Tree Mob: Sourwood

Name: Tree Mob: Sourwood
Start: 2026-10-19T17:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-10-19T17:45:00-04:00
Location: Flora Way Gate (Formerly Bussey St Gate)

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Sourwood is a fall foliage favorite, with beautifully bright red leaves to compliment its deeply furrowed bark. Join Horticulturist Brendan Keegan for a Tree Mob on this showstopper and learn why the leaves are so vibrant in the fall and how it got the name “sourwood” in the first place.

Accessibility: This program will cover about one mile of flat terrain.

Audience: This members-only program is geared towards adults.

Inclement weather policy: Participants will be notified via email at least one day in advance if a program needs to be cancelled due to inclement weather, and will be notified by phone if a program must be cancelled with less one day’s notice. Click here to view our full inclement weather policy. If you have questions about the status of a program, please email publicprograms@arnarb.harvard.edu (inbox monitored on weekdays) or call the Visitor Center desk between 10:00am and 4:00pm at (617) 384-5209.

October 19 @ 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm

Horticulture and Botany, Tree Mob

Flora Way Gate (Formerly Bussey St Gate)

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By subway

Take the MBTA Orange Line to its southern end—Forest Hills. Exit through the door marked “Arnold Arboretum,” cross Washington Street, and take a left and walk up Washington Street. Enter the Washington Street Gate and walk along Blackwell Footpath. Cross the road and enter South Street Gate. Walk along Rhododendron Path and take a left onto Hemlock Hill Road. Flora Way Gate will be on your left at the end of Hemlock Hill Road.

By bus

Take the #35 or #38 bus to Centre Street opposite Walter Street. Cross Centre Street onto Walter Street, and after a short distance, take a left onto Flora Way (formerly Bussey Street). Flora Way Gate will be on the left.

By car

There is public parking available along Flora Way (formerly Bussey Street). Take care not to park on the sidewalk or you will risk a ticket.

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