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Trees and Shrubs - Botanical Name/Common Name
Below is a list of trees and shrubs that can be seen at The Brenton Arboretum. The list includes the botanical name of the plant or tree and the common name of the tree or plant. Click on the botanical name to view more information and photos of the tree or shrub.
Botanical Name |
Common Name |
| Abeliophyllum distichum | White Forsythia |
| Abies balsamea | Balsam Fir |
| Abies concolor | White (Concolor) Fir |
| Abies homolepis | Nikko Fir |
| Acer campestre | Hedge Maple |
| Acer freemanii | Freeman Maple |
| Acer freemanii 'Jeffersred' | Autumn Blaze® Freeman Maple |
| Acer negundo | Boxelder |
| Acer nigrum | Black Maple |
| Acer nigrum 'Greencolumn' | 'Greencolumn' Black Maple |
| Acer rubrum | Red Maple |
| Acer rubrum 'Franksred' | Red Sunset® Red Maple |
| Acer rubrum 'Magnificent Magenta' | Burgundy Belle® Red Maple |
| Acer rubrum 'Northwood' | 'Northwood' Red Maple |
| Acer rubrum 'Polara' | Rubyfrost® Red Maple |
| Acer saccharinum | Silver Maple |
| Acer saccharinum 'Silver Queen' | 'Silver Queen' Silver Maple |
| Acer saccharinum 'Silver Cloud' | 'Silver Cloud' Silver Maple |
| Acer saccharum | Sugar Maple |
| Acer saccharum 'Legacy' | 'Legacy' Sugar Maple |
| Acer saccharum 'Bailsta' | Fall Fiesta Sugar Maple |
| Acer saccharum nigrum 'Platti' | Fall RedT Black Sugar Maple |
| Acer spicatum | Mountain Maple |
| Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala | Amur Maple |
| Aesculus glabra | Ohio Buckeye |
| Aesculus ´'Homestead' | 'Homestead' Buckeye |
| Aesculus hippocastanum | Common Horsechestnut |
| Aesculus hippocastanum 'Baumannii' | Baumann's Horsechestnut |
| Aesculus parviflora | Bottlebrush Buckeye |
| Aesculus pavia | Red Buckeye |
| Alnus Species | Alders |
| Alnus glutinosa | European Black Alder |
| Alnus rugosa | Speckled Alder |
| Amelanchier Species | Serviceberry |
| Amelanchier alnifolia | Saskatoon Serviceberry |
| Amelanchier arborea | Downy Serviceberrry |
| Amelanchier ´grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance' | 'Autumn Brilliance' Apple Serviceberry |
| Amelanchier humilis | Low Serviceberry |
| Amelanchier interior | Inland Serviceberry |
| Amelanchier laevis | Allegheny Serviceberry |
| Amelanchier sanguinea | Sand Serviceberry |
| Amorpha fruticosa | Indigo Bush |
| Aronia melanocarpa | Glossy Black Chokeberry |
| Asimina triloba 'Taytwo' | 'Taytwo' Pawpaw |
| Asimina triloba | Pawpaw |
| Betula alleghaniensis | Yellow Birch |
| Betula glandulifera | Swamp Birch |
| Betula nigra 'Cully' | Heritage® River Birch |
| Betula papyrifera | Paper Birch |
| Carpinus caroliniana | American Hornbeam |
| Carya Species | Hickory |
| Carya cordiformis | Bitternut Hickory |
| Carya glabra | Pignut Hickory |
| Carya illinoinensis | Pecan |
| Carya laciniosa | Shellbark Hickory |
| Carya ovata | Shagbark Hickory |
| Carya tomentosa | Mockernut Hickory |
| Castanea dentata | American Chestnut |
| Castanea mollissima 'Abundance' | 'Abundance' Chinese Chestnut |
| Castanea mollissima | Chinese Chestnut |
| Catalpa speciosa | Northern Catalpa |
| Ceanothus americanus | New Jersey Tea |
| Celtis occidentalis | Common Hackberry |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis | Buttonbush |
| Cercidiphyllum japonicum | Katsuratree |
| Cercis canadensis | Eastern Redbud |
| Cercis canadensis 'Silver Cloud' | 'Silver Cloud' Eastern Redbud |
