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Wildwood Arboretum Tree Map and Species List
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​A tour of historic, and diverse tree species growing throughout the Wildwood Cemetery and in nearby forested land. Located at 70 Strong Street in Amherst, MA with 85 acres of natural hillside, gravesites, woodlands and more. Established in 1887.

1. Butternut (Juglans cinerea)
2. Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
3. Larch (Larix)
4. Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)
5. White Oak (Quercus alba)
6. Cork (Quercus suber) -
Now considered invasive
7. Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata)
8. Elm (Ulmus)
9. Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
10. Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)
11. Katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum)
12. Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)
13. Red Oak Quercus rubra) - looking for the best one!
14. Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) -
Now considered invasive
15. Yew (Taxus baccata) - These are so big we're calling them trees!
16. Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
17. Norway Maple (Acer platanoides) - Now considered invasive
18. Beech (Fagus sylvatica)
19. Blue Spruce (Picea pungens)
20. Kousa Dogwood (Cornus kousa)
21. American Chestnut (Castanea dentata)
22. Locust (Genus robinia)
23. White Birch (Betula papyrifera)
24. Weeping Cherry (Prunus serrulata)
25. Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)
26. Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)
27. Pignut Hickory (Carya glabra)
28. American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)

29. Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) 
30. Pin Oak (Quercus palustris) 
31. White Ash (Fraxinus americana)
32. Black Gum (Nyssa sylvatica)
33. White Pine (Pinus strobus)
34. Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia)
35. Black Birch (Betula lenta)
36. Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
37. Sweet Gum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
38. Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)
39. Weeping Willow (Salix babylonica)
40. Linden (Tilia)
41. Sourwood (Oxydendrum)
42. White Fir (Abies concolor) 
43. River Birch (Betula nigra)
44. Winter King Hawthorn (Crataegus viridis)
45. Alders (Alnus)
46. Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
47. Pear Tree (Pyrus communis)
48. Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)
49. Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum)
50. Cherry (Prunus avium)
51. Rosy Teacups Dogwood (Cornus x elwinortonii 'KN144-2')

52. Weeping Cherry (Prunus serrulata)
53. Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)
54. Crabapple (Malus domestica)
55. Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum)
56. Ironwood or Eastern Hop-hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana)
57. Silver Birch (Betula pendula)
58. Poplar (Populus alba L)
59. Black Oak (Quercus velutina)
60. Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) 
61. Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
62. Norway Spruce (Picea abies)
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  • Home
  • Directions
  • Purchasing A Burial Space
  • Arranging a Burial
  • Contact and Making a Gift
  • History
  • Friends of Wildwood Cemetery, Inc.
    • Tree Preservation Tribute
    • Pollinator Garden Fund
    • UMass Partnerships
  • Memorial Garden Donated by Jim and Carol Conlon
  • Planting at Wildwood Cemetery
  • Tour Ideas at Wildwood and Arboretum Map
  • 2024 Art and Poetry Winners
  • Cemetery Association Information
    • CPA Roof Project
    • Capital Campaign for the Wildwood Maintenance Center
  • Green Burials
  • Info for Funeral Homes
  • Programming At Wildwood