Seasonal Highlights

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Spring

This is a great time of year as trees start to flower and fill the air with a perfumed aroma. Here's a few of the specimens you can look for.

 

Late March to early April

Cornelian Cherry Dogwood located in the Sensory Garden

Forsythia located in the Plaza, Wolverine area and Millenium Grove

 

Mid April

Cherry Trees can be found behind the Homestead Barn and at Tiger

Pear Trees are located in the Plaza and Asian Garden

 

Late April

Crabapples found at the Barn, Parking Lot and Chickadee Trail

Hawthorns are found at the Homestead and Lynx Pathway

Colorful Viburnums surround the Sensory Garden

 

May

Chokecherries are scattered throughout the arboretum

Serviceberries can be found in Lynx Pathway and the Sensory Garden

A small collection of Lilacs can be discovered at the Koi Ponds

 

Early June

The Catalpas on display at the Homestead and Sensory Garden

Also checkout the rare Yellowhorn in the Sensory Garden

Robinia can be found in Wolverine Meadows and Red Panda

Native and non-native Mock Orange are in Lynx Pathways and Panda

Amur Maackii tree blooms in the South Plaza and Asian Garden

 

Late Summer and Fall

The grounds are ablaze with color mostly from the large Maple Collection located in the Plaza, the Sensation Boxelders in the Plaza and Bear Meadows and the new Asian Maple garden located at Tiger.

 

Winter

This is a great time to explore the arboretum's huge conifer collection scattered throughout including the Sensory Garden, Bear Meadows, Lodgepole Meadows and the "Pinetum" Dwarf Conifer Garden

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Leaves and Bark

We invite you to look and compare the varied leaf shapes and bark textures on all the trees. Feel free to get up close and personal. Go to our website and check out the "Adopt-a-Tree Program"