Earl G. Maxwell Arboretum

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GARDENS ⋄ PLANTS
COLLECTIONS
INFORMATION

Use this list (clickable tabs) to access information about the plants of the Earl G. Maxwell Arboretum. Check back often as we continue to add new information.

HERBACEOUS
SHRUBS
TREES

HOSTA COLLECTION
About | Map | Inventory/Plants HOSTA COLLECTION

Grass GRASSES OF MAXWELL ARBORETUM
About | Map | Inventory/Plants

JOE YOUNG MEMORIAL GARDEN
About | Map | Inventory/Plants

PERIN PORCH
About | Map | Inventory/Plants

VINE ARBOR
About | Map | Plant Info | Quick Guide

RHODODENDRON COLLECTION
About | Map | Inventory /Plants

spring flowering shrub SPRING FLOWERING TREES AND SHRUBS
About | Map | Inventory /Plants

THE LINDENS
About | Map | Inventory | Plants

THE HORSECHESTNUTS
About | UPDATED Map: PDF JPG | Inventory/Plant Info

Cottonwood THE COTTONWOODS
About | Map | Inventory/Plants

THE MAGNOLIAS
About | Map | Inventory | Plants

THE DOGWOODS
About | Map | Inventory / Plants (large PDF)

THE DECIDUOUS CONIFERS deciduous conifer thumbnail
About/Plants | Map

THE EVERGREEN CONIFERS

pine The Pines

The Spruces

Fir The Firs

. . . and more

Maps | Inventory/Plant List

SPRUCES & OTHER CONIFERS OF THE YEUTTER GARDEN
Brochure (PDF)

NEW, RECENT, AND TIMELEY POSTS:

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→ UPDATED BLOOM TIME CHART for Maxwell Arboretum

→ NEW MAP OF MAPLES OF MAXWELL ARBORETUM!

→ NEW OAK PAGES have been posted! Photos, information, maps for every oak species, cultivar, and hybrid in Maxwell Arboretum, as well as a keyed map to other oaks of interest on East Campus.

→ Check out the new Vine Arbor pages! Learn about vines and get a map to the collection, plus information on each specimen, and a quick guide: https://unlgardens.unl.edu/vinearbor

NEW BROCHURE! "Spruces and other Conifers of the Yeutter Garden." Information on 13 great species.

→ Be sure to check out our new VIBURNUM PAGES for genus introduction, collection maps, resources , and individual species and cultivar information:
http://unlgardens.unl.edu/viburnums

Pollintors of some Maxwell Arboretum trees and shrubs and the butterflies and moths for which they serves as larval hosts.

"A Man and a Tree: Cyril Bish and the 'Holden' Shagbark Hickory" (PDF)
A Man and a Tree Cover

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JOIN THE
FRIENDS OF MAXWELL ARBORETUM

Over the years, numerous individuals, academic departments, and civic organizations have worked to ensure that Maxwell Arboretum provides the university community and visitors with an educational as well as an aesthetic experience.

Help ensure Maxwell Arboretum's continued growth in the 21st century by joining the Friends of Maxwell Arboretum (FOMA) in our mission to serve in an advocacy role providing input and financial support for the management and development of Maxwell Arboretum as an education, research, and outreach resource.

FOMA has rededicated itself to this mission and is taking our committment to a higher level of participation in support of the Arboretum. We believe this is necessary to ensure its long-term viability for the future. We invite you to be a part of this exciting effort by becoming a Member of the Friends of Maxwell Arboretum. In so doing, you get the benefit of knowing that you will

Help preserve one of Nebraska's premier arboretums
Keep Maxwell Arboretum's education and research mission vibrant
Protect one of Lincoln's best mid-city green spaces
Participate in the development of new plans and policies for the Arboretum

Download and print the membership form

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FOMA president's Citation

The Friends of Maxwell Arboretum and the arboretum itself won the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum's 2018 President's Citation.

l. to r. Eileen Bergt, co-director Landscape Services; Jeff Culbertson, co-director Landscape Services and Maxwell curator; Ted Hartung, President, Friends of Maxwell Arboretum (FOMA); Ron Yoder, Associate Vice Chancellor, IANR; Emily Levine, UNL Gardens and FOMA Board; Bud Dasenbrock, Vice President, FOMA.
A great way to end the Earl G. Maxwell Arboretum's 50th Anniversary year!
Thanks, NSA!

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2005-2020 MAXWELL ARBORETUM BLOOM TIME CHART AVAILABLE

PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE FIRST
FRIENDS OF MAXWELL ARBORETUM'S
SPRING IN MAXWELL ARBORETUM TREE PLANTING EVENT:"PLANTING FOR A CHANGING CLIMATE"
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GARDENS ⋄ PLANTS COLLECTIONS INFORMATION

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GARDENS ⋄ PLANTS
COLLECTIONS
INFORMATION