Chester M Alter

ArboretumTree Walk Guide

Chester M Alter Arboretum The University of Denver’s Chester M Alter Arboretum was created in 1999 under the leadership of then- Chancellor Daniel L. Ritchie to honor the legacy of the institution’s 12th chancellor. The arboretum is home to about 2,150 trees representing more than 250 species and varieties, as well as dozens of shrub species that provide the landscape with year-round interest. In addition to some historically significant mature trees, the arboretum includes seven state champions, the largest specimens of a particular species growing in Colorado.

Mission The arboretum exists to curate and maintain a rec-ognized collection of woody plants that enhances the campus environment, provide research and education opportunities and promote sustainability. The mission is to provide structure and methods to preserve, manage, and enhance the historic urban forest on the University of Denver’s campus. Sound and effective land stewardship practices shall be demonstrated through curation and enhancement of the campus biodiversity.

Support the Arboretum The arboretum is open year-round to the public and is sustained by the generosity of its alumni and friends. Now, more than ever, donations play a critical role in keeping the arboretum flourishing. Make a difference with an online donation to sustain our campus gem.

Tree Walks There are two tree walks featured in this brochure. Combined they highlight a significant portion of the Arboretum collection as well as the Champion and Notable trees.

Harpers Humanities Garden This walk, shown in black, highlights some of the old-est and largest trees on Campus. It also features many of our most significant recent additions. Throughout the walk you will find trees native not only to North America but Europe, Asia and the Middle East as well. During the summer you will notice the water gardens filled with water lilies and tropical aquatic plants. Distance: approximately 1/4 mile.

Colorado Champion and Notable Trees This walk, shown in magenta, highlights the Arboretum’s ten trees on the Colorado Champion and Notable Tree List. Along the way you’ll see some of the State’s largest and oldest trees including Yellow Buckeye, Horsechestnut, Hornbeam, Crabapple as well as more recent additions such as the Weeping Giant Sequoia. Distance: approximately 3/4 mile.

Tree Tags and QR Codes Below the trees you will notice a tag that identifies the Common Name, Scientific Name and Family of tree as well as its native origin. There is also a scanable QR Code that will take you to a Web page providing more information about the tree species.

(Sample Tree Tag)

Common Name Scientific Name Family Origin

QR Code(Champion and Notable Trees only) For more information on

the arboretum, donations, and tours visit us at www.du.edu/arboretum or call (303)-871-4350

Issue date 6/26/13

1

Ash,

Gree

n Fra

xinus

penn

sylva

nica

(Olea

ceae

)

2 As

h, W

hite

Fraxin

us am

erica

na

(Olea

ceae

)

3 Ba

ldcyp

ress,

Comm

on

Taxo

dium

distic

hum

(Taxo

diace

ae)

4

Beec

h, Fe

rnlea

f Fa

gus s

ylvati

ca “A

splen

ifolia

” (F

agac

eae)

5

Beec

h, Gr

een

Fagu

s sylv

atica

(F

agac

eae)

6

Birch

, Cutl

eaf W

eepin

g Be

tula p

endu

la gra

cilis

(Betu

lacea

e)

7 Bu

ckey

e, Oh

io Ae

sculus

glab

ra (H

ippoc

astan

acea

e)

**8

Buck

eye,

Yello

w

Aescu

lus fla

va

(Hipp

ocas

tanac

eae)

9

Catal

pa, W

ester

n Ca

talpa

spec

iosa

(Bign

oniac

eae)

**1

0 Ce

dar o

f Leb

anon

Ce

drus l

ibani

(Pina

ceae

)

11

Cherr

y, We

eping

Sno

w Fo

untai

ns

Prunu

s x “S

nofoz

am”

(Ros

acea

e)

12

Cotto

nwoo

d, Pla

ins

Popu

lus de

ltoide

s mon

ilifera

(S

alica

ceae

)

13

Craba

pple,

Bran

dywi

ne

Malus

“Br

andy

wine

” (R

osac

eae)

