Hoyt Arboretum gives scientists and students access to specimens that are not available anywhere else in North America.  The 187-acre living museum is home to more than 8,000 trees and plants representing over 1,000 species (plus more than 600 cultivars) from around the world.   More than 60 species displayed at Hoyt are endangered in their native habitats. 

The Arboretum’s plant database, which contains information on the origin, history, growth, health and location of the individual specimens in the collection is maintained and updated by staff and volunteers and is a valuable community resource.

The Arboretum’s collections are planted in taxonomic families in accordance with a master plan and are grown from seeds collected in the wild.  Specimens within each collection are labeled so that students, scientists and visitors can find individual trees using the Plant Inventory Guide available at the Visitor Center. 

A library of over 800 horticultural books and periodicals in the Bill deWeese classroom is open to the public during Visitor Center hours.                

                   ~ About Hoyt Arboretum

                   ~ About Hoyt Arboretum Friends

                   ~ Plant Database

                   ~ 2002 Family Plan

                   ~ Library

                   ~ Plant Labels

                   ~ Plant Inventory Guide

                   ~ Rentals

                   ~ The Duncan Plan

                   ~ Conservation Stories