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  • COVID has multiplied the pivotal role of the Arboretum in our life. Based on this we have collected money to resurrect Mrs. Houghton and Mrs. Webster's other projects.
    FHH
  • We relocated to Boston during pandemic to be near our grown daughters and grandchildren. We have been in proximity to the Arboratum and enjoy walking, exploring amazing plants and trees. During one such visit, accidentally, we met Mr. Ned Friedman who introduced himself as the director of the Arboratum and encouraged us to sign up to receive informational emails from him and the Arboratum. We received a very pleasant email from him shortly, became very interested in the programs Arboratum offers. By now, we have taken a few walking yours, explored web site, became a member and hoping to grow/ help others by becoming a docent this fall.
    Panna
  • Enjoyed running through the lilac gauntlet in full bloom in pouring rain in an empty Arboretum during COVID.
    Anonymous
  • My (now 12 yo) one year-old finding hidden Easter eggs quite accidentally on an early morning Easter Sunday walk.
    Amy Coe

Sesquicentennial Trees

  • Zelkova sinica, Chinese Zelkova (11578*A) - 1920

    Zelkova sinica
    Chinese Zelkova

    11578*A
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Viburnum setigerum ‘aurantiacum’, Orangeberry Tea Viburnum (20189*A) - 1907

    Viburnum setigerum 'Aurantiacum'
    Orangeberry Tea Viburnum

    20189*A
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    China
    Collected By
    Ernest Henry Wilson

  • Viburnum plicatum
    Japanese Snowball

    18016-1*A
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Viburnum furcatum, Forked Viburnum (17988*B) - 1915

    Viburnum furcatum
    Forked Viburnum

    17988*B
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Japan
    Collected By
    Ernest Henry Wilson
  • Arrow-wood Viburnum V. dentatum berries, Smooth Arrowwood (5070-1-A) - 1902

    Viburnum dentatum
    Smooth Arrowwood

    5070-1*A
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Viburnum buddleifolium, Wooly Viburnum (7533*B) - 1914

    Viburnum buddleifolium
    Wooly Viburnum

    7533*B
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Vaccinium corymbosum, Highbush Blueberry (1951*B) - 1883

    Vaccinium corymbosum
    Highbush Blueberry

    1951*B
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Massachusetts
    Collected By
    J. T. Dawson
  • Ulmus pumila, Siberian Elm (17923*A) - 1913

    Ulmus pumila
    Siberian Elm

    17923*A
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    China
    Collected By
    William Purdom
  • Ulmus laevis, European White Elm (17910*A) - 1888

    Ulmus laevis
    European White Elm

    17910*A
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Ulmus davidiana var. japonica, Japanese Elm (4119-B) - 1895

    Ulmus davidiana var. japonica
    Japanese Elm

    4119*B
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Tsuga canadensis forma pendula, Weeping Canadian Hemlock (1514-2*A) - 1881

    Tsuga canadensis forma pendula
    Weeping Canadian Hemlock

    1514-2*A
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Tilia x moltkei, Moltka Linden (4959-A) - 1902

    Tilia × moltkei
    Moltka Linden

    4959*A
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Tilia japonica, Japanese Linden (3699*D) - 1892

    Tilia japonica
    Japanese Linden

    3699*D
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Japan
    Collected By
    Charles Sprague Sargent
  • Tilia americana, American Linden (19804*A) - 1916

    Tilia americana
    American Linden

    19804*A
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Indiana
    Collected By
    C. C. Deam
  • Thuja plicata, Western Redcedar (17516*A) - 1898

    Thuja plicata
    Western Redcedar

    17516*A
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Washington
    Collected By
    O. D. Allen
  • Taxus cuspidata, Japanese Yew (17404*D) - 1892

    Taxus cuspidata
    Japanese Yew

    17404*D
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Japan
    Collected By
    Charles Sprague Sargent
  • Syringa x hyacinthiflora 'Hyacinthiflora Plena', Early Flowering Hybrid Lilac Cultivar (15659*A) - 1907

    Syringa × hyacinthiflora 'Hyacinthiflora Plena'
    Early Flowering Hybrid Lilac Cultivar

    15659*A
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Syringa vulgaris 'Valetteana', Cultivar of Common Lilac (17384*A) - 1916

