Montana Arboretum and Gardens

Coordinates: 45°40′06″N 111°03′00″W / 45.66833°N 111.05°W / 45.66833; -111.05 (Montana State University) The Montana Arboretum and Gardens are located on the Montana State University campus in Bozeman, Montana.^[1] The Arboretum proper is located at the northwestern corner of campus by the intersection of West College Avenue and South 11th Avenue, but plantings occur throughout campus.

The small arboretum features native plants from the north Rocky Mountain region, the plains, and drier areas of Montana. It includes a Xeriscape garden and many established large specimens.

Plants

Plants in the arboretum proper include: Acer rubrum, Amelanchier alnifolia, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Caragana arboresens, Caragana frutex, Cercocarpus ledifolius, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Juniperus chinensis, Juniperus communis, Lonicera tartarica, Lonicera x brownii, Malus spp., Pentaphylloides floribunda, Pinus ponderosa, Populus tremula, Rosa rugosa, Sorbus x hybrida, Syringa meyeri, Syringa vulgaris.

Other plants on campus include: Abies concolor, Abies lasiocarpa, Acer ginnala, Acer glabrum, Acer platanoides, Acer saccharum, Acer tataricum, Aesculus glabra, Berberis koreana, Berberis thunbergii, Betula occidentalis, Betula papyrifera, Betula pendula, Buxus sempervirens, Caragana arborescens, Caragana pygmaea, Celtis occidentalis, Cornus alba, Cornus sericea, Cotoneaster horizontalis, Cotoneaster lucidus, Crataegus x mordenensis, Dasiphora floribunda, Elaeagnus angustifolia, Euonymus alatus, Fraxinus nigra, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis, Hedera helix, Hydrangea arborescens, Juniperus chinensis 'Pfitzeriana', Juniperus chinensis 'Pfitzeriana Aurea', Juniperus communis, Juniperus horizontalis, Juniperus sabina var. tamariscifolia, Juniperus scopulorum, Larix occidentalis, Lonicera tatarica, Lonicera x brownii 'Dropmore Scarlet', Lonicera xylosteum, Malus spp., Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Parthenocissus tricuspidata, Pentaphylloides floribunda, Philadelphus x virginalis, Picea abies 'Nidiformis', Picea glauca 'Conica', Picea glauca 'Densata', Picea pungens, Picea pungens var. glauca, Pinus aristata, Pinus contorta var. latifolia, Pinus flexilis, Pinus mugo var. mugo, Pinus nigra, Pinus ponderosa, Pinus strobus, Pinus sylvestris, Populus alba, Populus deltoides, Populus tremuloides, Prunus americana, Prunus maackii, Prunus tomentosa, Prunus virginiana, Prunus x cistena, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus palustris, Rhamnus frangula, Rhus trilobata, Rhus typhina, Ribes alpinum, Ribes aureum, Rosa rugosa, Rosa spp., Salix alba, Salix pentandra, Salix purpurea, Sambucus canadensis, Shepherdia argentea, Sorbaria sorbifolia, Sorbus aucuparia, Sorbus x hybrida, Spiraea japonica, Spiraea x bumalda, Spiraea x vanhouttei, Syringa meyeri, Syringa reticulata, Syringa vulgaris, Syringa x chinensis, Taxus x media, Thuja occidentalis 'Globosa', Thuja occidentalis 'Pyramidalis', Thuja occidentalis 'Techny', Thuja occidentalis 'Woodwardii', Tilia americana, Tilia cordata, Ulmus americana, Viburnum lantana, Viburnum lentago, and Viburnum trilobum.

See also

• List of botanical gardens in the United States

Notes

1. ^ "Montana State University". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:806788. 

External links

• Montana State University Bozeman Walking Tour - includes the Plant Growth Center with its indoor arboretum