage Orange 471-36*B
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Cultivar of European Beech 14599*A
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Narrowleaf Spicebush 740-75*E
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Seven Son Flower 425-91*D
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Weeping Persian Ironwood 629-87*A
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White Oak 1179-85*C -
Winged Sumac 288-97*MASS -
Three-flowered Maple 97-77*A -
Common Winterberry 1424-83*MASS -
Bitternut Hickory 8019*A -
<em>Symplocos chinensis</em> forma <em>pilosa</em> 719-85*A -
Osage Orange 471-36*B -
Cultivar of European Beech 14599*A -
Narrowleaf Spicebush 740-75*E -
Seven Son Flower 425-91*D -
Weeping Persian Ironwood 629-87*A
Featured Event
The Founder of Modern Botany in China: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Hu Hsen-Hsu (aka H.H. Hu, Hu Xiansu)
Join us to celebrate the life, groundbreaking scientific work, and legacy of Hu Xiansu (Hu Hsen-Hsu) on the 100th anniversary of his doctoral degree from Harvard. This online event will feature Arnold Arboretum Director William (Ned) Friedman, Chief Scientist at the China National Botanical Garden (North Garden) Jinshuang Ma, Professor of Sociology at Beijing Normal University Hu Xiaojiang (granddaughter of Hu Xiansu), and other speakers discussing Hu’s life and influence.
What’s New
Fall Programs
View our fall program catalog and register for practical classes, creative workshops, theme tours, wildlife explorations, and wellness programs at the Arboretum.
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.
Thursday, 12/4
Young Friends of the Arnold Arboretum Event
Designed to appeal to those 21-45 or who are young at heart, this event is a premier opportunity to immerse yourself in the plants, purpose, and passion of the Arnold Arboretum with other metropolitan nature enthusiasts. Come learn about the research that the Arboretum is doing in the face of climate change as we maintain our 281-acre “museum of trees.”
Professor Benton Taylor Named Fellow of the Ecological Society of America
Benton is an ecosystem ecologist working to understand how terrestrial ecosystems will respond to global change, and what the consequences will be for future carbon cycling. His work spans from tropical rainforests to the arctic tundra, focusing primarily on how plant-microbial partnerships impact ecosystem responses to rising carbon dioxide levels, warming, drought, severe weather, nutrient pollution and human land use.
Stories
Today’s Virtual Walks
Keeper’s Tour
A Walk Through Time, Part 1
A Walk Through Time, Part 2
Explorers Garden Tour
Plants & Collections
Pecan
This pecan, collected in 1882, arrived from the first large research project undertaken at the Arnold Arboretum—a nationwide survey of trees and forests for the United States census in 1880. The collector was an ornithologist with an acute eye for detail.
Golden Larch
This rare native of East Asia puts on a golden show each fall before losing its needles. This specimen came to the Arnold Arboretum by way of the nearby Hunnewell Estate Pinetum in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
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