    Syringa vulgaris 'Valetteana'
    Cultivar of Common Lilac

    17384*A
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Syringa vulgaris 'Jean Bart', Cultivar of Common Lilac (3456-1*A) - 1895

    Syringa vulgaris 'Jean Bart'
    Cultivar of Common Lilac

    3456-1*A
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Symplocos paniculata, Asiatic Sweetleaf (17587-1*A) - 1897

    Symplocos paniculata
    Asiatic Sweetleaf

    17587-1*A
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Stewartia pseudocmellia, Japanese Stewartia (11440*A) - 1918

    Stewartia pseudocamellia
    Japanese Stewartia

    11440*A
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    South Korea
    Collected By
    Ernest Henry Wilson
  • Spiraea prunifolia var. simpliciflora, Bridalwreath Spirea (18283*A) - 1905

    Spiraea prunifolia var. simpliciflora
    Bridalwreath Spirea

    18283*A
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    South Korea
    Collected By
    J. G. Jack
  • Sciadopitys verticillata, Umbrella Pine (18078*E) - 1898

    Sciadopitys verticillata
    Umbrella Pine

    18078*E
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Sassafras albidum, Sassafras (968*A) - 1884

    Sassafras albidum
    Sassafras

    968*A
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Massachusetts
    Collected By
    J. T. Dawson
  • Rhus typhina, Staghorn Sumac (16990*D) - 1884

    Rhus typhina
    Staghorn Sumac

    16990*D
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Massachusetts
    Collected By
    J. T. Dawson
  • Rhododendron x gandavense 'Comte de Flandre', Ghent hybrid azalea (17102*B) - 1914

    Rhododendron × gandavense 'Comte de Flandre'
    Ghent hybrid azalea

    17102*B
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Rhododendron smirnowii (undetermined hybrid), Hybrid of Smirnow Rhododendron (22730*A) - 1917

    Rhododendron smirnowii (undetermined hybrid)
    Hybrid of Smirnow Rhododendron

    22730*A
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Rhododendron schlippenbachii, Royal Azalea (7258*MASS) - 1905

    Rhododendron schlippenbachii
    Royal Azalea

    7258*MASS
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    South Korea
    Collected By
    J. G. Jack
  • Rhododendron periclymenoides, Pinxterbloom Azalea (3237*A) - 1888

    Rhododendron periclymenoides
    Pinxterbloom Azalea

    3237*A
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Rhododendron 'Parsons' Grandiflorum', Elepidote Rhododendron (6137*C) - 1891

    Rhododendron 'Parsons' Grandiflorum'
    Elepidote Rhododendron

    6137*C
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Rhododendron 'Mrs Harry Ingersoll', Cultivar of Rhododendron (6202*C) - 1891

    Rhododendron 'Mrs Harry Ingersoll'
    Cultivar of Rhododendron

    6202*C
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Rhododendron micranthum, Manchurian Rhododendron (6815*MASS) - 1908

    Rhododendron micranthum
    Manchurian Rhododendron

    6815*MASS
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    China
    Collected By
    Ernest Henry Wilson
  • Rhododendron ‘catawbiense album’, Elepidote Rhododendron Cultivar (16933*D) - 1911

    Rhododendron × wellesleyanum
    Elepidote Rhododendron Cultivar

    16933*D
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Rhododendron 'Atrosanguineum', Elepidote Rhododendron Cultivar (22617*A) - 1896

    Rhododendron 'Atrosanguineum'
    Elepidote Rhododendron Cultivar

    22617*A
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Quercus x sargentii, Sargent Oak (5883*B) - 1877

    Quercus × sargentii
    Sargent Oak

    5883*B
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
    Collected From
    Massachusetts
    Collected By
    Charles Sprague Sargent
  • Quercus velutina, Black Oak (1237*C) - 1873

    Quercus velutina
    Black Oak

    1237*C
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Quercus variabilis, Oriental Oak (17631*A) - 1908

    Quercus variabilis
    Oriental Oak

    17631*A
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    China
    Collected By
    Ernest Henry Wilson
  • Quercus serrata, Quercus Oak (3672-C) - 1892

