Montana Arboretum and Gardens
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The Montana Arboretum and Gardens are located on the Montana State University
campus in Bozeman, Montana
. 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.
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.
Montana State University - Bozeman
Montana State University – Bozeman is a public university located in Bozeman, Montana. It is the state's land-grant university and primary campus in the Montana State University System, which is part of the Montana University System...
campus in Bozeman, Montana
Bozeman, Montana
Bozeman is a city in and the county seat of Gallatin County, Montana, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The 2010 census put Bozeman's population at 37,280 making it the fourth largest city in the state. It is the principal city of the Bozeman micropolitan area, which consists...
. 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
Arboretum
An arboretum in a narrow sense is a collection of trees only. Related collections include a fruticetum , and a viticetum, a collection of vines. More commonly, today, an arboretum is a botanical garden containing living collections of woody plants intended at least partly for scientific study...
features native plants from the north Rocky Mountain region, the plains, and drier areas of Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
. It includes a Xeriscape garden and many established large specimens.
Plants
Plants in the arboretum proper include: AcerMaple
Acer is a genus of trees or shrubs commonly known as maple.Maples are variously classified in a family of their own, the Aceraceae, or together with the Hippocastanaceae included in the family Sapindaceae. Modern classifications, including the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system, favour inclusion in...
rubrum, Amelanchier alnifolia, Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos is a genus of plants comprised by the manzanitas and bearberries. They are shrubs or small trees.There are about 60 species of Arctostaphylos, ranging from ground-hugging arctic, coastal, and mountain species to small trees up to 6 m tall. Most are evergreen , with small oval...
uva-ursi, Caragana
Caragana
Caragana is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native to Asia and eastern Europe.They are shrubs or small trees growing 1-6 m tall...
arboresens, Caragana
Caragana
Caragana is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native to Asia and eastern Europe.They are shrubs or small trees growing 1-6 m tall...
frutex, Cercocarpus ledifolius, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Juniperus chinensis, Juniperus communis, Lonicera tartarica, Lonicera x brownii, Malus
Malus
Malus , the apples, are a genus of about 30–35 species of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae. Other studies go as far as 55 species including the domesticated Orchard Apple, or Table apple as it was formerly called...
spp., Pentaphylloides floribunda, Pinus ponderosa, Populus
Poplar
Populus is a genus of 25–35 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. English names variously applied to different species include poplar , aspen, and cottonwood....
tremula, Rosa rugosa, Sorbus
Sorbus
Sorbus is a genus of about 100–200 species of trees and shrubs in the subfamily Maloideae of the Rose family Rosaceae. Species of Sorbus are commonly known as whitebeam, rowan, service tree, and mountain ash...
x hybrida, Syringa meyeri, Syringa vulgaris.
Other plants on campus include: Abies concolor, Abies lasiocarpa, Acer
Maple
Acer is a genus of trees or shrubs commonly known as maple.Maples are variously classified in a family of their own, the Aceraceae, or together with the Hippocastanaceae included in the family Sapindaceae. Modern classifications, including the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system, favour inclusion in...
ginnala, Acer
Maple
Acer is a genus of trees or shrubs commonly known as maple.Maples are variously classified in a family of their own, the Aceraceae, or together with the Hippocastanaceae included in the family Sapindaceae. Modern classifications, including the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system, favour inclusion in...
glabrum, Acer
Maple
Acer is a genus of trees or shrubs commonly known as maple.Maples are variously classified in a family of their own, the Aceraceae, or together with the Hippocastanaceae included in the family Sapindaceae. Modern classifications, including the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system, favour inclusion in...
platanoides, Acer
Maple
Acer is a genus of trees or shrubs commonly known as maple.Maples are variously classified in a family of their own, the Aceraceae, or together with the Hippocastanaceae included in the family Sapindaceae. Modern classifications, including the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system, favour inclusion in...
saccharum, Acer
Maple
Acer is a genus of trees or shrubs commonly known as maple.Maples are variously classified in a family of their own, the Aceraceae, or together with the Hippocastanaceae included in the family Sapindaceae. Modern classifications, including the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system, favour inclusion in...
tataricum, Aesculus
Aesculus
The genus Aesculus comprises 13-19 species of woody trees and shrubs native to the temperate northern hemisphere, with 6 species native to North America and 7-13 species native to Eurasia; there are also several hybrids. Species are deciduous or evergreen...
glabra, Berberis
Berberis
Berberis , the barberries or pepperidge bushes, is a genus of about 450-500 species of deciduous and evergreen shrubs from 1-5 m tall with thorny shoots, native to the temperate and subtropical regions of Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and South America. They are closely related to the genus...
