A 281-acre preserve laid out by pioneering American landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, the Arboretum stewards one of the world’s most comprehensive and best documented collections of temperate woody plants.

Experience the Arnold Arboretum’s world-class living collections from Director Ned Friedman’s perspective. Take this tour online or use the page for self-guided exploration while visiting the Arboretum in person.

A 281-acre preserve in the heart of Boston, the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University stewards one of the world’s most comprehensive and best documented collections of temperate woody plants, with particular focus on the floras of eastern North America and eastern Asia.

Come see the wide array of birds that make the Arboretum their home, and admire the Arboretum's woody plant collections along the way.","87383":"April is National Native Plant Month, and the Arboretum is teeming with native plants: redbuds, azaleas, oaks, maples, even herbaceous plants like cattails.

The Arnold Arboretum’s living collections are celebrated as some of the most comprehensive and best documented of their kind. Its rich holdings include temperate ligneous plants from around the world.

His Arboretum expedition focused less on ornamental plants and more on rigorous documentation of the woody plants of temperate China. It yielded plants, seeds, and herbarium vouchers, as well as extensive notes on the natural conditions under which these materials grew.

As the oldest public arboretum in the country, we have a long history—over 150 years—of serving as a public landscape, free and open to all. 1872–1927: Landscape Layout, Scholarship, and Beginning of Plant Collecting Trips

Experience the Arnold Arboretum’s world-class living collections from Director Ned Friedman’s perspective. Take this tour online or use the page for self-guided exploration while visiting the Arboretum in person.

Reporting directly to the Provost of Harvard University, the Arnold Arboretum has served as an academic center for the study of plant biology, evolution, ecology, and horticulture for over a century. Today, the Arboretum shares its living museum collections and landscape with educators and students from around the world.

The four-week practicum focuses on hands-on learning, and students work alongside the Arboretum’s horticulture staff to prune, mulch, and plant their way to a better understanding of woody plant care and landscape design.