    Quercus serrata
    Konara Oak

    3672*C
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Japan
    Collected By
    Charles Sprague Sargent
  • Quercus rubra, Northern Red Oak (16798*A) - 1882

    Quercus rubra
    Northern Red Oak

    16798*A
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
    Collected From
    Massachusetts
    Collected By
    W. Dawkins
  • Quercus macrocarpa, Bur Oak (16847*F) - 1880

    Quercus macrocarpa
    Bur Oak

    16847*F
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    New York
    Collected By
    Charles Sprague Sargent
  • Quercus gambelii, Gambel Oak (21820*A) - 1911

    Quercus gambelii
    Gambel Oak

    21820*A
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
    Collected From
    Colorado
    Collected By
    D. M. Andrews
  • Quercus alba, White Oak (18054*I) - 1882

    Quercus alba
    White Oak

    18054*I
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Pyrus ussuriensis var. hondoensis, Hondo Pear (11728*A) - 1919

    Pyrus ussuriensis var. hondoensis
    Hondo Pear

    11728*A
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Japan
    Collected By
    Ernest Henry Wilson
  • Pyrus pyrifolia, Chinese pear (7272*C) - 1908

    Pyrus pyrifolia
    Chinese pear

    7272*C
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    China
    Collected By
    Ernest Henry Wilson
  • Pseudolarix amabilis, Golden Larch (3656*B) - 1908

    Pseudolarix amabilis
    Golden Larch

    3656*B
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Pinus thunbergii, Japanese Black Pine (11371*J) - 1919

    Pinus thunbergii
    Japanese Black Pine

    11371*J
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
    Collected From
    Japan
    Collected By
    Ernest Henry Wilson
  • Pinus tabuliformis, Tabletop Pine (16576*I) - 1909

    Pinus tabuliformis
    Tabletop Pine

    16576*I
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    China
    Collected By
    William Purdom
  • Pinus sylvestris, Scotch Pine (16587*D) - 1887

    Pinus sylvestris
    Scotch Pine

    16587*D
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Pinus strobus 'brevifloia' (5334*C) - 1905

    Pinus strobus 'Brevifolia'

    5334*C
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Pinus resinosa, Red Pine (16573*N) - 1879

    Pinus resinosa
    Red Pine

    16573*N
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    New Hampshire
    Collected By
    J. T. Dawson
  • Pinus pungens, Table Mountain Pine (10706*A) - 1921

    Pinus pungens
    Table Mountain Pine

    10706*A
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Pinus koraiensis, Korean Pine (10940*A) - 1921

    Pinus koraiensis
    Korean Pine

    10940*A
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Picea wilsonii, Wilson Spruce (16520*C) - 1912

    Picea wilsonii
    Wilson Spruce

    16520*C
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    China
    Collected By
    William Purdom
  • Picea orientalis, Oriental Spruce (1491*A) - 1873

    Picea orientalis
    Oriental Spruce

    1491*A
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Picea engelmannii, Engelmann Spruce (16477*D) - 1879

    Picea engelmannii
    Engelmann Spruce

    16477*D
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Colorado
    Collected By
    Dr. C. C. Parry
  • Picea asperata var. ponderosa, Bigcone Dragon Spruce (6998*F) - 1911

    Picea asperata var. ponderosa
    Bigcone Dragon Spruce

    6998*F
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    China
    Collected By
    Ernest Henry Wilson
  • Picea abies 'Remontii', Remont Norway Spruce (15463*A) - 1903

    Picea abies 'Remontii'
    Remont Norway Spruce

    15463*A
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Phellodendron amurense var. sachalinense, Sakhalin Cork Tree (12202*1*B) - 1919

    Phellodendron amurense
    Amur Cork Tree

    12202-1*B
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Phellodendron amurense var. lavallei, Lavalle Cork Tree (7544*B) - 1905

    Phellodendron amurense
    Amur Cork Tree

    7544*B
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Japan
    Collected By
    J. G. Jack
  • Oxydendrum arboreum, Sourwood (15131*G) - 1898

    Oxydendrum arboreum
    Sourwood

    15131*G
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Morus alba 'Pendula', Cultivar of White Mulberry (5165*A) - 1903

