arboretum tour Native trees- botany 410

Tour Overview

arboretum walk will take you through a list of trees that are native to the pacific northwest- part of the bio 410 plant taxonomy course

Stops

1. Stop 1: 18. Alaska Cedar – Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (this is a cedar and is the only cedar-like tree in this area)

2. Stop 2: 19. Ponderosa Pine – Pinus ponderosa (look for a large tree with slightly yellowing bark)

3. Stop 3: 20. Western Red Cedar – Thuja plicata (there is a stand of these in a row)

4. Stop 4: Douglas Fir- Psedotsuga menziesii

5. Stop 5: 22. Vine Maple – Acer circinatum

6. Stop 6: 23. Larch – Larix occidentalis (there is a group of these together- look for needles turning yellow as this species is the only native pine that is deciduous)

7. Stop 7: 24. Garry oak – Quercus garryana (there are a few of these together)

8. Stop 8: 25. White Pine – Pinus monticola

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