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# The Westmoor Arboretum

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## Pages

- [Home](https://westmoorarboretum.org/) - The Westmoor Arboretum is a Level II ArbNet Arboretum located on the 162 acre grounds of Westmoor Park in West Hartford, CT. Guided and self-guided tree tours.
- [Guided Tree Tours](https://westmoorarboretum.org/guided-tree-tours/) - Guided Tree Tours of the Westmoor Arboretum are given in all four seasons. The tours are free, typically two hours, and given by Westmoor naturalists.
- [Dawn Redwood](https://westmoorarboretum.org/dawn-redwood/) - The Dawn Redwood is one of three species of deciduous conifer at the Westmoor Arboretum, and sheds its needles every fall after turning a light rust color.
- [Contact](https://westmoorarboretum.org/contact/) - Please contact The Westmoor Arboretum by phone or email with comments and suggestions regarding your visit, future classes and summer camps, or the Demo Farm.
- [Franklin Tree](https://westmoorarboretum.org/franklin-tree/) - The Franklin Tree has been extinct in the wild since 1803 and only maintained in Arboreta collections around the world. Named after Benjamin Franklin.
- [Map](https://westmoorarboretum.org/map/) - Map of the Westmoor Arboretum tree trail used for both guided and self-guided tree tours. Self guided tours of the Arboretum are available 365 days of the year.
- [List](https://westmoorarboretum.org/list/) - The Level II Westmoor Arboretum features 130 trees, woody plants and special exhibits. Open to the public, guided and Self-Guided Tours available.
- [About](https://westmoorarboretum.org/about/) - The Westmoor Arboretum received Level II ArbNet certification in 2024 and features 130 trees, woody plants, and special exhibits. Guided and Self-Guided tours.
- [Loblolly Pine](https://westmoorarboretum.org/loblolly-pine/) - Loblolly Pines native habitat is south of CT, but this stand of Loblollies was planted as a climate test in anticipation of increasing average temperatures.
- [Northern White Pine](https://westmoorarboretum.org/northern-white-pine/) - The Northern White Pine is one of the most valuable native trees in the northeastern United States. It is the largest native Pine in New England.
- [Scots-pine](https://westmoorarboretum.org/scots-pine/) - The Scots Pine is native to Eurasia, and was planted by Charles and Leila Hunter in the 1950s. The Hunters were the original benefactors of Westmoor Park.
- [Credits](https://westmoorarboretum.org/credits/) - Bill Gleason and Douglas Jackson led the team that designed the Westmoor Level II Arboretum, earned ArbNet certification, and created the Self-Guided Tree Tour.
- [Red Oak Coppice](https://westmoorarboretum.org/red-oak-2/) - This Red Oak at Westmoor Park had a DBH of 46 inches, but was felled by the second of two storm events (2023). It is now a Coppice esperiment project.
- [Sourwood](https://westmoorarboretum.org/sourwood-2/) - The Sourwood tree is a native tree to most of the southern United States but is cold hardy to Zone 5 and does well in CT winters. Sourwood honey a plus.
- [Fringe Tree](https://westmoorarboretum.org/fringe-tree/) - The Fringe Tree, Chionanthus virginicus, is native to the central and southern states of the U.S. and was planted at the Arboretum to test climate adaptability.
- [Flowering Dogwood Row](https://westmoorarboretum.org/flowering-dogwood-row/) - The Flowering Dogwoods at Westmoor are arranged in a Plantation style Row planting, and date back to the original benefactors of the Park.
- [American Hornbeam](https://westmoorarboretum.org/american-hornbeam/) - American Hornbeam, also known as muscle wood or ironwood, is a small tree well suited to front yard or side yard plantings. Shade tolerant and very dense wood.
- [Giant Sequoia](https://westmoorarboretum.org/giant-sequoia/) - Giant Sequoia, Sequoia giganteum, is native to the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. It is cold tolerant but needs water.
- [Burr Oak](https://westmoorarboretum.org/burr-oak/) - The Burr Oak, Quercus macrocarpa, was planted at The Westmoor Arboretum in 2003 by Douglas Jackson and is a native keystone species for attracting wildlife.