    Morus alba 'Pendula'
    Cultivar of White Mulberry

    5165*A
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Malus x micromalus, Midget Crabapple (3202-3*B) - 1906

    Malus × micromalus
    Midget Crabapple

    3202-3*B
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Malus spontanea (10796*1*A) - 1921

    Malus spontanea

    10796-1*A
    Provenance Type
    Cultivated plant of known (indirect) wild origin
    Collected From
    Japan
    Collected By
    Ernest Henry Wilson
  • Malus hupehensis, Tea Crabapple (17474-1*A) - 1921

    Malus hupehensis
    Tea Crabapple

    17474-1*A
    Provenance Type
    Cultivated plant of known (indirect) wild origin
    Collected From
    China
    Collected By
    Ernest Henry Wilson
  • Magnolia virginiana, Sweetbay Magnolia (15163-1*B) - 1907

    Magnolia virginiana
    Sweetbay Magnolia

    15163-1*B
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Magnolia stellata 'Rosea', Cultivar of Star Magnolia (15187*B) - 1915

    Magnolia stellata 'Rosea'
    Cultivar of Star Magnolia

    15187*B
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Lyonia ligustrina var. lagustrina, Maleberry (15129*B) - 1883

    Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina
    Maleberry

    15129*B
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Massachusetts
    Collected By
    J. T. Dawson
  • Lonicera maackii var. podocarpa, Late Honeysuckle (10085*A) - 1919

    Lonicera maackii var. podocarpa
    Late Honeysuckle

    10085*A
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Amur Honeysuckle Lonicera maackii 7190-B

    Lonicera maackii
    Amur Honeysuckle

    7190*B
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    China
    Collected By
    Ernest Henry Wilson
  • Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiatum', Cultivar of Yellow-Poplar (1637*A) - 1889

    Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiatum'
    Cultivar of Yellow-Poplar

    1637*A
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Liriodendron tulipifera, Tulip Tree (14992*A) - 1894

    Liriodendron tulipifera
    Tulip Tree

    14992*A
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Liquidambar styraciflua, American Sweet Gum (581*A) - 1880

    Liquidambar styraciflua
    American Sweet Gum

    581*A
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Larix kaempferi, Japanese Larch (10496*E) - 1920

    Larix kaempferi
    Japanese Larch

    10496*E
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Larix decidua var. decidua, European Larch (2775*D) - 1886

    Larix decidua var. decidua
    European Larch

    2775*D
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Koelreuteria paniculata, Golden Rain Tree (14928-1*B) - 1899

    Koelreuteria paniculata
    Golden Rain Tree

    14928-1*B
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Kalopanax septemlobus, Castor Aralia (12453*C) - 1892

    Kalopanax septemlobus
    Castor Aralia

    12453*C
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Japan
    Collected By
    Charles Sprague Sargent
  • Juniperus communis 'oblonga pendula', Weeping Common Juniper (4176-1*A) - 1907

    Juniperus communis 'Oblonga Pendula'
    Weeping Common Juniper

    4176-1*A
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Juglans regia, Persian Walnut (14767*A) - 1907

    Juglans regia
    Persian Walnut

    14767*A
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    China
    Collected By
    F. N. Meyer
  • Juglans nigra, Black Walnut (1181*A) - 1874

    Juglans nigra
    Black Walnut

    1181*A
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Hydrangea paniculata 'Praecox', Cultivar of Panicle Hydrangea (14714*A) - 1892

    Hydrangea paniculata 'Praecox'
    Cultivar of Panicle Hydrangea

    14714*A
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Japan
    Collected By
    Charles Sprague Sargent

  • Hamamelis vernalis forma tomentella
    Form of Ozark Witch-hazel

    18885*A
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
    Collected From
    Missouri
    Collected By
    B. F. Bush
  • Hamamelis vernalis, Ozark Witch-hazel (6099*A) - 1908

    Hamamelis vernalis
    Ozark Witch-hazel

    6099*A
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Missouri
    Collected By
    B. F. Bush
  • Gymnocladus dioicus, Kentucky Coffeetree (324*B) - 1873

    Gymnocladus dioicus
    Kentucky Coffeetree

    324*B
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
    Collected From
    Virginia
    Collected By
    A. H. Curtiss
  • Gleditsia triacanthos, Honeylocust (13218*A) - 1922