| Chionanthus virginicus | White Fringetree |
| Cladrastis kentuckea | American Yellowwood |
| Cornus alternifolia | Pagoda Dogwood |
| Cornus amomum ssp obliqua | Silky Dogwood |
| Cornus drummondii | Rough-leaved Dogwood |
| Cornus stolonifera | Red-Osier Dogwood |
| Corylus americana | American Hazelnut |
| Corylus cornuta | Beaked Hazelnut |
| Cotinus coggygria | Common Smoketree |
| Cotinus coggygria 'Purpureus' | Purple Smoketree |
| Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple' | 'Royal Purple' Common Smoketree |
| Cotinus obovatus | American Smoketree |
| Crataegus crus-galli | Cockspur Hawthorn |
| Crataegus mollis | Downy Hawthorn |
| Crataegus succulenta | Fleshy Hawthorn |
| Diervilla lonicera | Bush Honeysuckle |
| Diospyros virginiana | Common Persimmon |
| Euonymus atropurpureus | Wahoo |
| Fagus grandifolia | American Beech |
| Forsythia viridissima 'Bronxensis' | 'Bronxensis' Greenstem Forsythia |
| Fraxinus americana | White Ash |
| Fraxinus americana 'Jeffnor' | Northern BlazeT White Ash |
| Fraxinus americana 'Junginger' | Autumn Purple® White Ash |
| Fraxinus americana 'Rosehill' | 'Rosehill' White Ash |
| Fraxinus americana 'Tures' | Windy CityT White Ash |
| Fraxinus nigra 'Fallgold' | 'Fallgold' Black Ash |
| Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Green Ash |
| Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Patmore' | 'Patmore' Green Ash |
| Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Summit' | 'Summit' Green Ash |
| Fraxinus quadrangulata | Blue Ash |
| Ginkgo biloba | Ginkgo |
| Ginkgo biloba (female) | Female Ginkgo |
| Ginkgo biloba 'Autumn Gold' | 'Autumn Gold' Ginkgo |
| Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis 'Skycole' | Skyline® Thornless Common Honeylocust |
| Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis 'Suncole' | Sunburst® Thornless Common Honeylocust |
| Gymnocladus dioicus | Kentucky Coffeetree |
| Hamamelis virginiana | Common Witchhazel |
| Hydrangea quercifolia | Oakleaf Hydrangea |
| Hypericum prolificum | Shrubby St. John's Wort |
| Ilex verticillata | Winterberry |
| Juglans cinerea | Butternut |
| Juglans nigra | Black Walnut |
| Juniperus communis var. depressa | Common Juniper |
| Juniperus horizontalis | Creeping Juniper |
| Juniperus procumbens | Japanese Garden Juniper |
| Juniperus scopulorum | 'Gray Gleam' Rocky Mountain Juniper |
| Juniperus scopulorum 'Sutherland' | 'Sutherland' Rocky Mountain Juniper |
| Juniperus virginiana | Eastern Redcedar |
| Juniperus virginiana 'Hillspire' | 'Hillspire' Eastern Redcedar |
| Kerria japonica | Japenese Kerria |
| Koelreuteria paniculata | Goldenrain Tree |
| Larix decidua | European Larch |
| Liquidambar styraciflua 'Moraine' | 'Moraine' American Sweetgum |
| Liquidambar styraciflua | American Sweetgum |
| Liriodendron tulipifera | Tuliptree |
| Lonicera prolifera | Yellow Honeysuckle |
| Lonicera xylosteum 'Emerald Mound' | 'Emerald Mound' European Fly Honeysuckle |
| Maclura pomifera | Osage-orange |
| Magnolia acuminata | Cucumbertree Magnolia |
| Malus | Crabapple |
| Malus 'Adirondack' | 'Adirondack' Flowering Crabapple |
| Malus ´zumi 'Calocarpa' | Redbud Crabapple |
| Malus 'Adams' | 'Adams' Flowering Crabapple |
| Malus 'Camzam' | Camelot® Flowering Crabapple |
| Malus 'Cardinal' | 'Cardinal' Flowering Crabapple |
| Malus 'Coralcole' | Coralburst® Flowering Crabapple |
| Malus 'David' | 'David' Flowering Crabapple |
| Malus 'Hargazam' | Harvest Gold® Flowering Crabapple |
