The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University is a museum of trees teaching the world about plants.
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Rosegold Pussy Willow 930-74*A
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Asian Black Birch 12793*A
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Sargent Cranberrybush 719-88*B
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Cultivar of Witch-hazel 678-89*A
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Tibetan Barberry 360-92*G
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Euonymus hamiltonianus 14576-2*A
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Cultivar of Snakebark Maple 162-99*A
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Swamp White Oak 22887*G
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Liquidambar acalycina 1634-80*A
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Cultivar of American Holly 314-62*A
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Rosegold Pussy Willow 930-74*A -
Asian Black Birch 12793*A -
Sargent Cranberrybush 719-88*B -
Cultivar of Witch-hazel 678-89*A -
Tibetan Barberry 360-92*G -
Euonymus hamiltonianus 14576-2*A -
Cultivar of Snakebark Maple 162-99*A -
Swamp White Oak 22887*G -
Liquidambar acalycina 1634-80*A -
Cultivar of American Holly 314-62*A
Featured Event
The Art of Nature: Winter Scene Collage
Join us for February Break Drop In Family Activities! Stop by the Hunnewell Building anytime between 10am and 12pm and create a nature-inspired take-home project.
What’s New
Support Your Arboretum
Your Generosity Nurtures Discovery
In 2025, gifts and memberships made it possible to keep this living landscape vibrant—both in person and online—while advancing research, education, and conservation. Contribute to the annual fund to help the Arboretum advance its mission amid headwinds in science and higher education.
Legacies in the Landscape
Celebrating Hu Xiansu
Hu Xiansu (H. H. Hu), a pioneering botanist who laid the foundation for modern plant taxonomy in China, earned his doctorate at Harvard 100 years ago. His groundbreaking identification of the “living fossil” dawn redwood and leadership in creating China’s botanical institutions cemented his legacy as one of the most influential figures in 20th-century botany.
Your Landscape for Learning
Winter Programs
View our winter 2025-26 program catalog and register for practical classes, creative workshops, theme tours, wildlife explorations, and wellness programs at the Arboretum.
Advancing Science and Careers
Research Internships at the Arboretum
Now through February 15, the Arboretum is accepting applications for our 2026 research internships for undergraduate students.
An Entrance Revitalized
Washington Street Gate Renewal
With completion of donor-funded renovations to the Washington Street entrance nearing, the gate into Bussey Brook Meadow and Blackwell Footpath have reopened to visitors and green transit commuters. Additional landscape work at Washington Street will continue this fall.
Stories
Today’s Virtual Walks
Director’s Tour
Introductory Tour
A Walk Through Time, Part 1
Explorers Garden Tour
Plants & Collections
Paperbark Maple
A remarkable and rare species native to central China, this maple is most known for its striking copper-colored papery bark. Plant collector Ernest Henry Wilson introduced it to North America in 1907. The Arboretum is home to some of the oldest paperbark maples outside of China.
Florida Yew
The Florida yew is a critically endangered species, native to the Florida Panhandle. This specimen, wild-collected in 1989, endures the cold Boston climate.
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