Family Activities
Tree Time!
August 16, anytime between noon and 2pm
Hunnewell Visitor Center
It’s time for tree fun at the Arnold Arboretum! Drop in for some hands-on fun this summer. Stop by the tent outside the Hunnewell Visitor Center anytime between noon and 2pm on August 16 for a fun activity, focusing on the Scholar Tree, Styphnolobium japonicum. The Scholar Tree is August’s tree-of-the-month and the official tree of the Beijing Olympics!
Tree-of-the-Month in the Visitor Center
Drop by the Hunnewell Visitor Center for fun, free, interactive activities. Pick up a Tree-of-the-Month activity guide and explore these fascinating trees with your family.
June focus: The Tulip Tree |
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July Focus: The Silk Tree |
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| August focus: The Scholar Tree |  |
Meet the Explorer: E.H. Wilson
Celebrate the centennial of Wilson’s first Arboretum-sponsored expedition. Plants that Wilson brought back from his 1907 Asian expedition are still growing at the Arboretum.
- Explore Wilson's photos - zoomable images and his 100 finest trees.