    Gleditsia triacanthos
    Honeylocust

    13218*A
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Missouri
    Collected By
    E. J. Palmer
  • Ginkgo biloba, Madenhair-tree (14670*A) - 1904

    Ginkgo biloba
    Maidenhair-tree

    14670*A
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
    Collected From
    South Korea
    Collected By
    Uchiyama
  • Fraxinus qudrangulata, Blue Ash (14654*B) - 1881

    Fraxinus quadrangulata
    Blue Ash

    14654*B
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Missouri
    Collected By
    G. W. Letterman
  • Fraxinus chinensis var. rhynchophylla, Korean Ash (10673*D) - 1905

    Fraxinus chinensis ssp. rhynchophylla
    Korean Ash

    10673*D
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    South Korea
    Collected By
    J. G. Jack
  • Franklinia alatamaha, Franklin Tree (2428-3*B) - 1905

    Franklinia alatamaha
    Franklin Tree

    2428-3*B
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Fothergilla major, Mountain Witch Alder (4163-C) - 1899

    Fothergilla major
    Mountain Witch Alder

    4163*C
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • European Beech Fagus syvatica 'Tortuosa', Cultivar of European Beech (2420*A) - 1885

    Fagus sylvatica 'Tortuosa'
    Cultivar of European Beech

    2420*A
    Provenance Type
    Cultivated plant of known (indirect) wild origin
    Collected From
    France
  • Fagus sylvatica, European Beech (14588*A) - 1875

    Fagus sylvatica
    European Beech

    14588*A
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Fagus grandifolia, American Beech (14585*G) - 1885

    Fagus grandifolia
    American Beech

    14585*G
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Massachusetts
    Collected By
    J. T. Dawson
  • Fagus crenata, Japanese Beech (2122*C) - 1892

    Fagus crenata
    Japanese Beech

    2122*C
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Japan
    Collected By
    Charles Sprague Sargent
  • Exochorda giraldii var. wilsonii, Wilson Pearlbush (11626*C) - 1908

    Exochorda giraldii var. wilsonii
    Wilson Pearlbush

    11626*C
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    China
    Collected By
    Ernest Henry Wilson
  • Euonymus europaeus 'atrorubens', Cultivar of European Euonymus (9099*A) - 1914

    Euonymus europaeus 'Atrorubens'
    Cultivar of European Euonymus

    9099*A
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Euonymus alatus forma apterus 14543-B

    Euonymus alatus forma apterus
    Form of Winged Euonymus

    14543*B
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    South Korea
    Collected By
    J. G. Jack
  • Eucommia ulmoides (14538*A) - 1907

    Eucommia ulmoides

    14538*A
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Ehretia ovalifolia (6901*B) - 1908

    Ehretia ovalifolia

    6901*B
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    China
    Collected By
    Ernest Henry Wilson
  • Dipelta floribunda, Rosy Dipelta (14514*B) - 1911

    Dipelta floribunda
    Rosy Dipelta

    14514*B
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    China
    Collected By
    Ernest Henry Wilson
  • Diospyros virginiana, Possumwood (14513*B) - 1896

    Diospyros virginiana
    Possumwood

    14513*B
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriniana, Vilmorin Dove Tree (5159*A) - 1904

    Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriniana
    Vilmorin Dove Tree

    5159*A
    Provenance Type
    Cultivated plant of known (indirect) wild origin
    Collected From
    China
    Collected By
    Pere Paul Guillaume Farges
  • Crataegus viridis var. ovata, Variety of Green Hawthorn (6316*A) - 1906

    Crataegus viridis var. ovata
    Variety of Green Hawthorn

    6316*A
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Illinois
    Collected By
    J. H. Kellogg
  • Crataegus holmesiana, Holmes' Hawthorn (15260*A) - 1907

    Crataegus holmesiana
    Holmes' Hawthorn

    15260*A
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Crataegus crus-galli, Cockspur Hawthorn (12079*A) - 1902

    Crataegus crus-galli
    Cockspur Hawthorn

    12079*A
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Missouri
    Collected By
    E. J. Palmer
  • Crataegus coccinea var. coccinea, Scarlet Hawthorn (14200*A) - 1902

