Come Walk Among the Trees….
Our mission is to collect, maintain, and display a diverse palate of native and introduced woody plants for the purpose of educating the public, private, and educational sectors on their benefits, proper identification, planting and potential use in the landscape.
What’s In Bloom Today
The viburnums have begun to show their full glory this spring. Depending on the specie you select for your yard they can be tree or shrub form and have deciduous or evergreen leaves. Flowers can be white to pink producing drupe fruiting structures in colors of yellow, orange, red, black, purple and blue. Many viburnums are four season plants with their bright red fall color and fruits persisting into the winter months. Many flowers produced on viburnums can last for several weeks unlike the cherries, pears and crabapples flowering before them. An excellent reference guide to viburnums is Michael Dirr’s book Viburnums Flowering Shrubs for Every Season.
About
Draves Arboretum is a Level III ArbNet Accredited Arboretum and an American Conifer Society Reference Garden located in Darien, New York. Our tree collection hosts over 900 different woody species from all over the world, our collections bring together a vast array of trees and shrubs suited for Western New York’s unique growing conditions.
Become a Member
Here at the Arboretum, we are always growing: join our growing membership and be part of a vital conservation effort for this region as well as the world of trees.
