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Tag: crabapples

  • Sunday, September 10, 12:00 noon – Tour of Peters Hill

    Join Arnold Arboretum docent Kevin Schofield for a tour of Peters Hill on Sunday, September 10 at noon, as part of the Arboretum’s Second Sundays events. Learn about the history of this lesser-known corner of the landscape and the uniqueness of the plants that grow here, including white pines, dawn redwoods, bamboo, ginkgoes, larches and a truly magnificent crabapple collection. Free. Learn more at https://arboretum.harvard.edu/events/event-signup/?id=77994

    This tour will be on paved roads and will include some moderate hills. In the event of inclement weather, registrants will be notified. For more information, please call (617) 384-5209.

  • Sunday, October 19, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Collections Up Close: Considering Crabapples

    The Arnold Arboretum crabapple collection has long been recognized for its importance to the horticultural and scientific worlds. Because of the Arboretum’s many introductions and broad distribution of both cultivars and previously undiscovered Malus species from wild origin, it has been hailed as the “ ‘Mother Arboretum’ for flowering crabapples” (Fiala 1994). This collection remains popular with Arboretum visitors, especially during spring bloom and fall fruit display. Join the Arboretum on Sunday, October 19 from 1 – 3 in the crabapple collection on Peters Hill to enjoy a fall afternoon amid this historic collection. Activities will include a tour of the collection by our curatorial staff focusing on Arboretum-bred hybrid introductions, and information about pruning techniques and timing. For more information visit www.arboretum.harvard.edu.