    Crataegus coccinea var. coccinea
    Scarlet Hawthorn

    14200*A
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
    Collected From
    New York
    Collected By
    Calvin C. Laney
  • Cotoneaster dielsianus, Diels' Cotoneaster (13428*A) - 1908

    Cotoneaster dielsianus
    Diels' Cotoneaster

    13428*A
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    China
    Collected By
    Ernest Henry Wilson
  • Cotinus coggygria, Common Smoketree (276*A) - 1876

    Cotinus coggygria
    Common Smoketree

    276*A
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Corylopsis spicata, Spike Winterhazel (7950*A) - 1917

    Corylopsis spicata
    Spike Winterhazel

    7950*A
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Cornus racemosa, Gray Dogwood (599*A) - 1873

    Cornus racemosa
    Gray Dogwood

    599*A
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Ohio
    Collected By
    W. C. Hampton
  • Cornus officinalis, Japanese Cornel Dogwood (8156*A) - 1919

    Cornus officinalis
    Japanese Cornel Dogwood

    8156*A
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Cornus mas, Cornelian-Cherry (13126*A) - 1883

    Cornus mas
    Cornelian-Cherry

    13126*A
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Cornus kousa, Kousa Dogwood (13202*A) - 1921

    Cornus kousa
    Kousa Dogwood

    13202*A
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected By
    Joseph Hers
  • Cornus florida, Flowering Dogwood (11035*B) - 1921

    Cornus florida
    Flowering Dogwood

    11035*B
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Cladrastis kentukea, American yellowwood (13055*B) - 1881

    Cladrastis kentukea
    American yellowwood

    13055*B
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Chionanthus virginicus, White Fringetree (10571*A) - 1920

    Chionanthus virginicus
    White Fringetree

    10571*A
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Cercidiphyllum japonicum, Katsura Tree (882*A) - 1878

    Cercidiphyllum japonicum
    Katsura Tree

    882*A
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Japan
    Collected By
    W. S. Clark
  • Cedrus libani, Cedar of Lebanon (4697-G) - 1902

    Cedrus libani
    Cedar of Lebanon

    4697*G
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Turkey
    Collected By
    Walter Siehe
  • Catalpa speciosa, Northern Catalpa (2776*B) - 1886

    Catalpa speciosa
    Northern Catalpa

    2776*B
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Catalpa fargesii, Farges Catalpa (17664*A) - 1914

    Catalpa fargesii
    Farges Catalpa

    17664*A
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa, Sweet Chestnut (12924*A) - 1916

    Castanea sativa
    Sweet Chestnut

    12924*A
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Carya ovata var. ovata, Shagbark Hickory (12909-A) - 1915

    Carya ovata var. ovata
    Shagbark Hickory

    12909*A
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Carya laciniosa, Shellbark Hickory (12898-A) - 1882

    Carya laciniosa
    Shellbark Hickory

    12898*A
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Missouri
    Collected By
    G. W. Letterman
  • Carya glabra, Pignut (20095*A) - 1911

    Carya glabra
    Pignut

    20095*A
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Pennsylvania
    Collected By
    Charles Sprague Sargent
  • Carya cordiformis, Bitternut Hickory (12893*H) - 1883

    Carya cordiformis
    Bitternut Hickory

    12893*H
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Caragana arborescens 'Nana', Dwarf Siberian Peashrub (2894*A) - 1908

    Caragana arborescens 'Nana'
    Dwarf Siberian Peashrub

    2894*A
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Callicarpa japonica, Japanese Beautyberry (12937*A) - 1904

    Callicarpa japonica
    Japanese Beautyberry

    12937*A
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    South Korea
    Collected By
    Uchiyama
  • Betula papyrifera, Paper Birch (12839*A) - 1903

    Betula papyrifera
    Paper Birch

    12839*A
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain

  • Betula alleghaniensis
    Yellow Birch

    12843*E
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Maine
    Collected By
    J. T. Dawson

  • Amelanchier spicata
    Dwarf Shadblow

    10076*A
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Aesculus x bushii, Bush's Chestnut (11681*A) - 1913

    Aesculus × bushii
    Bush's Chestnut

    11681*A
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Mississippi
    Collected By
    T. G. Hardison
  • Aesculus parviflora forma serotina, Late Bottlebrush Buckeye (12514*A) - 1919

