Meet the Trees: The Beeches | September 17, 2019
Meet the Trees: The Beeches by Claire Corcoran All but one of the beeches in our Parks are cultivars [...]
July 17, 2019 | Summer Party
More than 200 parks supporters braved their way through a heavy thunderstorm to attend the Friends’ Summer Party at [...]
Meet the Trees | The Linden and the Story of a Crutch
The Friends’ consulting arborist, Norm Helie, noticed a growing number of people taking photos while sitting on a long horizontal [...]
Witch Hazel in the Public Garden | February 16, 2019
Witch hazel Hamamelis virginiana The first bright sign of spring in the Public Garden every year, already out now! [...]
Meet the Trees: The American Fringe Tree and Chinese Fringe Tree | June 18, 2018
Tree sponsors Beatrice and Peter Nessen pose next to the Chinese fringe tree in the Public Garden [...]
Meet the Trees: American Sycamore | June 18, 2018
The sycamore, native to North America, is an easily recognizable deciduous tree because of its many distinctive features. They [...]
Meet the Trees: Cherry Tree | March 14, 2018
The surest sign of spring is the cloud of gorgeous pink cherry blossoms throughout the Public Garden as well [...]
Meet the Trees: The Weeping Willow | January 17, 2018
By Margaret Pokorny Weeping Willow (Salix Babylonica) The great willows in the Public Garden are the instantly recognizable iconic trees with [...]
Meet the Trees: Ginkgo Biloba | Oct. 14, 2016
By Sherley Smith The ginkgo tree is the oldest living tree species in the world. It is a botanical [...]
Buds and Bulbs: Impact of Late Season Snow | April 19, 2016
By Claire Corcoran What impact, if any, will the recent late-season snow and sudden unseasonably cold temperatures have on [...]