**1

4 Cra

bapp

le, Fl

oweri

ng (2

) Ma

lus x

(Ros

acea

e)

15

Cypre

ss, Ar

izona

Cu

pressu

s ariz

onica

(C

upres

sace

ae)

16

Do

gwoo

d, Ko

usa

Cornu

s kou

sa

(Corn

acea

e) *

*17

Easte

rn Wa

hoo

Euon

ymus

atrop

urpure

us

(Cela

strac

eae)

18

Elm

, Ame

rican

Ul

mus a

meric

ana

(Ulm

acea

e)

19

Elm, F

rontie

r Ul

mus a

meric

ana “

Fronti

er”

(Ulm

acea

e)

20

Elm, P

ionee

r Ul

mus a

meric

ana “

Pione

er”

(Ulm

acea

e)

21

Elm, S

iberia

n Ul

mus p

umila

(U

lmac

eae)

22

Fil

bert,

Turki

sh

Corly

us co

lurna

(B

etulac

eae)

23

Fir

, Kore

an

Abies

korea

na

(Pina

ceae

)

24

Fir, W

hite

Abies

conc

olor

(Pina

ceae

)

25

Fring

etree

, Chin

ese

Chion

anthu

s retu

sus

(Olea

ceae

)

26

Fring

etree

, Whit

e Ch

ionan

thus v

irgini

cus

(Olea

ceae

)

27

Ginkg

o Gin

kgo b

iloba

(G

inkgo

acea

e)

28

Golde

nrain

Tree

Koelr

euter

ia pa

nicula

ta (S

apind

acea

e)

29

Hardy

Rub

ber T

ree

Euco

mmia

ulmoid

es

(Euc

ommi

acea

e)

30

Hawt

horn,

Cock

spur

Cratae

gus c

rusga

lli (R

osac

eae)

31

Ha

wtho

rn, Cr

imso

n Clou

d Cra

taegu

s lae

vigata

(R

osac

eae)

32

Ha

wtho

rn, D

owny

Cra

taegu

s moll

is (R

osac

eae)

33

Ha

wtho

rn, W

ashin

gton

Cratae

gus p

haen

opyru

m (R

osac

eae)

34

Ho

neylo

cust,

Thorn

less

Gledit

sia tr

iacan

thos v

ar. in

ermis

(Fab

acea

e)

35

Hornb

eam,

Ameri

can

Carpi

nus c

arolin

iana

(Betu

lacea

e) *

*36

Hornb

eam,

Colum

nar E

urope

an

Carpi

nus b

etulus

“Colu

mnari

s”

(Betu

lacea

e) *

*37

Horse

ches

tnut,

Comm

on

Aescu

lus hi

ppoc

astan

um

(Hipp

ocas

tanac

eae)

38

Ka

tsurat

ree, S

trawb

erry

Cerci

diphy

llum

japon

icum

“Stra

wberr

y”

(Cerc

idiph

yllac

eae)

39

Lin

den,

Little

leaf

Tilia

corda

ta “C

orinth

ian”

(Tilia

ceae

)

40

Linde

n, Re

dmon

d Ame

rican

Til

ia am

erica

na “R

edmo

nd”

(Tilia

ceae

)

41

Cucu

mbert

ree

Magn

olia a

cumi

nata

“Gold

star”

(Mag

nolia

ceae

)

42

Magn

olia,

Sauc

er Ma

gnoli

a x so

ulang

eana

(M

agno

liace

ae)

43

Ma

ple, A

mur

Acer

ginna

la (A

cerac

eae)

**4

4 Ma

ple, S

hantu

ng

Acer

trunc

atum

(Ace

racea

e)

45

Maple

, Sien

na G

len

Acer

x free

manii

“Sien

na”

(Ace

racea

e)

46

Maple

, Syc

amore

Ac

er ps

eudo

platan

us

(Ace

racea

e) *

*47

Maple

, Trid

ent

Acer

buerg

erian

um

(Ace

racea

e)