    Aesculus parviflora forma serotina
    Late Bottlebrush Buckeye

    12514*A
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Alabama
    Collected By
    T. G. Hardison

  • Aesculus hippocastanum
    Horsechestnut

    12650*A
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Aesculus glabra var. glabra, Ohio Buckeye (262*B) - 1873

    Aesculus glabra var. glabra
    Ohio Buckeye

    262*B
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Ohio
    Collected By
    W. C. Hampton

  • Aesculus flava
    Yellow Buckeye

    12651*D
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    North Carolina
    Collected By
    T. G. Hardison

  • Acer sieboldianum
    Siebold Maple

    3919*D
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Acer saccharum ‘Temple’s Upright’, Cultivar of Sugar Maple (11039*A) - 1921

    Acer saccharum 'Temple's Upright'
    Cultivar of Sugar Maple

    11039*A
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

  • Acer saccharinum
    Silver Maple

    12560*C
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
    Collected From
    United States
  • Acer rubrum 'Schlesingeri', Cultivar of Red Maple (3256*A) - 1888

    Acer rubrum 'Schlesingeri'
    Cultivar of Red Maple

    3256*A
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Acer rubrum 'Columnare', Cultivar of Red Maple (3710-A) - 1889

    Acer rubrum 'Columnare'
    Cultivar of Red Maple

    3710*A
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Acer rubrum, Red Maple (12554*C) - 1895

    Acer rubrum
    Red Maple

    12554*C
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Acer platanoides 'schmedleri', Cultivar of Norway Maple (12549-1*A) - 1883

    Acer platanoides 'Schwedleri'
    Cultivar of Norway Maple

    12549-1*A
    Provenance Type
    From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
  • Acer palmatum ssp. palmatum, Japanese Maple (3901-A) - 1989

    Acer palmatum ssp. palmatum
    Japanese Maple

    3901*A
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Acer mono var. mayrii, Mayr's Maple (12505*C) - 1915

    Acer mono var. mayrii
    Mayr's Maple

    12505*C
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    Japan
    Collected By
    Ernest Henry Wilson
  • Acer mono, Painted Maple (5358*A) - 1902

    Acer mono
    Painted Maple

    5358*A
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Acer griseum, Paperbark Maple (12488*A) - 1907

    Acer griseum
    Paperbark Maple

    12488*A
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    China
    Collected By
    Ernest Henry Wilson
  • Abies nephrolepis, Khingan Fir (8133*A) - 1917

    Abies nephrolepis
    Khingan Fir

    8133*A
    Provenance Type
    Collected directly from wild; origin known
    Collected From
    South Korea
    Collected By
    Ernest Henry Wilson
  • Abies homolepis var. umbellata, Dimplecone Fir (12417*A) - 1891

    Abies homolepis var. umbellata
    Dimplecone Fir

    12417*A
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain

  • Abies homolepis var. homolepis
    Nikko Fir

    5675*C
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain
  • Abies concolor, White Fir (12395*B) - 1907

    Abies concolor
    White Fir

    12395*B
    Provenance Type
    Uncertain

Arboretum Staff Top 150

  • It's impossible to name only one favorite
    I love the oak tree that reminds me of growing up and I love the conifer path for the peacefulness in the winter and its surprise color in the spring.
    Faye Rosin: Director of Research Facilitation
  • Mulch path through the conifers
    The mulch path through the conifers that starts at the Carpinus, not Conifer path. It's a magical place, full of cool old trees with crazy forms.
    Laura Mele: Lead Horticulturist
  • Hemlock Hill in the winter
    Walking through Hemlock Hill on a winter afternoon with the snow crunching underfoot and stillness thick in the air.
    Tanya Holton: Director of Institutional Advancement
  • Ruins on Bussey Hill
    The remnants of the foundation of one of Benjamin Bussey's structures on the slope of Bussey Hill is a terrific reminder of the cultural past of this landscape. It also shows us that man's impact on the landscape can, over time, revert back to nature. It's also just a lovely spot of the hill, and is particularly beautiful washed in autumn hues.
    Jon Hetman: Associate Director of External Relations and Communications