‘Ernest Wilson’ Silk Tree
- Scientific Name
- Albizia julibrissin ‘Ernest Wilson’
The ‘Ernest Wilson’ silk tree exemplifies the often-unpredictable successes, and complications, of global plant collecting.
The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University is a museum of trees teaching the world about plants.
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Southern Catalpa 174-40*B -
Flowering Crabapple 567-61*A -
Evergreen Sweetbay Magnolia 779-87*C -
Sargent Crabapple 20408*D -
Japanese Pagoda Tree 216-35*A -
Golden Larch 16779*A -
Franklin Tree 2428-3*A -
Rose of Sharon 341-53*A -
American Mountain Ash 360-2006*A
Featured Event
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Sep
15
Tree Lines: A Participatory Reading
Join us for a participatory read-aloud of Tree Lines, an anthology of 21st-century poems all about the wonderful world of trees. Come by to listen to poetry under the shade of beautiful cherry trees in the Bradley Rosaceous Collection, and maybe even take a turn to read a poem yourself. No need to stay for the full hour and a half: drop in and out as you please. We will have printouts of the poems selected for this reading, and copies of Tree Lines will be available for sale as well. This program will take place on the grass, so bring a blanket or camp chair to sit on!
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Stories
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Metasequoia glyptostroboides 524-48-L Introductory TourThis 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.
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Director’s TourExperience the Arnold Arboretum’s world-class living collections from Director Ned Friedman’s perspective. Take this tour online or use the page for self-guided exploration while visiting the Arboretum in person.
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Michael Dosmann Keeper’s TourTake 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.
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Dove tree (Davidia involucrata). Explorers Garden TourThis 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.
Plants & Collections
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Japanese Stewartia
- Scientific Name
- Stewartia pseudocamellia
This Japanese stewartia—and its nearby sibling—was collected in Korea in 1917. Its taxonomic status has inspired the curiosity of generations of botanists.
Community
We are and everyone in between.
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![Man stands next to tree holding pruners]()
There are not many other places where I could study such a diverse group of species. I love having such an exceptional collection next door to the lab, and despite spending so much time in the landscape, I still keep finding wonderful new spots with plants from around the world.
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I am so grateful to come to work every day in a place where so many people come to find joy, relaxation, healing, and learning. Working with seeds and plants in the beginning stages of their lives is a constant reminder of the miraculous and complex life cycles that plants carry out all around us.
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The Arnold has an incredible history of plant-loving people that I really relate to. I feel lucky to work here and look forward to it every day.
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I love creating programs that get people excited about plants and the Arboretum and seeing the participants’ reactions first-hand. When someone feels really inspired, or excited, or awestruck because of a program I planned, there’s no better feeling.
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I think the Arboretum's most valuable impact is its role as a place where people can engage in a relationship with plants, something usually forgotten in big cities. The collection of hundreds of fascinating plant species offers each day a new flower, a bark you have not seen before, or a giant tree that has seen generations of visitors walking by.
