Out and About in the Arboretum

On April 1, Larry Weaner, designer of the meadow on the Lumberton campus, presented The Annual Lewis W. Barton Arboretum Lecture “Native Wildflower Meadows: Let’s Get Real.” The Lois Forrest Nature Center Library has his most recent publication, Garden Revolution: How our Landscapes can be a Source of Environmental Change. Whether or not you attended the lecture, you may enjoy

The Japanese Cutleaf Maple, Acer palmatum ‘Coral Bark,’ is showing off its beautiful colored bark at this time. This wonderful small tree has brilliant coral bark on the young branches, and over the past weeks, the color has greatly intensified. The color provides a wonderful focal point in the Arboretum to cheer us, even on a gloomy day. You can

“In the spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours.” – Mark Twain. How many types of weather did you count this past month?

A new tree was planted in the Arboretum at the end of February. A ‘Little King’ Dwarf River Birch, Betula nigra, was planted in the lawn beyond the Terrace of the Colonial Dining Room on the Medford Campus. This specimen is a perfect size as it will grow to be just about 10-12′ tall, so it will not impact the

Even though the first official day of spring 2017 is March 20, we are definitely enjoying some early signs of this season out and about in the Arboretum. We all have seen daffodils blooming, trees setting buds and some trees actually in bloom with their beautiful spring color. The daffodils that you see in bloom now will be joined by

If you are looking for an early blooming tree, look no further than the Medford Campus community Building parking lot, where you will find Cornus officinalis. This tree is a species of dogwood, also known as Japanese cornel. Currently, the yellow bloom is set for all to enjoy. While not as vibrant a color as forsythia, the tree has the