Out and About in the Arboretum

Just last week, we were all treated to a beautiful tree lighting on December 7th, the evening of the Holiday Show. Again, Ken Hutz has strung colorful lights to simulate a tree just off the Colonial Dining Room and Holly Room. This tree is a treat for residents and staff to enjoy. It is certainly the most colorful tree in the Arboretum at

It is a wonderful time of the year to enjoy a walk around the Campuses. As you do so, you will see a good number of fresh holiday wreaths adorning the doorways of our residents’ homes. Many of these were made at Pathways Programs hosted on the Lumberton Campus at the end of November. The majority of the greens came

Paperbark maple, Acer griseum, is a small, deciduous tree, easily found on the Medford Campus on the Terrace located just off of the Willow Room in the Community Building, as well as in the Atrium as you enter the Community Building.

Dawn Redwood, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, is one of just a few deciduous conifers. On the Medford Campus, you can view them at the corner of Medford Leas Way and Bridlington Way, and on the Lumberton Campus, you are greeted by these trees on the left as you enter the community. This specimen is known for its rapid growth in a pyramidal

This a great time to visit the Lois Forrest Nature Center—not only to enjoy the Nature Center Library, but to also view the colorful Holly specimens by the entry way. The yellow fruited American Holly, Ilex opaca ‘Xanthocarpa’ is found in the front of the building. As you drive or walk by you will note the abundance of bright yellow berries

[su_row][su_column size=”1/2″][su_spacer size=”10″] Last week a new tree, Magnolia macrophylla, was added to the Arboretum on the Medford Campus outside of Court 23. This tree is a replacement of a tree that had been planted in honor of Tak Moriuchi a number of years ago near the Arts and Social Wing. This new tree will have a stronger opportunity to