2019 Sep 28
Research in the Collections: A Scientific Exploration of the Arnold Arboretum
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Location: 
Hunnewell Building, Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston
The Arnold Arboretum provides both extensively documented collections for research and the facilities for the researchers—labs, greenhouses, and growing chambers. From around the world, scientists come to use the trees and shrubs in the Arboretum landscape, studying climate change, plant evolution, natural selection, and species adaptation. Join docent Esther Miller to hear about the science of the Arboretum.
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2019 Sep 15
Family Hike: Seeds, Seeds, Seeds!
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Location: 
Hunnewell Building, Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston
Families need nature at all times of the year! Join the Arboretum for a family hike where you will look for seeds that fly, seeds that float, seeds that get buried away, and seeds that travel through an animal’s stomach.
This event is free and open to all and most suitable for children ages four through ten.
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2019 Sep 14
Fall Birding
Repeats every week every Saturday until Sat Oct 05 2019 .
8:00am to 9:30am
8:00am to 9:30am
8:00am to 9:30am
8:00am to 9:30am
Location: 
Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston
This autumn, experience the birds of the Arboretum with expert birder and Arboretum volunteer, Bob Mayer and/or staff birding aficionado, Brendan Keegan. Catch a glimpse of migrating birds as they fly south and get acquainted with the Arboretum's resident birds as well. Bring binoculars if you have them; some binoculars will be available to share. Beginners and seasoned birders are welcome!
Bob Mayer:
September 14 (meet at Arborway Gate)
September 28 (meet at Peters Hill Gate)
Brendan Keegan:
September 21 (meet at Arborway...
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2019 Sep 07
Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: The Basics
1:00pm to 2:30pm
Location: 
Centre Street Gate, Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston
What better place to look for the differences between angiosperms (plants that flower and have enclosed seeds), and gymnosperms (plants with "naked seeds," including conifers, ginkgos and others), than in the Arnold Arboretum landscape, where over 15,000 plants reside in a living museum. Join the Arboretum's guide, Florrie Wescoat, as she points out trees in both groups and describes the characteristics of each.
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2019 Sep 03
Guided Tour: From Seed to Tree
1:00pm to 1:45pm
Location: 
Bonsai and Penjing Pavillion, Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston
Did you know that almost all of the plants in the Arboretum begin their lives in the Dana Greenhouses? Get a behind-the-scenes look of the greenhouse growing process, from seed to sprout to seedling to tree.
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2019 Aug 18
Family Hike: The Forest is Calling
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Location: 
Hunnewell Building, Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston
Families need nature at all times of the year! After meeting inside the main gate at the Visitor Center, you'll visit a nearby forest inside the Arboretum and learn what plants and animals live there. Visitors will get a chance to play with forest puppets, get a tattoo, and read a StoryWalk ®.
Free and open to all, most suitable for children ages four through ten.
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2019 Jul 20
Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: The Basics
2:30pm to 4:00pm
Location: 
Centre Street Gate, Arnold Arboretum, Boston
What better place to look for the differences between angiosperms (plants that flower and have enclosed seeds), and gymnosperms (plants with "naked seeds," including conifers, ginkgos, and others), than in the Arnold Arboretum landscape, where over 15,000 plants reside in a living museum. Join our guide as she points out trees in both groups and describes the characteristics of each.
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2019 Jun 20
Peters Hill: Discover the Other End of the Arboretum
5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: 
Peters Hill Gate, Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston
Join our docent for a tour of the other end of the Arnold Arboretum, the southern end. Peters Hill became part of the Arboretum in 1894 and continues to charm with its special character, collections, and history. In summer, the amazing view from the summit takes in the Boston skyline and a rich and textured landscape spreading out below you. Learn the history of the land, along with information on the woody plants located here.
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2019 Jun 15
Guided Tour: Medicinal Plants at the Arnold Arboretum
1:00pm to 2:30pm
Location: 
Hunnewell Building, Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston
The Leventritt Shrub and Vine Garden contains a multitude of cultivated plants with culturally significant medicinal properties. However, on a casual stroll along Linden Path to the Leventritt, you will pass dozens of other plants that are often looked upon as simple weeds. Many of these plants have rich ethnobotanical histories of their own that tie us closer to our environment. Your guides will explain how these "weedy" plants came to colonize this area while touching on cultural contexts and botanical identification of these wild species—as well as the cultivated medicinal species in...
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2019 Jun 13
Walking Postscript: Revisiting Plants from the Bulletin of Popular Information
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Location: 
Hunnewell Building, Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston
In 1911, Charles Sprague Sargent, the founding director of the Arnold Arboretum, began writing a serialized pamphlet titled the Bulletin of Popular Information, in which he described flowering and fruiting displays at the Arboretum. Because Sargent often focused on plants newly arrived from expeditions to Asia and elsewhere, many of his descriptions provided the first horticultural comparisons between species that had never been grown in the same garden.
On this tour, Jonathan Damery will revisit plants mentioned throughout Charles Sprague Sargent's sixteen years with...
