(August 1-15)

Visitor’s Center:       

Erigeron glaucus  (Seaside Daisy; Beach Aster)

Eschscholzia californica  (California Poppy)

Choisya ternata  (Mexican Orange)

Eucomis autumnalis  (Pineapple Lily)

Throughout the Arboretum:  

Rubus parviflorus  (Thimbleberry)

Vaccinium parvifolium (Red Huckleberry)

Epilobium angustifolium  (Fireweed)

Ranunculus repens  (Creeping Buttercup)

Chrysanthemum leucanthemum  (Oxeye Daisy)     

Smilacina racemosa  (False Soloman’s-Seal)-in berry

Disporum hookeri  (Hooker’s Fairy Bells)-in berry

On Magnolia Trail:    

Magnolia grandiflora ‘Bull Bay’

On Beech Trail:          

Ptelea trifoliata  (Hop Tree)–seed pods

Winter Garden:         

Erica cinerea ‘C.D. Eason’  (Bell Heather)

Calluna vulgaris ‘Silver Knight’ (Scots Heather)

On Cherry Trail:        

Albizia julibrissin  (Silk Tree)

Kalopanax septemlopus  (Castor Aralia)

Sorbus americana (American Mountain Ash)

S. aucuparia  (European Mountain Ash)

Vietnam Memorial:   

Cornus canadensis (Bunchberry) – in fruit&flower

Potentilla fruticosa ‘Moonlight’ (Shrubby Cinquefoil)

Rosa rugosa (Japanese Rose) and other rose hybrids

Spiraea x bumalda ‘Anthony Waterer’

Spiraea japonica ‘Shirobana’ (Japanese Spiraea)

Cornus alternifolia  (Pagoda Dogwood)-in fruit

Walnut Trail:             

Sambucus caerulea  (Blue Elderberry)

Spruce Trail:             

Sequoiadendron giganteum ‘pendulem’  (Weeping Sequoia)

Wildwood Trail:         

Hibiscus syriacus  (Rose of Sharon)-near Holly trail

Prunus serrulata  (Oriental Cherry)-near Cherry trail

Creek Trail:               

Adiatum pedatum  (Maidenhair Fern)

Bray Lane:                

Metasequoia glyptostroboides  (Dawn Redwood)

Oregon heritage tree

(August 16 – 31)

Visitor’s Center:         

Punica granatum ‘Nana’ (Dwarf Pomegranate) –

Trumpet-shaped Orange flowers.

Eucomis autumnalis (Pineapple Lily) – Single, thick spire of many star-shaped flowers.

Correa cvs. ‘Dusky Bells’ (Australian Fuchsia) – This plant can bloom with tubular pink flowers for many months.                 

Wildwood Trail:           

Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis (Honey Locust) –

Look for the large, curling seedpods.

Cherry Trail:               

Prunus serrula (Birch-Bark Cherry) – Notice the

striking golden-red, shiny bark. 

Walnut Trail:                  

Crataegus x lavallei  (Carriere Hawthorn) – Tufts of silvery green lichen compliment the glossy green leaves.                                          

Maple Trail:                

Acer tataricum ssp. ginnala  (Tatarian Maple) –

Rosy-pink samaras.

Dogwood Trail:           

Paulownia tomentosa (Empress Tree) – This tree has

large, heart-shaped leaves complimented with clusters

of big tear- drop fruit capsules.

Cornus alternifolia (Pagoda Dogwood) – The bright red stems of the fruit stand out on this dogwood.

Vietnam Memorial:     

Aucuba japonica ‘Variegata’  (Spotted Laurel) –Tall

shrub with green leaves mottled with golden-yellow. 

Prunus laurocerasus ‘Otto Luyken’ (Otto Luyken

Laurel Cherry) – Oblong upright leaves with berry color

developing from green to red to purple-black.

Hemlock Trail:                 

Tsuga canadensis var. pendula (Weeping Eastern

Hemlock) –-Compare this low growing, umbrella-shaped

form with the Western and Canadian hemlocks on this

trail.

Creek Trail:                     

Phyllostachys heteroclada (Bamboo) – The golden

yellow leaves are attached to stems more than an inch

thick.

Redwood Trail:               

Picea breweriana (Brewer’s Weeping Spruce) –

Needled branchlets have a graceful, dripping effect.