George Landis Arboretum

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The George Landis Arboretum consists of 80 ha (200 acres), 16 ha (40 acres) of which are devoted to the collections and gardens overlooking the Schoharie Valley near Esperance, New York, USA. It contains approximately 2,000 labeled specimens, with plantings of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous perennials from around the world. The other areas consist of natural areas, woodlands and open fields, with 13 km (8 miles) of trails. The Arboretum is open free to the public, from dawn to dusk every day of the year.

1 History
2 Collection
3 External links
4 See also

[edit] History

Today's Arboretum dates back to 1928, when Fred Lape started planting trees in collaboration with plant collector George Landis. They collected plants from the wild, and by seed exchange with other nurseries, arboreta, and botanical gardens. Lape's propagation gave rise to a number of widely known cultivars including Rhododendron x 'Esperance', Syringa vulgaris 'Schoharie' (lilac), Chaenomeles speciosa 'George Landis' (quince), and some unnamed cultivars of Malus pumila var. niedzwetzkyana (crabapples). The 5000 sheet Baim Herbarium joined the Arboretum in 1990, with collections from the Adirondacks, northeastern and southeastern American states, and the South Pacific. It includes an almost complete flora of Schenectady County.

[edit] Collection

Landis collections include: beeches, Buckleya distichophylla, clematis, crab apples, firs, lilacs, oaks (14 species), pines, rhododendrons and azaleas, spruce, and dwarf conifers. The fir (Abies) collection is one of the most complete groupings of mature firs in the east, with sixteen species.

A detailed list of the species in its collections includes:

Abies alba, A. amabilis, A. balsamea, A. cephalonica, A. concolor, A. fraseri, A. grandis, A. holophylla, A. homolepis, A. lasiocarpa, A. nephrolepis, A. nordmanniana, A. pinsapo, A. procera, A. recurvata, A. sachalinensis
Acer campestre, A. cappadocicum, A. carpinifolium, A. diabolicum, A. ginnala, A. griseum, A. negundo, A. nikoense, A. palmatum, A. pensylvanicum, A. platanoides, A. rubrum, A. saccharinum, A. saccharum, A. spicatum, A. tataricum, A. truncatum
Actinidia arguta
Aesculus glabra, A. hippocastanum, A. parviflora, A. pavia
Akebia quinata
Alnus hirsuta
Amelanchier canadensis, A. laevis
Amorpha fruticosa
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata
Aralia spinosa
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Aronia arbutifolia, A. melanocarpa
Asimina triloba
Berberis amurensis, B. koreana, B. sieboldii, B. thunbergii
Betula alleghaniensis, B. papyrifera, B. pendula, B. populifolia
Buckleya distichophylla
Buxus microphylla, B. sempervirens
Callitropsis nootkatensis
Campsis radicans
Caragana sp
Carpinus betulus, C. caroliniana
Carya ovata
Caryopteris x clandonesis
Castanea crenata, C. dentata
Catalpa ovata, C. speciosa
Celastrus orbiculata
Celtis occidentalis
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Cercis canadensis, C. chinensis
Chaenomeles speciosa
Chamaecyparis obtusa, C. pisifera, C. thyoides
Chamaedaphne calyculata
Chionanthus virginicus
Cladrastis kentuckea
Clematis sp.
Clethra alnifolia
Cornus alternifolia, C. amomum, C. florida, C. kousa, C. mas, C. racemosa, C. rugosa, C. sericea
Corylus americana, C. colurna
Cotinus coggygria
Cotoneaster adpressus, C. apiculatus, C. horizontalis, C. wardii
Crataegus chrysocarpa, C. crus-galli, C. laevigata, C. mollis, C. phaenopyrum, C. viridis
Daphne cneorum, D. mezereum
Deutzia gracilis, D. scabra
Diospyros virginiana
Enkianthus campanulatus
Euonymus alatus, E. atropurpurea, E. europaea, E. kiautschovicus, E. oxyphylla, E. yedoensis
Exochorda racemosa
Fagus grandifolia, F. sylvatica
Forsythia x intermedia, F. ovata
Fothergilla major
Fraxinus america, F. excelsior, F. nigra, F. ornus, F. oxycarpa, F. pennsylvanica, F. quadrangulata, F. sieboldiana
Genista tinctoria
Ginkgo biloba
Gleditsia triacanthos
Gymnocladus dioicus
Halesia carolina
Hamamelis mollis, H. virginiana
Hibiscus syriacus
Hippophae rhamnoides
Hydrangea anomala, H. arborescens, H. paniculata, H. petiolaris, H. quercifolia
Ilex crenata, I. glabra, I. macropoda, I. opaca, I. verticillata, I. yunnanensis
Juglans cinerea, J. nigra, J. sieboldiana
Juniperus chinensis, J. communis, J. procumbens, J. rigida, J. squamata, J. virginiana
Kalmia latifolia
Kerria japonica
Koelreuteria paniculata
Larix decidua, L. gmelini, L. kaempferi, L. laricina, L. sibirica
Lespedeza cyrtobotrya, L. thunbergii
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Ligustrum amurense
Lindera benzoin
Liquidambar styraciflua
Liriodendron tulipifera
Lonicera dioica, L. korolkowii, L. quinquelocularis, L. ramosissima, L. serotina, L. syringantha
Lyonia ligustrina
Maackia amurensis
Maclura pomifera
Magnolia kobus, M. stellata, M. virginiana
Mahonia aquifolium
Malus baccata, M. floribunda, M. hupehensis, M. ioensis, M. pumila, M. sargentii, M. spectabilis, M. toringoides
Menispermum canadense
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Morus alba
Myrica gale
Neillia sinensis
Nemopanthus mucronatus
Nyssa sylvatica
Orixa japonica
Oxydendrum arboreum
Parrotia persica
Paxistima canbyi
Penstemon davidsonii menziesii
Periploca graeca
Phellodendron amurense
Philadelphus sp
Photinia villosa
Physocarpus opulifolius
Picea abies, P. alcoquiana, P. engelmannii, P. glauca, P jezoensis, P. mariana, P. obovata, P. omorika, P. orientalis, P. pungens, P. rubens, P. schrenkiana, P. sitchensis, P. torano, P. wilsonii
Pieris japonica
Pinus armandii, P. attenuata, P. banksiana, P. cembra, P. contorta, P. densiflora, P. echinata, P. flexilis, P. heldreichii, P. jeffreyi, P. koraiensis, P. mugo, P. nigra, P. parviflora, P. ponderosa, P. resinosa, P. rigida, P. strobus, P. sylvestris, P. tabuliformis, P. virginiana
Platanus occidentalis
Platycladus orientalis
Populus alba, P. deltoides, P. grandidentata, P. nigra, P. tremuloides
Potentilla fruticosa, P. villosa
Prunus americana, P. fruticosa, P. glandulosa, P. incisa, P. mahaleb, P. sargentii, P. serotina, P. spinosa, P. subhirtella, P. virginiana
Pseudolarix amabilis
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Ptelea trifoliata
Pyracantha coccinea
Pyrus calleryana, P. communis, P. salicifolia
Quercus acutissima, Q. alba, Q. bicolor, Q. coccinea, Q. imbricaria, Q. macrocarpa, Q. marilandica, Q. mongolica, Q. palustris, Q. petraea, Q. prinoides, Q. prinus, Q. robur, Q. rubra, Q. shumardii, Q. stellata, Q. velutina
Rhamnus cathartica, R. frangula, R. japonica
Rhododendron arborescens, R. bakeri, R. brachycarpum, R. brachycarpum, R. calendulaceum, R. canadense, R. carolinianum, R. catawbiense, R. dauricum, R. fauriei, R. fortunei, R. japonicum, R. kaempferi, R. keiskei, R. luteum, R. metternichii, R. mucronalatum, R. mucronulatum, R. schlippenbachii, R. smirnowii, R. sutchuenense, R. vaseyi, R. viscosum, R. yakusimanum, R. yedoense
Rhus typhina
Ribes odoratum
Rosa blanda, R. palustris, R. rubrifolia
Rubus odoratus
Salix alba, S. babylonica, S. caprea, S. helvetica, S. matsudana, S. melanostachys, S. purpurea
Sassafras albidum
Sciadopitys verticillata
Securinega suffruticosa
Sorbus alnifolia, S. americana, S. aria, S. aucuparia, S. discolor, S. matsumurana, S. scopulina
Spiraea bullata, S. japonica, S. thunbergii
Staphylea bumalda, S. colchica, S. trifolia
Stuartia pseudocamellia, S. sinensis
Styrax japonica
Symplocos paniculata
Syringa josikaea, S. komarowi, S. oblata, S. patula, S. pekinensis, S. reflexa, S. reticulata, S. sweginzowii, S. villosa, S. vulgaris, S. wolfi, S. yunnanensis
Tamarix parviflora
Taxodium distichum
Taxus baccata, T. cuspidata
Thuja koraiensis, T. occidentalis, T. plicata
Tilia americana, T. cordata
Tsuga canadensis, T. caroliniana
Ulmus americana, U. fulva, U. parvifolia, U. pumila
Vaccinium corymbosum
Vancouveria hexandra
Viburnum bitchiuense, V. cassinoides, V. dentatum, V. dilatatum, V. farreri, V. fragrans, V. hupehense, V. lantana, V. lentago, V. opulus, V. plicatum, V. rhytidophyllum, V. sargentii, V. trilobum
Weigela sp.
Zelkova serrata