- [Japanese Zelcova Row](https://westmoorarboretum.org/japanese-zelcova-row/) - In the Arboretum, there are 24 stately Japanese Zelcova trees planted in a row. Their habit of vase-shaped branching is similar to that of American Elm.
- [Ginkgo](https://westmoorarboretum.org/ginkgo/) - Ginkgo trees are as fascinating as the species is old (290 million years). Almost everything about the tree is unusual: leaf pegs, leaves, and life span.
- [Carolina Silverbell](https://westmoorarboretum.org/carolina-silverbell/) - The Carolina Silverbell is a unique part of the Arboretum's collection with spectacular spring foliage and a rare, uniquely shaped, 4-winged fruit in summer.
- [Douglas Fir](https://westmoorarboretum.org/douglas-fir/) - The Douglas Fir is a towering tree in the western U.S., (up to 250 ft.) but rarely reaches 80 ft. in the East. Very unusual cones with three-pointed bracts.
- [Crimson King](https://westmoorarboretum.org/crimson-king/) - Crimson Kings are a grafted cultivar of Norway Maple and both are considered invasive in most states in the U.S. The Arboretum maintains 3 specimens for study.
- [Eastern Red Cedar](https://westmoorarboretum.org/eastern-red-cedar/) - Eastern Red Cedar is a dioecious tree (this one female) that bears small, berry-like fruit that are a magnet for birds and wildlife. Keystone species.
- [Japanese Maple](https://westmoorarboretum.org/japanese-maple/) - This venerable Japanese Maple is over a century old and is recognized as a CT Notable Tree. The Westmoor Arboretum has four species of Maple trees in a row.
- [White Birch](https://westmoorarboretum.org/white-birch/) - The White Birch is a Northeast native ornamental tree with brilliant white bark and interesting seasonal patters for leaves and flowers.
- [Saucer Magnolia](https://westmoorarboretum.org/saucer-magnolia/) - The Saucer Magnolia has saucer-like flowers and is an order of ancient trees which existed millions of years before bees. Double insulation protects flowers.
- [Pin Oak](https://westmoorarboretum.org/pin-oak/) - Quercus palustris, the Pin Oak, is part of the Keystone Corner of The Westmoor Arboretum and contains 3 keystone species of mature native trees - all in a row.
- [Red Bud](https://westmoorarboretum.org/red-bud/) - The Red Bud tree, Cercis canadensis, is one of the first trees to produce light purple/red buds and striking flowers in Spring. It is also a keystone species.
- [QR Code](https://westmoorarboretum.org/qr-code/) - LIST MAP Westmoor Arboretum QR Code Credits
- [westmoor](https://westmoorarboretum.org/westmoor/) - The Westmoor Arboretum Self-Guided Tree Tour QR CODE TO SHARE Directions to Westmoor Park 119 Flagg Road, West Hartford, CT 06117 Park Hours: Daily, 7 AM to Dusk START The Trail STARTS at the MAIN Entrance to the Park at the tree marked SCOTS PINE. MAP See a MAP of all 66 Trees featured on
- [Weeping Katsura](https://westmoorarboretum.org/weeping-katsura/) - The Weeping Katsura tree is a fine four season specimen with distinctive Spring color and a medley of different colors in Fall. Dioecious tree, male
- [The Grove](https://westmoorarboretum.org/the-grove/) - The Grove is an unusual area of the Arboretum as most of the trees here have been planted in row style since 1. Maples, Honey Locust, American Sycamore.
- [Kousa Dogwood](https://westmoorarboretum.org/kousa-dogwood/) - The Kousa Dogwood, native to Japan and Korea, is frequently planted as an ornamental in CT landscapes. Cornus kousa. Planted at The Westmoor Arboretum, 2012.
- [American Beech](https://westmoorarboretum.org/american-beech/) - The American Beech tree is an iconic part of the American landscape with striking bark, beech nuts in fall, and deep shade during summer months.
- [Red Buckeye](https://westmoorarboretum.org/red-buckeye/) - The Red Buckeye is a small tree with spectacular red Spring flowers. It belongs to the Soapberry family of trees which include chestnuts and buckeyes.
