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HISTORY OF MAXWELL ARBORETUM | BLOOM TIME CHART (2005- ) PDF

Use the list at the right to access information about the plants of the Earl G. Maxwell Arboretum →→→

Check back often as we continue to add new information about the plants of the Earl G. Maxwell Arboretum.


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Acer palmatum
Japanese Maple

Maxwell Arboretum
November 10, 2009

There's still great fall color to see in the arboretum!



 


What's Happening in Maxwell



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Harvesting the Landscape: The Fruit and Nut Trees of Maxwell Arboretum.
Fruit and Nut Tree Map and Plant Information


♦ Maple Information Now Posted 

♦Click here to read about the new Prunus besseyi (Western Sand Cherry) planted as part of Charles Bessey's induction into the Nebraska Hall of Fame. And click here to view historical documents related to Charles Bessey and the Western Sand Cherry

♦ One of the coolest plants in Maxwell Arboretum is beginning to bloom and will continue to do so throughout September. The Heptacodium miconioides or Seven-Son Flower is a large shrub with heavenly scented flowers and great exfoliating bark. See is just south of the Perin Porch. click here for more info

Click here for photographs of the 2009 NAA/NNLA Summer Field day that was held in Maxwell Arboretum

Click here to read about a great plant starting to bloom in both the Evasco Demonstration and Teaching Garden and the Fleming Slope: The Lagerstroemia indica or Crape Myrtle 'Filli' cultivars.


 

GARDENS/PLANTS/
COLLECTIONS


HERBACEOUS


stargazer.jpg Jeanne Vierk Yeutter Garden
About | Rock Garden Map |
Inventory: Berm (pdf) (html)
Inventory: Rock Garden (pdf) /Plants

Hibiscus.jpg Fleming Slope
About | Map: Latin Names (pdf)| Map:Common Names (pdf) | Inventory | Plants

fern.jpg Shade garden
About | Map | Inventory/Plants


grass.jpg Prairie
About | Map | Inventory/Plants
Prairie Burn

 

bulb.jpg Bulbs of Maxwell Arboretum
About | Map (pdf) | Inventory/Plants


Hosta Collection
About | Map | Inventory/Plants

grass.jpg Grasses of Maxwell Arboretum
About | Map | Inventory/Plants

Joe Young Memorial Garden
About | Map | Inventory/Plants

perinporch.jpg Perin Porch
About | Map | Inventory/Plants


vinearbor.jpg Vine Arbor
About | Map | Inventory/Plants


SHRUBS

lilac.jpg Lola Flack Lilac Collection
About | Map |Inventory /Plants


Viburnum.jpg The Viburnum Collection
About | Map | Inventory/Plants

 

leesdarkpurple.jpg Rhododendron Collection
About | Map | Inventory /Plants

 

yew.jpg Yews of Maxwell Arboretum
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springfloweringshrub.jpg Spring Flowering Shrubs
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TREES

pawpaw.jpg Fruit and Nut Trees
About | Map | Inventory/Plants    |   Gallery


quercus.jpg The Oaks
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acer.jpg The Maples
About | Map | Inventory /Plants


tilia.jpg The Lindens
About | Map | Inventory | Plants


aesculus.jpg The Horsechestnuts
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populus.jpg The Cottonwoods
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Magnolia.jpg The Magnolias
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Dogwood.jpg The Dogwoods
About | Map | Inventory /
Plants (large PDF)

Understory/Ornamental Trees
About Map Inventory/Plants

pine.jpg The Pines
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picea.jpg The Spruces
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abies.jpg The Firs
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otherconifer.jpg Other Conifers
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