koreana, Berberis
Berberis
Berberis , the barberries or pepperidge bushes, is a genus of about 450-500 species of deciduous and evergreen shrubs from 1-5 m tall with thorny shoots, native to the temperate and subtropical regions of Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and South America. They are closely related to the genus...
thunbergii, Betula occidentalis, Betula papyrifera, Betula pendula, Buxus
Buxus
Buxus is a genus of about 70 species in the family Buxaceae. Common names include box or boxwood ....
sempervirens, Caragana
Caragana
Caragana is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native to Asia and eastern Europe.They are shrubs or small trees growing 1-6 m tall...
arborescens, Caragana
Caragana
Caragana is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native to Asia and eastern Europe.They are shrubs or small trees growing 1-6 m tall...
pygmaea, Celtis occidentalis, Cornus alba, Cornus sericea, Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster is a genus of woody plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to the Palaearctic region , with a strong concentration of diversity in the genus in the mountains of southwestern China and the Himalayas...
horizontalis, Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster is a genus of woody plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to the Palaearctic region , with a strong concentration of diversity in the genus in the mountains of southwestern China and the Himalayas...
lucidus, Crataegus
Crataegus
Crataegus , commonly called hawthorn or thornapple, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia and North America. The name hawthorn was originally applied to the species native to northern Europe,...
x mordenensis, Dasiphora
Dasiphora
Dasiphora is a genus of three species of shrubs in the rose family Rosaceae, native to Asia, with one species D. fruticosa , with a circumpolar range across the entire cool temperate Northern Hemisphere. In the past, the genus was normally included in Potentilla as Potentilla sect...
floribunda, Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus , silverberry or oleaster, is a genus of about 50–70 species of flowering plants in the family Elaeagnaceae.The vast majority of the species are native to temperate and subtropical regions of Asia. Elaeagnus triflora extends from Asia south into northeastern Australia, while E...
angustifolia, Euonymus
Euonymus
Euonymus , often called spindle or spindle tree, is a genus of flowering plants in the staff vine family, Celastraceae. It comprises about 170–180 species of deciduous and evergreen shrubs and small trees...
alatus, Fraxinus nigra, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Gleditsia
Gleditsia
Gleditsia is a genus of locust trees in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae, native to North America and Asia. The Latin name commemorates Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch, director of the Berlin Botanical Gardens, who died in 1786....
triacanthos var. inermis, Hedera helix, Hydrangea
Hydrangea
Hydrangea is a genus of about 70 to 75 species of flowering plants native to southern and eastern Asia and North and South America. By far the greatest species diversity is in eastern Asia, notably China, Japan, and Korea...
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
Malus
Malus , the apples, are a genus of about 30–35 species of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae. Other studies go as far as 55 species including the domesticated Orchard Apple, or Table apple as it was formerly called...
spp., Parthenocissus
Parthenocissus
Parthenocissus , creepers, is a genus of climbing plants from the grape family, Vitaceae. It contains about 12 species, from Asia and North America. Several are grown for ornamental use....
quinquefolia, Parthenocissus
Parthenocissus
Parthenocissus , creepers, is a genus of climbing plants from the grape family, Vitaceae. It contains about 12 species, from Asia and North America. Several are grown for ornamental use....
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
Poplar
Populus is a genus of 25–35 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. English names variously applied to different species include poplar , aspen, and cottonwood....
alba, Populus
Poplar
Populus is a genus of 25–35 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. English names variously applied to different species include poplar , aspen, and cottonwood....
deltoides, Populus
Poplar
Populus is a genus of 25–35 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. English names variously applied to different species include poplar , aspen, and cottonwood....
tremuloides, Prunus
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of trees and shrubs, which includes the plums, cherries, peaches, apricots and almonds. There are around 430 species spread throughout the northern temperate regions of the globe. Many members of the genus are widely cultivated for fruit and ornament.-Botany:Members of the genus...
americana, Prunus
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of trees and shrubs, which includes the plums, cherries, peaches, apricots and almonds. There are around 430 species spread throughout the northern temperate regions of the globe. Many members of the genus are widely cultivated for fruit and ornament.-Botany:Members of the genus...
maackii, Prunus
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of trees and shrubs, which includes the plums, cherries, peaches, apricots and almonds. There are around 430 species spread throughout the northern temperate regions of the globe. Many members of the genus are widely cultivated for fruit and ornament.-Botany:Members of the genus...
tomentosa, Prunus
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of trees and shrubs, which includes the plums, cherries, peaches, apricots and almonds. There are around 430 species spread throughout the northern temperate regions of the globe. Many members of the genus are widely cultivated for fruit and ornament.-Botany:Members of the genus...
virginiana, Prunus
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of trees and shrubs, which includes the plums, cherries, peaches, apricots and almonds. There are around 430 species spread throughout the northern temperate regions of the globe. Many members of the genus are widely cultivated for fruit and ornament.-Botany:Members of the genus...
x cistena, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus palustris, Rhamnus frangula
Rhamnus frangula
Frangula alnus, syn. Rhamnus frangula, the Alder Buckthorn, is a tall deciduous shrub in the family Rhamnaceae. It is native to Europe, northernmost Africa, and western Asia, from Ireland and Great Britain north to 68°N in Scandinavia, east to central Siberia and Xinjiang in western China, and...
