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Arboretum Virtual Tour

The map and tree list below will take you on a virtual tour of the Virginia Tech Utility Line Arboretum.  Click on a species name to learn more about its characteristics and cultivation.  The arboretum is open to the public 365 days a year and is just a short walk from the Hahn Pavilion.  Come visit the arboretum and see if one of these species is suitable for your next tree planting project.

map Malus ‘JFS-KWS’ Amelanchierx grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance’ Prunus sargentii ‘Snow Goose’ Acer campestre Syringa reticulata ‘Ivory Silk’ Malus‘Jewelcole’ Cupressus arizonica ‘Blue Ice’ Thuja occidentalis ‘Emerald’ Prunus cerasifera ‘Atropurpurea’ Styrax obassia Crataegus phaenopyrum Chionanthus virginicus Zelkova serrata ‘Schmidtlow’ Lagerstroemia × ’Tuscarora’ Ilex × ‘Nellie R. Stevens’ Juniperus scopulorum ‘Moonglow’ Koelreuteria paniculata ‘September’ Viburnum rhytidophyllum Syringa pekinensis‘Morton’ Chionanthus retusus Prunus serrulata ‘Kwanzan’ Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’ Hamamelis virginiana Viburnum sieboldii Acer platanoides ‘Globosum’ Stewartia pseudocamellia Magnolia grandiflora ‘Little Gem’ Prunus ‘First Lady’  Cornus kousa Prunus x yedoensis Cercis canadensis Parrotia persica ‘Vanessa’ Rhus copallina Acer ginnala‘REd November’ Acer x freemanii ‘Autumn Blaze’* Amelanchier laevis ‘Snowcloud’ Cornus florida 'Cherokee Princess' Parrotia persica Aesculusx woerlitzensis Prunus x hillieri ‘Spire’ Halesia carolina ‘UConn Wedding Bells’ Hamamelis x intermedia 'Angelly' Pyrus calleryana 'Jaczam' Cercis chinensis 'Don Egolf' Crataegus viridis 'Winter King' Cornus controversa ‘June Snow’ Carpinus caroliniana Ulmus propinqua ‘Emerald Sunshine’ Malus 'Prairifire' Koelreuteria bipinnata Styrax japonicus Acer negundo ‘Flamingo’ Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘Leprechaun’ Aesculus x carnea ‘O'Neill Red’ Pistachia chinensis

1.  Malus ‘Royal Raindrops’

2.  Amelanchier x grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance’

3.  Prunus sargentii ‘Snow Goose’

4.  Acer campestre

5.  Syringa reticulata ‘Ivory Silk’

6.  Malus ‘Jewelcole’

7.  Cupressus arizonica ‘Blue Ice’

8. Thuja occidentalis ‘Emerald’

9.  Juniperus scopulorum ‘Moonglow’

10. Ilex × ‘Nellie R. Stevens’

11. Lagerstroemia × ’Tuscarora’

12. Cornus kousa

13. Prunus ‘First Lady’

14. Magnolia grandiflora ‘Little Gem’

15. Stewartia pseudocamellia

16. Vacant

17. Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’

18. Prunus serrulata ‘Kwanzan’

19. Chionanthus retusus

20. Syringa pekinensis ‘Morton’

21. Viburnum rhytidophyllum

22. Koelreuteria paniculata ‘September’

23.Cercis canadensis

24. Prunus x yedoensis

25. Zelkova serrata ‘Schmidtlow’

26. Chionanthus virginicus

27. Crataegus phaenopyrum

28. Styrax obassia

29. Prunus cerasifera ‘Atropurpurea’

30. Viburnum sieboldii

31. Hamamelis virginiana

32. Acer platanoides ‘Globosum’

33. Parrotia persica ‘Vanessa’

34. Rhus copallina

35. Acer ginnala ‘Red November’

36. Acer x freemanii ‘Autumn Blaze’ *

37. Amelanchier laevis ‘Snowcloud’

38. Cornus florida 'Cherokee Princess'

39. Parrotia persica

40. Aesculus x woerlitzensis

41. Prunus x hillieri ‘Spire’

42. Halesia carolina ‘UConn Wedding Bells’

43. Hamamelisx intermedia 'Angelly'

44. Pyrus calleryana'Jaczam'

45. Cercis chinensis 'Don Egolf'

46. Crataegus viridis 'Winter King'

47. Cornus controversa ‘June Snow’

48. Carpinus caroliniana

49. Pistachia chinensis

50. Aesculusx carnea 'O'Neill Red'

51. Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘Leprechaun’

52. Acer negundo ‘Flamingo’

53. Styrax japonicus

54. Koelreuteria bipinnata

55. Malus × 'Prairifire'

56. Ulmus propinqua ‘Emerald Sunshine’

*This is a large-stature species that is not suitable for overhead utility easements.  It is in the arboretum to provide a scale reference for the small stature species.

†Selection from the J.F. Schmidt UtiliTrees™ product line.


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