We are excited to announce that Miles Schwartz Sax will join us as the new Arboretum director in August. His academic research focuses on issues relating to urban horticulture, tree selection and evaluation, stress physiology and rare plant conservation in the context of an increasingly urbanizing and warming planet. Later this summer, we will set the date for a fall program for Arboretum friends to meet and welcome Miles.

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Explore the Arboretum with our interactive maps to identify woody plants in the Native Plant Collection, Caroline Black Garden and Connecticut College campus. You can also explore Mamacoke Island Geology Tour Story Map made by Professor Beverly Chomiak.

Maps

We are pleased to announce that the North American Native Deciduous Azalea Collection has been granted National Accreditation by Plant Collections Network, a program of the American Public Gardens Association.

Currently the collection includes 192 shrubs representing 15 different species.

The Nancy Moss Fine Native Azalea Garden