| Malus 'Indian Magic' | 'Indian Magic' Flowering Crabapple |
| Malus 'Jewelcole' | Red Jewel® Flowering Crabapple |
| Malus 'Lanzam' | Lancelot® Flowering Crabapple |
| Malus 'Louisa' | 'Louisa' Flowering Crabapple |
| Malus 'Malazam' | Molten Lava® Flowering Crabapple |
| Malus 'Parrsi' | Pink PrincessT Flowering Crabapple |
| Malus 'Prairifire' | 'Prairifire' Flowering Crabapple |
| Malus 'Purple Prince' | 'Purple Prince' Flowering Crabapple |
| Malus 'Sinai Fire' | 'Sinai Fire' Flowering Crabapple |
| Malus 'Sutyzam' | Sugar Tyme® Flowering Crabapple |
| Malus 'Donald Wyman' | 'Donald Wyman' Flowering Crabapple |
| Malus floribunda | Japanese Flowering Crabapple |
| Malus ioensis | Iowa Crabapple |
| Malus 'Red Splendor' | 'Red Splendor' Flowering Crabapple |
| Malus sargentii | Sargent Flowering Crabapple |
| Malus transitoria 'Schmidtcutleaf' | Golden Raindrops® Flowering Crabapple |
| Metasequoia glyptostroboides | Dawn Redwood |
| Morus australis | Japanese Mulberry |
| Nyssa sylvatica | Black Tupelo |
| Ostrya virginiana | American Hophornbeam |
| Parrotia persica | Persian Parrotia |
| Phellodendron amurense | Amur Corktree |
| Physocarpus opulifolius | Golden Ninebark |
| Picea abies | Norway Spruce |
| Picea glauca | White Spruce |
| Picea glauca 'Densata' | Black Hills Spruce |
| Picea omorika | Serbian Spruce |
| Picea pungens | Colorado Spruce |
| Pinus banksiana | Jack Pine |
| Pinus bungeana | Lacebark Pine |
| Pinus cembra | Swiss Stone Pine |
| Pinus flexilis | Limber Pine |
| Pinus mugo | Mugo Pine |
| Pinus ponderosa | Ponderosa Pine |
| Pinus resinosa | Red Pine |
| Pinus strobus | Eastern White Pine |
| Pinus sylvestris | Scots Pine |
| Pinus tabuliformis | Chinese Pine |
| Platanus ´acerifolia 'Bloodgood' | 'Bloodgood' London Planetree |
| Platanus occidentalis | American Planetree (Sycamore) |
| Populus deltoides | Eastern Cottonwood |
| Populus deltoides 'Siouxland' | 'Siouxland' Eastern Cottonwood |
| Populus grandidentata | Bigtooth Aspen |
| Populus tomentosa ´ alba | "" |
| Populus tremuloides | Quaking Aspen |
| Prunus americana | American Red Plum |
| Prunus besseyi | Western Sandcherry |
| Prunus nigra | Canada Plum |
| Prunus pensylvanica | Pin Cherry |
| Prunus pumila | Eastern Sandcherry |
| Prunus sargentii | Sargent Cherry |
| Prunus serotina | Black Cherry |
| Prunus virginiana | Common Chokecherry |
| Pseudotsuga menziesii | Douglasfir |
| Ptelea trifoliata | Hoptree |
| Pyrus bretschneideri | Bretschneider Pear |
| Pyrus ussuriensis 'Mountain Frost' | 'Mountain Frost' Ussurian Pear |
| Pyrus ussuriensis 'Prairie Gem' | 'Prairie Gem' Ussurian Pear |
| Quercus ´bebbiana | Q. alba ´ Q. macrocarpa |
| Quercus ´schuettei | Q. bicolor ´ Q. macrocarpa |
| Quercus alba | White Oak |
| Quercus bicolor | Swamp White Oak |
| Quercus coccinea | Scarlet Oak |
| Quercus ellipsoidalis | Northern Pin Oak |
| Quercus imbricaria | Shingle Oak |
| Quercus macrocarpa | Bur Oak |
| Quercus marilandica | Blackjack Oak |
| Quercus muehlenbergii | Chinkapin Oak |
| Quercus palustris | Pin Oak |
| Quercus prinoides | Dwarf Chinkapin Oak |
| Quercus prinus | Chestnut Oak |
| Quercus robur | English Oak |
| Quercus rubra | Red Oak |
| Quercus stellata | Post Oak |
| Quercus velutina | Black Oak |
| Rhus aromatica 'Gro-low' | 'Gro-low' Fragrant Sumac |
| Rhus copallina | Shining Sumac |
| Rhus glabra | Smooth Sumac |
| Rhus typhina | Staghorn Sumac |