- [Weeping Cherry](https://westmoorarboretum.org/weeping-cherry/) - The Weeping Cherry, also called a Weeping Higan Cherry, is a grafted cultivar from Japan which produces beautiful Cherry blossoms every Spring.
- [Crabapple](https://westmoorarboretum.org/crabapple/) - The Westmoor Arboretum's Crabapple was planted in 1990 and while small, continues to produce both blossoms and fruit. Magne for Lepidoptera (moths/butterflies)
- [White Spruce](https://westmoorarboretum.org/white-spruce/) - White Spruce, Picea glauca, is a hardy native tree of Canada and the northern U.S. Life span is 250 years, and it is a valuable timber and pulpwood tree.
- [Cedar of Lebanon](https://westmoorarboretum.org/cedar-of-lebanon/) - The Cedar of Lebanon tree is steeped in history dating back to the Phoenicians and extremely long-lived in its native habitat. Two specimens at the Arboretum.
- [White Oak](https://westmoorarboretum.org/white-oak/) - The White Oak, Quercus alba, is one of the most valuable trees in the U.S. It is a keystone species ranked #1 in its support of a broad and complex food chain.
- [European Larch](https://westmoorarboretum.org/european-larch/) - The European Larch is the third species of deciduous conifer found at the Arboretum and distinguished by thousands of cones which remain on the tree for years.
- [Bald Cypress](https://westmoorarboretum.org/bald-cypress/) - The Bald Cypress is one of three species of deciduous conifers in the Westmoor Arboretum. Brilliant fall color and then it drops all of its needles every year
- [Common Sweetgum](https://westmoorarboretum.org/common-sweetgum/) - Common Sweetgum is an impressive tree in all seasons with spiked fruit called "gumballs" on or around the tree for much of the year.
- [Sugar Pine](https://westmoorarboretum.org/sugar-pine/) - Sugar Pine is the tallest and largest species of Pine Trees. The tree was planted at the Westmoor Arboretum to plan and test for for future climate viability.
- [Black Birch](https://westmoorarboretum.org/black-birch/) - This Black Birch tree is one of the oldest trees in the Arboretum and may live to be 250 years old. Black Birch is a wonderful native keystone species.
- [Persimmon Trees](https://westmoorarboretum.org/persimmon-tree/) - There are three young Persimmon trees in the Arboretum, and all are female. Persimmon is a dioecious tree - male and female flowers appear on different trees.
- [Eastern Hemlock](https://westmoorarboretum.org/eastern-hemlock/) - Eastern Hemlocks were once one of most numerous and valuable trees in Eastern forests but the invasive introduction of the Woolly Adelgid has devastated trees.
- [London Planetree](https://westmoorarboretum.org/london-planetree/) - The London Planetree is a cross (hybrid) of American Sycamore and the Asian Planetree popularized in the smoky cities of the late 1600s in London & Madrid.
- [Kanzan Cherry](https://westmoorarboretum.org/kanzan-cherry/) - The Kanzan Cherry, native to Japan, is one of the most popularly planted ornamental trees in the U.S. Typical life span is less than 50 years,.
- [American Sycamore](https://westmoorarboretum.org/american-sycamore/) - American Sycamore is a wonderful American tree with distinctive bark and seed balls, very large leaves, and attractive fall color in some years.
- [Bitternut Hickory](https://westmoorarboretum.org/bitternut-hickory/) - The Bitternut Hickory features a soaring canopy typical of an Oak Hickory forest, tons of bitter nuts for wildlife, and unusual, brilliant fall color.
- [Shagbark Hickory](https://westmoorarboretum.org/shagbark-hickory/) - Shagbark Hickory is easily recognized by its shaggy bark and large hickory nuts. Bright big catkins and tiny flowers in Spring, plus exceptional fall foliage.
- [Star Magnolia](https://westmoorarboretum.org/star-magnolia/) - Star Magnolia, Magnolia stellata, is named after the star shape of its very early, white spring flower. The tree has unusual buds, flowers, and fruit.
- [Kentucky Coffee Tree](https://westmoorarboretum.org/kentucky-coffee-tree/) - The Kentucky Coffee Tree, Gymnocladus dioicus, is one of the more unique trees at the Arboretum and features bipinnate compound leaves and excellent fall color.
