University of New Mexico Arboretum
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The University of New Mexico Arboretum is an arboretum
extending throughout the University of New Mexico
campus in Albuquerque, New Mexico
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The arboretum contains some 320 species of woody plant
s, including Albizia julibrissin
, Buxus microphylla
japonica, Campsis radicans, Cercis canadensis, Chilopsis
linearis, Cotoneaster
lacteus, Cupressus arizonica
, Forestiera
neomexicana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Fraxinus velutina
, Ginkgo biloba, Gleditsia triacanthos inermis, Hedera helix
, Juniperus communis
, Juniperus sabina
'Broadmoor', Koelreuteria paniculata
, Morus alba 'Pendula', Nandina domestica, Photinia
serrulata, Pinus mugo
, Pinus nigra, Pinus ponderosa, Pinus sylvestris, Platanus × hispanica, Poa pratensis
, Populus canadensis 'Eugenii'
, Populus tremuloides
, Rhaphiolepis indica
, Salix babylonica, Ulmus pumila, Vitex agnus-castus
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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...
extending throughout the University of New Mexico
University of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico at Albuquerque is a public research university located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. It is the state's flagship research institution...
campus in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
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The arboretum contains some 320 species of woody plant
Woody plant
A woody plant is a plant that uses wood as its structural tissue. These are typically perennial plants whose stems and larger roots are reinforced with wood produced adjacent to the vascular tissues. The main stem, larger branches, and roots of these plants are usually covered by a layer of...
s, including Albizia julibrissin
Albizia julibrissin
Albizia julibrissin is a species of legume in the genus Albizia, native to southwestern and eastern Asia, from Persia east to China and Korea...
, Buxus microphylla
Buxus microphylla
Buxus microphylla is a species of Buxus native to Japan and Taiwan.It is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 2–3 m tall...
japonica, Campsis radicans, Cercis canadensis, Chilopsis
Chilopsis
Chilopsis is a genus of flowering plant, containing a single species, Chilopsis linearis. It is a small tree native to the southwestern United States and Mexico...
linearis, 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...
lacteus, Cupressus arizonica
Cupressus arizonica
Cupressus arizonica, the Arizona Cypress, is a species of cypress native to the southwest of North America, in the United States in Arizona, southwest New Mexico, southern California, and the Chisos Mountains of west Texas, and in Mexico in Coahuila, Chihuahua, Durango, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas and...
, Forestiera
Forestiera
Forestiera is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants in the olive family, Oleaceae. Members of the genus are often called swampprivets. Most are shrubs.-Selected species:...
neomexicana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Fraxinus velutina
Fraxinus velutina
Fraxinus velutina is a species of Fraxinus native to southwestern North America, in the United States from southern California east to Texas, and in Mexico from northern Baja California east to Coahuila and Nuevo León.-Description:Fraxinus velutina is a small deciduous tree growing to 10 m tall,...
, Ginkgo biloba, Gleditsia triacanthos inermis, Hedera helix
Hedera helix
Hedera helix is a species of ivy native to most of Europe and western Asia. It is labeled as an invasive species in a number of areas where it has been introduced.-Description:...
, Juniperus communis
Juniperus communis
Juniperus communis, the Common Juniper, is a species in the genus Juniperus, in the family Cupressaceae. It has the largest range of any woody plant, throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere from the Arctic south in mountains to around 30°N latitude in North America, Europe and Asia.-...
, Juniperus sabina
Juniperus sabina
Juniperus sabina is a species of juniper native to the mountains of central and southern Europe and western and central Asia, from Spain east to eastern Siberia, typically growing at altitudes of 1,000-3,300 m....
'Broadmoor', Koelreuteria paniculata
Koelreuteria paniculata
Koelreuteria paniculata, with the common name Goldenrain tree, is a species of Koelreuteria native to eastern Asia, in China and Korea...
, Morus alba 'Pendula', Nandina domestica, Photinia
Photinia
Photinia is a genus of about 40-60 species of small trees and large shrubs in the Rosaceae family. As interpreted here, they are restricted to warm temperate Asia, from the Himalaya east to Japan and south to India and Thailand, but some botanists also include the closely related North American...
serrulata, Pinus mugo
Mountain Pine
Pinus mugo, the Mountain Pine or Mugo Pine, is a high-altitude European pine, found in the Pyrenees, Alps, Erzgebirge, Carpathians, northern Apennines and Balkan Peninsula mountains from 1,000 m to 2,200 m, occasionally as low as 200 m in the north of the range in Germany and Poland, and as high...
, Pinus nigra, Pinus ponderosa, Pinus sylvestris, Platanus × hispanica, Poa pratensis
Smooth Meadow-grass
Poa pratensis, commonly known as Kentucky Bluegrass, Smooth Meadow-grass, or Common Meadow-grass, is a perennial species of grass native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa.-General description:...
, Populus canadensis 'Eugenii'
Black Poplar
Populus nigra, the black poplar, is a species of cottonwood poplar, the type species of section Aigeiros of the genus Populus, native to Europe, southwest and central Asia, and northwest Africa....
, Populus tremuloides
Populus tremuloides
Populus tremuloides is a deciduous tree native to cooler areas of North America, commonly called quaking aspen, trembling aspen, American aspen, and Quakies,. The trees have tall trunks, up to 25 metres, with smooth pale bark, scarred with black. The glossy green leaves, dull beneath, become golden...
, Rhaphiolepis indica
Rhaphiolepis indica
Indian Hawthorn or India Hawthorn is an evergreen shrub in the family Rosaceae. The species is from southern China, grown for its decorative pink flowers, and is popular in bonsai culture. The fruit is edible when cooked, and can be used to make jam.Indian Hawthorn is a mainstay horticultural...
, Salix babylonica, Ulmus pumila, Vitex agnus-castus
Vitex agnus-castus
Vitex agnus-castus, also called Vitex, Chaste Tree, Chasteberry, Abraham's Balm or Monk's Pepper, is a native of the Mediterranean region. It is one of the few temperate-zone species of Vitex, which is on the whole a genus of tropical and sub-tropical flowering plants...
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