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Hopelands Gardens Walk

82 Stops
1h 30m
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Tour Overview

Hopelands Gardens occupies the grounds of the former Hopelands estate, once the Winter Colony residence of the Iselin family. Today, winding paths lead visitors beneath mature live oaks and through a diverse collection of historic and unusual plants. Many of the garden’s prominent deodar cedars and live oaks are believed to date to the Iselin era.

This self-guided walk highlights notable trees and plants throughout the gardens, including specimens representing the arboretum’s camellia, magnolia, Asian tree, and other specialty collections. The route also passes several of Hopelands Gardens’ familiar features, including fountains, reflecting pools, and the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame.

Use the interactive map to explore the collection as you walk. Select individual plants to learn more about them, and use the location control on the map to follow your position within the gardens.

Parking: Free parking is available adjacent to Hopelands Gardens at 135 Dupree Place.

Hours: 10:00 a.m. to sunset.

Stops

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  2. Stop 1: Hyrcanian Butcher's Broom - Ruscus Hyrcanus

  3. Stop 2: Birmingham Palmetto - Sabal Sp 'Birmingham'

  4. Stop 3: Evergreen Maple - Acer Oblongum

  5. Stop 4: Tamaulipas Magnolia - Magnolia Tamaulipana

  6. Stop 5: Weeping Eastern Red Cedar -Juniperus Virginiana (weeping)

  7. Stop 6: Japanese Alangium - Alangium Platanifolium

  8. Stop 7: Fairy Blush Magnolia - Magnolia X 'Fairy Blush'

  9. Stop 8: Maudiae Magnolia - Magnolia Maudii

  10. Stop 9: Guava-like tree - Myrciantes Sp.

  11. Stop 10: Spiny Xylosma - Xylosma Senticosa

  12. Stop 11: Vine-leaf Maple - Acer Cissifolium

  13. Stop 12: Texas Persimmon - Diospyros Texana

  14. Stop 13: Australian Pittosporum - Pittosporum Sp.

  15. Stop 14: Chapote - Diospyros Palmeri

  16. Stop 15: Myrospermum Sousanum - Myrospermum Sousanum

  17. Stop 16: Texas Pistache - Pistacia Texana

  18. Stop 17: Japanese Stone Oak - Lithocarpus Edulis

  19. Stop 18: Emperor Wax Myrtle - Morella Cerifera 'Emperor'

  20. Stop 19: Lance-Leaf Anise Tree - Illicium Lanceolatum

  21. Stop 20: Oldham's Sweetspire - Itea Old Hamii

  22. Stop 21: St. Paul Viburnum - Viburnum Arbovatum 'St Paul'

  23. Stop 22: Ajax Holly - Ilex Latifolia 'Ajax'

  24. Stop 23: Longstalk Holly - Ilex Longipes

  25. Stop 24: Possumhaw Holly - Ilex Decidua

  26. Stop 25: Athena Holly - Ilex Latifolia 'Athena'

  27. Stop 26: Dawn Redwood - Metasequoia Glyptostroboides

  28. Stop 27: Black Gum - Nyssa Acuminata

  29. Stop 28: Carolina Ash - Fraxinus Caroliniana

  30. Stop 29: Needle Palm - Rhapidophyllum Hystrix

  31. Stop 30: Wilson's Cinnamon - Cinnamonum Wilsonii

  32. Stop 31: Small-Flowered Cinnamon - Cinnamomum Micrantha

  33. Stop 32: Camphor Tree - Cinnamonum Sp. (camphor)

  34. Stop 33: Thick-Calyx Daphniphyllum - Daphniphyllum Calycinum

  35. Stop 34: Dwarf Daphniphyllum - Daphniphyllum Humile

  36. Stop 35: Oldham's Daphniphyllum - Daphniphyllum Oldhamii

  37. Stop 36: Long-Racemed Daphniphyllum - Daphniphyllum Longeracemosum

  38. Stop 37: Teysmann's Daphniphyllum - Daphniphyllum Teysmanii

  39. Stop 38: Large-Clustered Daphniphyllum - Daphniphyllum Macroprodum

  40. Stop 39: Large-leaf Spicebush - Lindera Megaphylla

  41. Stop 40: Pondberry - Lindera Mellisafolia

  42. Stop 41: Phoebe grijsii - Machilus Grijsii

  43. Stop 42: Chinese phoebe - Phoebe Bournei

  44. Stop 43: Mexican Bay Leaf - Litsea Glaucescens

  45. Stop 44: Bollywood - Neolitsea Sp.

  46. Stop 45: Chen's spicebush - Lindera Chenii

  47. Stop 46: Reflexed spicebush - Lindera Reflexa

  48. Stop 47: Gray-Blue Spicebush - Lindera Glauca

  49. Stop 48: Japanese spicebush - Lindera Umbelata

  50. Stop 49: Japanese Bay Tree - Machilus Thunbergii

  51. Stop 50: Japanese Torreya - Torreya Nucifera

  52. Stop 51: Northern spicebush - Lindera Communis

  53. Stop 52: Chinese Bayberry - Myrica Rubra

  54. Stop 53: Lanceleaf Actinodaphne*- Actinodaphne Lancifolia

  55. Stop 54: Japanese Litsea - Litsea Japonica

  56. Stop 55: Zhejiang Wintersweet - Chimonanthus Zhejiangensis

  57. Stop 56: Chekiang Cinnamon - Cinnamomum Chekiangensis

  58. Stop 57: Bigleaf Magnolia 'Satin Leaf'- Magnolia Macrophylla 'satin leaf'

  59. Stop 58: Eastern Redbud - Cercis Canadensis

  60. Stop 59: Hybrid Magnolia - Magnolia Ashei x Macrophylla

  61. Stop 60: Chekiang Phoebe - Phoebe Chekiangensis

  62. Stop 61: Maud's Magnolia - Magnolia Maudii

  63. Stop 62: Hong Kong Rose - Rhodoleia Championii

  64. Stop 63: Needlewood - Schima Wallichii

  65. Stop 64: Three-Stamen Glochidion - Glochidion Triandrum

  66. Stop 65: Beaked Stewartia - Stewartia Rostrata

  67. Stop 66: Deodar Cedar - Cedrus Deodora

  68. Stop 67: Henry's Rhodoleia - Rhodoleia Henryi

  69. Stop 68: Twinberry, Simpson's Stopper - Myrcianthes Fragrans

  70. Stop 69: Burkwood Viburnum - Viburnum x Burkwoodii 'Park Farm'

  71. Stop 70: Japanese Aucuba - Aucuba Japonica

  72. Stop 71: Japanese Aucuba 'Golden King' - Aucuba Golden King Japonica

  73. Stop 72: Chinese Stewartia - Stewartia Sinensis

  74. Stop 73: Chinese Weeping Cypress - Cupressus Funebris

  75. Stop 74: Loblolly Bay - Gordonia Lasianthus

  76. Stop 75: Lansicarpa Camellia - Camellia Lansicarpa

  77. Stop 76: Tea Plant - Camellia Sinensis 'Unknown Var'

  78. Stop 77: Crapnell's Camellia - Camellia Obtusiloba

  79. Stop 78: Camellia Species - Camellia Sp.

  80. Stop 79: Pitord's Camellia - Camellia Pitordii

  81. Stop 80: Fraternal Camellia - Camellia Fraterna

  82. Stop 81: Crapnell's Camellia - Camellia Crapnelliana

  83. Stop 82: Silver Schima - Schima Argentea

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