‘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.
Celebrate summertime with Candy O'Terry and Colleen Esposito, mother-daughter co-authors of the illustrated children's book Nelson's Garden. Best described as a partially true, mostly made-up story, Nelson's Garden is about a man named Nelson McNutt from Weston, Massachusetts, and two little girls with a summer wish to learn how to grow a garden. Book readings at 2:15 and 3:15 will also include songs, a table-sized garden mural coloring project, and more.
This 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.
Experience 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.
Take 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.
This 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.
The ‘Ernest Wilson’ silk tree exemplifies the often-unpredictable successes, and complications, of global plant collecting.
This Japanese stewartia—and its nearby sibling—was collected in Korea in 1917. Its taxonomic status has inspired the curiosity of generations of botanists.