Two
self-guided walking tours are currently available in interpretive brochures
for the Arboretum. These tours consist of a numbered list of trees, short
descriptions of the trees, and a map with corresponding numbers to locate
each tree.
•A
Walking Tour of Coniferous Trees on the Campus of East Tennessee State
University
| 1.
Chamaecyparis pisifera |
Sawara
False Cypress |
| 2.
Abies fraseri |
Frasier
Fir or Southern Balsam Fir |
| 3.
Chamaecyparis pisifera “Boulevard” |
Sawara
False Cypress cultivar |
| 4.
Pinus mugo |
Mugo
or Dwarf Pine |
| 5.
Cephalotaxus harringtonia |
Japanese
Plum Yew |
| 6.
Thuja occidentalis “Emerald
Green” |
Tree
of Life or Arborvitae |
| 7.
Pseudolarix decidua |
False
or Golden Larch |
| 8.
Cunnnghamia lanceolata |
Chinese
Fir |
| 9.
Cryptomeria japonica “Yoshino” |
Cryptomeria |
| 10.
Juniperus virginiana |
Eastern
Red Cedar |
| 11.
Tsuga canadensis |
Eastern
Hemlock |
| 12.
Metasequoia glyptostroboides |
Dawn
Redwood |
| 13.
Larix decidua |
European
Larch |
| 14.
Taxodium distichum |
Baldcypress |
| 15.
Taxus x media |
Yew |
| 16.
Juniperus deppeana “McFetters” |
Alligator
Juniper cultivar |
| 17.
Picea abies |
Norway
Spruce |
| 18.
Picea pungens |
Colorado
Blue Spruce |
| 19.
Pinus strobus |
White
Pine |
•A
Walking Tour of Noteworthy Trees on the Campus of East Tennessee State
University
| 1.
Quercus alba |
White
Oak |
| 2.
Caltalpa bignonioides |
Southern
Catalpa |
| 3.
Salix matsudana var.
tortuosa |
Corkscrew
Willow |
| 4.
Magnolia grandiflora |
Southern
Magnolia |
| 5.
Cladrastis lutea |
Yellowwood |
| 6.
Tilia cordata |
Small-Leaf
Linden |
| 7.
Ginkgo biloba |
Ginkgo |
| 8.
Platanus occidentalis |
Sycamore |
| 9.
Fraxinus americana |
White Ash |
| 10.
Quercus rubra |
Northern
Red Oak |
| 11.
Cedrela sinensis |
Toona
Tree |
| 12.
Gymnocladus dioica |
Kentucky
Coffeetree |
| 13.
Koelreuteria paniculata |
Goldenrain
Tree |
| 14.
Liriodendron chinense |
Chinese
Tulip Poplar |
| 15.
Quercus palustris |
Pin
Oak |
| 16.
Gleditsia triacanthos |
Honeylocust |
| 17.
Liriodendron tulipifera |
Tulip
Poplar |
| 18.
Cercidiphyllum japonicum |
Katsura
Tree |
| 19.
Acer saccharum |
Sugar
Maple |
| 20.
Fagus grandifolia |
American
Beech |
| 21.
Ulmus parviflora |
Lacebark
or Chinese Elm |
| 22.
Aesculus hippocastanum |
Horsechestnut |
•In
the Works:
Tree
Giants (brochure)
Memorial
Trees at the ETSU Arboretum (brochure)
“Non-Visual
Identification of Coniferous Trees” Audio Tour (brochure and
CD)
Free
brochures can be picked up in the Department of Biological Sciences office,
Room 114, Brown Hall; Culp University Center Office, 2nd Floor; Culp University
Center Study Lounge; Reece Museum; Admissions Office, 106 Dossett Hall;
Information Desk, 2nd Floor, Dossett Hall; Public Safety Building; the
Center for Appalachian Studies and Services office, 209 Warf-Pickel Hall;
and in the Sherrod Library at the Reference Desk. Or contact Dr.
Tim McDowell (contact information below) for copies for you or your
group.
Guided
tours for educational groups with Arboretum representatives can be arranged
by contacting Dr. Tim McDowell (contact information
below). |
