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Visitors to campus can experience the Arboretum as a whole or by taking one of the following walking tours to see 20-30 species of trees at a time. Each tour can be found on Google Maps at the links belowÌý

Fast Facts

  • Accredited by: ArbNET as a Level 1: Arboretum
  • Number of trees on campus: 12,447
  • Number of distinct species: 107
  • Ìý
    • Hamlin Quad Tour
    • Main Quad Tour
    • Murphy AreaÌýTourÌý
    • East Campus Tour

Upcoming Plans

  • Re-create an interactive website with pictures and detailed information
  • Install Campus Signage (showing trees, gardens, habitats, and landscape features, etc.)
  • Expand JCU student engagement with Arboretum
  • Host area school for field trips and educational experiences
  • Plant more native species
  • Reinvigorate existing features such as the Prairie Garden and pollinator habitats
  • Earn Level 2 accreditation status

Common Species Name, Latin Name

  • Common Baldcypress,Ìýtaxodium distichumÌý
  • ,Ìýcrataegus crusgalli
  • , amelanchier spp.Ìý
  • ,Ìýsyringa meyeri std. 'palibin'
  • ,Ìýabies concolorÌý
  • ,Ìýhamamelis virginiana
  • ,Ìýcornus sericea
  • ,Ìýaronia arbutifolia
  • ,Ìýcornus amomum
  • ,Ìýcornus drummondii
  • ,Ìýaesculus parviflora
  • ,Ìýaronia melanocarpa
  • ,Ìýtilia cordata
  • ,ÌýViburnum plicatumÌý
  • ,Ìýaesculus pavia
  • ,Ìýceltis occidentalis
  • , gymnocladus dioicus
  • ,Ìýzelkova serrata
  • ,Ìýquercus muehlenbergii
  • ,Ìýmalus spp.
  • ,Ìýquercus palustris
  • ,Ìýchamaecyparis obtusa
  • ,Ìýpinus nigra
  • ,Ìýpicea abies
  • ,Ìýaesculus hippocastanum
  • ,Ìýacer rubrum
  • ,Ìýmagnolia x soulangiana
  • ,Ìýprunus serrulata
  • ,Ìýpicea pungens
  • Bridalwreath Spiraea,Ìýspiraea prunifolia
  • ,Ìýcercis canadensis
  • White Lilac,Ìýsyringa vulgaris var. alba
  • ,Ìýacer x freemanii
  • French Purple Lilac,Ìýsyringa vulgaris
  • ,Ìýrhamnus cathartica
  • ,Ìýquercus alba
  • , juniperus virginiana
  • ,Ìýquercus bicolor
  • , ulmus parvifolia
  • ,Ìýmorus spp.Ìý

Common Species Name, Latin Name

  • ,Ìýmetasequoia glyptostroboides
  • , styrax japonicus
  • , cornus kousa
  • ,Ìýpseudotsuga menziesii,Ìý
  • ,Ìýpinus sylvestris
  • , quercus macrocarpa
  • Forest Pansy Redbud,Ìýcercis canadensis 'forest pansy'
  • , syringa meyeri std. 'palibin'
  • ', picea pungens 'fat albert',
  • , aesculus parviflora
  • ,Ìýacer griseum
  • ,Ìýquercus imbricaria
  • ,Ìýgleditsia triacanthos
  • ,Ìýbetula nigra
  • ,Ìýcornus racemosa
  • ,Ìýmagnolia stellata
  • ,Ìýpicea omorika
  • ,Ìýpyrus calleryana
  • ,Ìýilex opacaÌý
  • ,Ìýmagnolia virginiana
  • ,Ìýcotinus coggygria

Common Species Name, Latin NameÌý

  • ,Ìýcornus mas
  • Korean Mountain Ash,Ìýsorbus alnifolia
  • ,Ìýcotinus obovatus
  • , tsuga canadensis
  • ,Ìýpinus strobus
  • ,Ìýplatanus x acerifolia
  • Red Pine,Ìýpinus resinosa
  • ,ÌýchamaecyparisÌýnootkatensis
  • ,Ìýamelanchier canadensis
  • ,Ìýcarpinus caroliniana
  • ,Ìýplatanus occidentalis
  • ,Ìýacer saccharum
  • ,Ìýacer palmatum atropurpureum
  • Allegheny Serviceberry,Ìýamelanchier laevis
  • ,Ìýcornus florida
  • ,Ìýginkgo biloba
  • ,Ìýfagus grandifolia
  • ,Ìýliriodendron tulipifera
  • ,Ìýfagus sylvatica
  • ,Ìýtaxus spp.
  • ,Ìýthuja occidentalis
  • ,Ìýacer platanoides 'crimson king'
  • ,Ìýchamaecyparis pisifera
  • ,Ìýthuja plicata
  • ,Ìýsyringa reticulata
  • ,Ìýquercus coccinea
  • ,Ìýprunus x 'snofozam'
  • ,Ìýquercus rubra
  • , tilia tomentosa

Common Species Name, Latin Name

  • ,Ìýmorus alba
  • ,Ìýcrataegus phaenopyrum
  • ,Ìýtilia x euchlora
  • ,Ìýaesculus glabra
  • , fraxinus americana
  • ,Ìýnyssa sylvatica
  • ,Ìýulmus pumila
  • ,Ìýulmus americana
  • ,Ìýtilia americana
  • ,Ìýcarya ovata
  • ,Ìýquercus ellipsoidalis
  • ,Ìýpicea glauca
  • Bitternut Hickory,Ìýcarya cordiformis
  • ,Ìýsalix babylonica
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