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2019 Jun 09
Sunday Guided Tour: The Family Rosaceae—Roses in Bloom
1:00pm to 2:30pm
Location: 
Hunnewell Building, Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston
Enjoy a free guided tour of the Arnold Arboretum landscape with a knowledgeable guide. Tours are appropriate for adults and last approximately 90 minutes. Landscape highlights, seasonal interest, history, and more.
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2019 Jun 09
Rose Family in Bloom
11:00am to 12:30pm
Location: 
Bradley Rosaceous Collection, Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston
The rose family (Rosaceae) contains over 3,000 species of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants. Roses, spireas, mountain ash, and many more are at peak bloom in June.
You will be surprised by the beauty, breadth, and depth of the Bradley Rosaceous Collection (BRC), and the Arboretum's role in discovering and disseminating understanding of this large family of plants.
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2019 May 12
Lilac Sunday
10:00am to 3:00pm
Location: 
Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston
Lilac Sunday has been celebrated at the Arnold Arboretum since 1908. The lilac collection at the Arnold Arboretum is among the premier collections of these plants in North America and is singled out each year for a daylong celebration on May 12.
Tours of the lilacs and family activities are available from 10:00am to 3:00pm on Sunday, May 12. Pack a picnic! Picnicking is permitted on this day only, but food must be brought in to the Arboretum. There will only be lemonade, slush, and ice cream available on site during event hours. The landscape is open from dawn until dusk...
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2019 Apr 17
Weld Hill: Research on View
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Location: 
Weld Hill, Arnold Arboretum, Boston
Take a guided tour of the state-of-the-art Weld Hill Research and Administration Building! You will learn about some of the cutting edge plant research taking place there, and explore the “green” building design.
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2019 Apr 14
Spring Into Health
11:00am to 12:30pm
Location: 
Hunnewell Building, Arnold Arboretum, Boston
Join in for a wake-up spring walk through the Arnold Arboretum's fabulous collections! With your guide, you will explore the less-traveled paths of the Arboretum on a brisk walk. You will get a chance to catch your breath and pause to hear about interesting plants along the way. 
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2019 Apr 13
Arnold Arboretum: Saturday Guided Tours
Repeats every week every Saturday until Sat Jun 29 2019 .
10:30am to 12:00pm
10:30am to 12:00pm
10:30am to 12:00pm
10:30am to 12:00pm
10:30am to 12:00pm
10:30am to 12:00pm
10:30am to 12:00pm
10:30am to 12:00pm
10:30am to 12:00pm
10:30am to 12:00pm
10:30am to 12:00pm
10:30am to 12:00pm
Location: 
Hunnewell Building, Arnold Arboretum, Boston
Enjoy a free guided tour of the Arnold Arboretum landscape with a knowledgeable docent. Tours are appropriate for adults and last approximately 90 minutes. The tour will include landscape highlights, seasonal interest, history, and more.
If you have a group of four or fewer persons, you are welcome to join. For a group of more than four, please request a private tour.
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2019 Feb 23
Monthly Bird Walks Through the Winter
9:00am to 10:30am
Location: 
Arnold Arboretum, Bussey Street Gate
Join Arnold Arboretum's Brendan Keegan for an easy walk looking for winter birds. In January, Brendan will discuss how species alter their behaviors, diets, and/or bodies to survive the colder temperatures. For his February walk, that meets at the Bussey Street Gate, you will listen for, and discuss bird calls, and talk about owl mating season. The March walk on St. Patrick's Day will be a talk about how birds migrate and the impressive migrations of common Arboretum species, with a look for early migrants around the grounds.

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2019 Feb 13
Propagation of Historic Lineages
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Location: 
Gate to the Dana Greenhouses, Centre Street, Boston
The Arnold Arboretum curates and maintains one of the most historic and well-documented collections of woody temperate species. We are in the midst of a 10 year Campaign for the Living Collections, and that means we will add even more diversity to those living collections. In order to maintain the diversity that already exists, great care is taken by our landscape horticulturists to report plants that are potentially threatened by weather, pests, and diseases. The Plant Propagation department is tasked with the propagation of those vulnerable and important historic lineages...
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2019 Feb 10
Winter Wellness Walk
1:00pm to 1:45pm
Location: 
125 Arborway, Hunnewell Building, Boston
Take a healthy walk through the cool landscape of the Arboretum with an Arboretum docent. You will enjoy the pared down beauty of our woody plant collection and hear about the Arboretum's history and highlights. After the walk, warm up in the Visitor Center with hot chocolate or tea, and talk more with your docent guide and Arboretum staff members.
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2019 Feb 06
The World of Witch-Hazels: An Arboretum Tour
2:30pm to 4:00pm
Location: 
125 Arborway, Hunnewell Building, Boston
In the Arnold Arboretum there is a tree or shrub in bloom every month of the year--including February! This winter phenomenon is only possible because of the witch-hazel family. From witch-hazel to fothergilla to parrotia, the family includes some of the most botanically fascinating and horticulturally valuable plants for the temperate garden. Join Andrew Gapinski, Head of Horticulture at the Arnold Arboretum, for a very special mid-winter walk to explore the beauty of the Arboretum's witch-hazel family collection, and its captivating history of development, evaluation, and scientific...
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