48

Mulbe

rry, W

eepin

g Frui

tless

Morus

alba

“Cha

parra

l” (M

orace

ae)

49

Oa

k, Bu

r Qu

ercus

mac

rocarp

a (F

agac

eae)

50

Oa

k, Ch

inkap

in Qu

ercus

mue

hlenb

ergii

(Fag

acea

e)

51

Oak,

Colum

nar E

nglis

h Qu

ercus

robu

r “Fa

stigia

ta”

(Fag

acea

e)

52

Oak,

Engli

sh

Querc

us ro

bur

(Fag

acea

e)

53

Oak,

North

ern R

ed

Querc

us ru

bra

(Fag

acea

e)

54

Oak,

North

ern Pi

n Qu

ercus

ellip

soida

lis

(Fag

acea

e)

55

Oak,

Pin

Querc

us pa

lustri

s (F

agac

eae)

56

Oa

k, Sa

wtoo

th Qu

ercus

acuti

ssima

(F

agac

eae)

57

Oa

k, Sc

arlet

Querc

us co

ccine

a (F

agac

eae)

58

Oa

k, Sh

ingle

Querc

us im

brica

ria

(Fag

acea

e)

59

Oak,

Swam

p Whit

e Qu

ercus

bico

lor

(Fag

acea

e)

60

Oak,

Whit

e Qu

ercus

alba

(F

agac

eae)

61

Pa

rrotia

, Pers

ian

Parro

tia pe

rsica

(H

amam

elida

ceae

)

62

Pear,

Ston

ehill

Pyrus

calle

ryana

“Ston

ehill”

(R

osac

eae)

63

Pin

e, Au

strian

Pin

us ni

gra

(Pina

ceae

)

64

Pine,

Brist

lecon

e Pin

us ar

istata

(P

inace

ae)

65

Pin

e, Ja

pane

se W

hite

Pinus

parvi

flora

“Gim

born’

s Ide

al”

(Pina

ceae

)

66

Pine,

Lace

bark

Pinus

bung

eana

(P

inace

ae)

67

Pin

e, Pin

yon

Pinus

eduli

s (P

inace

ae)

68

Pin

e, Um

brella

Sc

iadop

itys v

ertici

llata

(Pina

ceae

)

69

Redb

ud, E

aster

n Ce

rcis c

anad

ensis

(F

abac

eae)

70

Re

dbud

, Fore

st Pa

nsy

Cerci

s can

aden

sis “F

orest

Pans

y”

(Fab

acea

e)

71

Redw

ood,

Dawn

Me

taseq

uoia

glypto

strob

oides

(Ta

xodia

ceae

)

72

Redw

ood,

Giant

Sequ

oia

Sequ

oiade

ndron

giga

nteum

(Ta

xodia

ceae

) *

*73

Redw

ood,

Weep

ing S

equo

ia Se

quoia

dend

ron gi

gante

um “P

endu

lum”

(Taxo

diace

ae)

74

Sp

ruce,

Color

ado B

lue

Picea

pung

ens

(Pina

ceae

)

75

Spruc

e, Fa

t Albe

rt Pic

ea pu

ngen

s glau

ca “F

at Alb

ert”

(Pina

ceae

)

76

Swee

tgum

Liquid

amba

r styr

aciflu

a (H

amae

lidac

eae)

77

Sy

camo

re Pla

tanus

occid

ental

is (P

latan

acea

e)

78

Tupe

lo, B

lack G

um

Nyssa

sylva

tica

(Nys

sace

ae)

79

W

hiteb

ud

Cerci

s can

aden

sis x

alba

(Fab

acea

e)

80

Yello

wwoo

d, Am

erica

n Cla

dastr

is ke

ntuke

a (F

abac

eae)

81

Ze

lkova

, Gree

n Vas

e Ze

lkova

serra

ta “G

reen V

ase”

(U

lmac

eae)

82

Ze

lkova

, Villa

ge G

reen

Zelko

va se

rrata

“Villa

ge G

reen”

(U

lmac

eae)

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hamp

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