| Ribes alpinum | Green Mound' Alpine Currant |
| Robinia pseudoacacia | Black Locust |
| Salix ´'Prairie Cascade' | 'Prairie Cascade' Willow |
| Salix amygdaloides | Peach Leaf Willow |
| Salix bebbiana | Bebb Willow |
| Salix discolor | Pussy Willow |
| Salix humilis | Prairie Willow |
| Salix interior | Sandbar Willow |
| Salix lucida | Shining Willow |
| Salix nigra | Black Willow |
| Salix petiolaris | Slender Willow |
| Salix rigida | Rigid Willow |
| Salix sericea | Silky Willow |
| Sambucus canadensis | Elderberry |
| Sassafras albidum | Sassafras |
| Shepherdia argentea | Buffalo Berry |
| Sorbus aucuparia | European Mountainash |
| Spiraea alba | Meadowsweet Spirea |
| Spiraea japonica 'Shirobana' | 'Shirobana' Japanese Spirea |
| Staphylea trifolia | Bladdernut |
| Styphnolobium japonicum | Japanese Pagodatree |
| Symphoricarpos albus | Snowberry |
| Symphoricarpos occidentalis | Wolfberry |
| Symphoricarpos orbiculatus | Coralberry |
| Syringa 'Bailbelle' | TinkerbelleT Lilac |
| Syringa microphylla 'Superba' | 'Superba' Littleleaf Lilac |
| Syringa patula 'Miss Kim' | 'Miss Kim' Manchurian Lilac |
| Syringa pekinensis | Pekin Lilac |
| Syringa reticulata | Japanese Tree Lilac |
| Taxodium distichum | Common Baldcypress |
| Taxodium distichum 'Pendens' | Weeping-Tip Common Baldcypress |
| Thuja occidentalis 'Degroots Spire' | 'Degroots Spire'American Arborvitae |
| Thuja occidentalis 'Pyramidalis' | 'Pyramidal' American Arborvitae |
| Thuja occidentalis 'Shermanii' | 'Sherman' American Arborvitae |
| Thuja occidentalis 'Techny' | 'Techny' American Arborvitae |
| Tilia americana 'Redmond' | 'Redmond' American Linden |
| Tilia americana | American Linden (Basswood) |
| Tilia cordata 'Baileyi' | Shamrock® Littleleaf Linden |
| Tilia cordata 'PNI 6025' | Greenspire® Littleleaf Linden |
| Tilia mongolica 'Harvest Gold' | 'Harvest Gold' Mongolian Linden |
| Tilia tomentosa 'Sashazam' | Satin ShadowT Silver Linden |
| Tilia tomentosa 'Wandell' | Sterling Silver® Silver Linden |
| Tilia tomentosa | Silver Linden |
| Tsuga canadensis | Eastern Hemlock |
| Ulmus ´'Morton Red Tip' | Danada CharmT Elm |
| Ulmus americana 'New Harmony' | 'New Harmony'American Elm |
| Ulmus americana 'Princeton' | 'Princeton' American Elm |
| Ulmus americana 'Valley Forge' | 'Valley Forge' American Elm |
| Ulmus davidiana var. japonica 'Discovery' | Discovery Elm |
| Ulmus davidiana | David Elm |
| Ulmus japonica ´ Ulmus wilsoniana 'Morton' | AccoladeT Elm |
| Ulmus laevis | Russian Elm |
| Ulmus parvifolia | Lacebark Elm |
| Ulmus parvifolia 'Hallelujah' | 'Hallelujah' Lacebark Elm |
| Ulmus parvifolia 'Glory' | 'Glory' Lacebark Elm |
| Ulmus prunifolia | "" |
| Ulmus pumila ´ japonica ´ davidiana | 'Henry Tree'Hybrid Elm |
| Ulmus rubra | Slippery Elm |
| Ulmus thomasii | Rock Elm |
| Ulmus wilsoniana | Wilson Elm |
| Viburnum ´burkwoodii | Burkwood Viburnum |
| Viburnum ´juddii | Judd Viburnum |
| Viburnum dentatum | Arrowwood Viburnum |
| Viburnum lentago | Nannyberry Viburnum |
| Viburnum molle | Kentucky Viburnum |
| Viburnum prunifolium | Blackhaw Viburnum |
| Viburnum rafinesquianum | Downy Viburnum |
| Viburnum trilobum | Highbush Cranberry |
| Zanthoxylum americanum | Prickly-ash |
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The Brenton Arboretum
25141 260th St. Dallas Center, Iowa 50063 515-992-4211 |
Hours
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Open 9:00 am to sunset Closed Mondays Admission is free |