- [Siebold Viburnum](https://westmoorarboretum.org/siebold-viburnum/) - The Siebold Viburnum, Viburnum sieboldii, is a CT Notable Tree featuring unusual spring flowers, branching structure, and summer fruit.
- [Sugar Maple](https://westmoorarboretum.org/sugar-maple/) - The Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum, is one of the longest lived maple trees and can reach 250 years of age. It is a keystone species of tree.
- [Red Maple](https://westmoorarboretum.org/red-maple/) - The Red Maple, Acer rubrum, comprises 14 percent of the trees in the state of CT and features early spring flowers and samaras, plus spectacular fall foliage.
- [Mountain Laurel](https://westmoorarboretum.org/mountain-laurel/) - Mountain Laurel, Kalmia latifolia, is the State Flower of CT and features amazing late spring blooms. It is a broadleaf evergreen and keeps its leaves all year
- [Paperbark Maple](https://westmoorarboretum.org/paperbark-maple/) - Paperbark Maple tree, Acer griseum, is an unusual maple with compound leaves that features beautiful peeling red bark. Also called the blood bark tree.
- [Westmoor Park & Arboretum Directions](https://westmoorarboretum.org/directions/) - The Westmoor Arboretum is part of the 162 acre Westmoor Park located at 119 Flagg Road, West Hartford, CT 06117. This is the directions page using Google Maps.
- [Black Cherry](https://westmoorarboretum.org/black-cherry/) - The Black Cherry tree, Prunus serotina, is a keystone native species of tree which provides sustenance for bacteria, fungi, insects, birds, and mammals.
- [Red Oak](https://westmoorarboretum.org/red-oak/) - Red Oak, Quercus rubra, is one of the most important trees and is a keystone species which supports more than 400 species of wildlife.
- [Purple Smoke Tree](https://westmoorarboretum.org/purple-smoke-tree/) - The Royal Purple Smoke Tree, Cotinus coggygria, is an ornamental non-native tree which produces a cluster of stems and panicles which resemble smoke in summer.
- [Black Walnut](https://westmoorarboretum.org/black-walnut/) - Black Walnut trees are prized for their valuable lumber and feature large nuts which drop from the tree in early fall.
- [Norway Maple](https://westmoorarboretum.org/norway-maple/) - The Norway Maple was widely planted in many areas in the U.S. before it was known as an invasive species which threatens native trees and shrubs.
- [Blue Spruce](https://westmoorarboretum.org/blue-spruce/) - The Colorado Blue Spruce, Picea pungens, is native to the Rocky Mountains but frequently grown in the east. These trees were planted by Charles Hunter.
- [Japanese Stewartia](https://westmoorarboretum.org/japanese-stewartia/) - Japanese Stewartia is a non-native ornamental with showy white flowers (camellia like) in Spring and an inconspicuous fruit in fall. Winter bark is attractive.
- [White Ash](https://westmoorarboretum.org/white-ash/) - The entrance to Westmoor Park and Arboretum is guarded by a 100 plus year old White Ash tree. The tree is being treated for EAB (Emerald Ash Borer).
- [Copper Beech](https://westmoorarboretum.org/copper-beech/) - The massive Copper Beech is the largest diameter (DBH) tree in our 162 acre Park and Arboretum but it is not the oldest. Copper Beeches are fast growing trees.
- [Honey Locust](https://westmoorarboretum.org/honey-locust/) - This male Honey Locust is a mature, thorn-less tree which features fuzzy spring catkins and a stately winter habit. Fall color can be spectacular.
- [The Orchard](https://westmoorarboretum.org/the-orchard/) - This fenced-in area of the Arboretum is known as The Orchard and is home to 14 fruiting trees (Apple, Pear, Peach) and also currants, strawberries, and others.
- [Norway Spruce](https://westmoorarboretum.org/norway-spruce/) - The Norway Spruce is an evergreen conifer widely planted in the U.S. since 1860 with a pyramid shape. It features the largest cones of any Spruce tree.
- [Pear Tree](https://westmoorarboretum.org/pear-tree/)
- [Apple Trees](https://westmoorarboretum.org/apple-trees/)