, Rhus trilobata, Rhus typhina, Ribes
Ribes
Ribes is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants native throughout the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It is usually treated as the only genus in the family Grossulariaceae. Seven subgenera are recognized....
alpinum, Ribes
Ribes
Ribes is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants native throughout the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It is usually treated as the only genus in the family Grossulariaceae. Seven subgenera are recognized....
aureum, Rosa
Rose
A rose is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species. They form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers are large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows...
rugosa, Rosa
Rose
A rose is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species. They form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers are large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows...
spp., Salix alba, Salix pentandra, Salix purpurea, Sambucus canadensis, Shepherdia argentea, Sorbaria
Sorbaria
Sorbaria is a genus of around 9 species of flowering plants belong to family Rosaceae.-Species:*Sorbaria arborea*Sorbaria kirilowii*Sorbaria sorbifolia*Sorbaria tomentosa...
sorbifolia, Sorbus
Sorbus
Sorbus is a genus of about 100–200 species of trees and shrubs in the subfamily Maloideae of the Rose family Rosaceae. Species of Sorbus are commonly known as whitebeam, rowan, service tree, and mountain ash...
aucuparia, Sorbus
Sorbus
Sorbus is a genus of about 100–200 species of trees and shrubs in the subfamily Maloideae of the Rose family Rosaceae. Species of Sorbus are commonly known as whitebeam, rowan, service tree, and mountain ash...
x hybrida, Spiraea
Spiraea
Spiraea , is a genus of about 80-100 species of shrubs in the family Rosaceae, subfamily Spiraeoideae. They are native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere, with the greatest diversity in eastern Asia....
japonica, Spiraea
Spiraea
Spiraea , is a genus of about 80-100 species of shrubs in the family Rosaceae, subfamily Spiraeoideae. They are native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere, with the greatest diversity in eastern Asia....
x bumalda, Spiraea
Spiraea
Spiraea , is a genus of about 80-100 species of shrubs in the family Rosaceae, subfamily Spiraeoideae. They are native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere, with the greatest diversity in eastern Asia....
x vanhouttei, Syringa meyeri, Syringa reticulata, Syringa vulgaris, Syringa x chinensis, Taxus
Taxus
Taxus is a genus of yews, small coniferous trees or shrubs in the yew family Taxaceae. They are relatively slow-growing and can be very long-lived, and reach heights of 1-40 m, with trunk diameters of up to 4 m...
x media, Thuja
Thuja
Thuja is a genus of coniferous trees in the Cupressaceae . There are five species in the genus, two native to North America and three native to eastern Asia...
occidentalis 'Globosa', Thuja
Thuja
Thuja is a genus of coniferous trees in the Cupressaceae . There are five species in the genus, two native to North America and three native to eastern Asia...
occidentalis 'Pyramidalis', Thuja
Thuja
Thuja is a genus of coniferous trees in the Cupressaceae . There are five species in the genus, two native to North America and three native to eastern Asia...
occidentalis 'Techny', Thuja
Thuja
Thuja is a genus of coniferous trees in the Cupressaceae . There are five species in the genus, two native to North America and three native to eastern Asia...
occidentalis 'Woodwardii', Tilia
Tilia
Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The greatest species diversity is found in Asia, and the genus also occurs in Europe and eastern North America, but not western North America...
americana, Tilia
Tilia
Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The greatest species diversity is found in Asia, and the genus also occurs in Europe and eastern North America, but not western North America...
cordata, Ulmus americana, Viburnum
Viburnum
Viburnum is a genus of about 150–175 species of shrubs or small trees in the moschatel family, Adoxaceae. Its current classification is based on molecular phylogeny...
lantana, Viburnum
Viburnum
Viburnum is a genus of about 150–175 species of shrubs or small trees in the moschatel family, Adoxaceae. Its current classification is based on molecular phylogeny...
lentago, and Viburnum
Viburnum
Viburnum is a genus of about 150–175 species of shrubs or small trees in the moschatel family, Adoxaceae. Its current classification is based on molecular phylogeny...
trilobum.
External links
- Montana State University Bozeman Walking Tour - includes the Plant Growth Center with its indoor arboretum