Welcome to our Arboretum!
The University of Connecticut Arboretum is a living laboratory supporting the academic mission and strategic vision of a top research institution. It is an asset of great beauty and scientific interest to the University community, the citizens of Connecticut, and to all campus visitors. Building upon the 'campus as arboretum' concept first developed by horticulture professor Alfred G. Gulley in 1894, the Arboretum has identified over 5,000 trees representing more than 425 different species and varieties, more than 90 unique genera, and dozens of trees of special interest. It is open to the public year-round and free of charge.
Our arboretum was accredited in 2024 as a Level II facility by ArbNet - the world's only international program of accreditation specific to arboreta. The University is extremely proud to join more than 2,400 arboreta worldwide listed in the Morton Register and unified with over 700 other accredited arboreta from at least 40 different countries around the world. It is also very thankful for the many years of volunteered efforts by its staff, community, and Arboretum Committee members with a shared vision and dedication to effective preservation and management of its on-campus specimens and forest resources.
Additionally in 2013, UConn became the first college in Connecticut and only the third school in New England designated as a Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, which now lists over 300 schools nationwide that have earned similar distinction for their commitment to tree conservation and preservation. The vast majority of those efforts at UConn come from staff at University Planning, Design & Construction and Facilities Operations, members of the UConn Arboretum Committee, and implementation of its collection policy and campus tree care plan.
Annually, UConn celebrates Earth Day with a class tree planting commemorating its first year students. The university also has a number of notable and unique tree species on campus that can be viewed on a self-guided walking tree tour.
Navigate this website to learn more about the wonderful trees and forests in our care.
Campus Tree Walk
UConn has a state-of-the-art guided campus tree walk. The guided tour takes about an hour to see trees of special interest. Click below to find a brochure to guide you.
Campus Tree Walk
Storrs Campus Tree Map
UConn's Tree Warden regularly updates and adjusts this GIS map of all the trees on UConn's campus. For an in-depth understanding of UConn's trees, check out this map by clicking the button below.
Campus Tree Map
About the Arboretum
Want to learn more about the University of Connecticut Arboretum? Look here! We thank all the hardworking faculty, staff, and students who help build and improve upon our trees.
About the Arboretum
The 1st
University/College in Connecticut to be named a Tree Campus USA
Over 5000
Trees in our care at the Storrs campus
24
Dedicated class tree plantings dating back to the 1800s
Land Acknowledgement
We would like to begin by acknowledging that the land on which we gather is the territory of the Eastern Pequot, Golden Hill Paugussett, Lenape, Mashantucket Pequot, Mohegan, Nipmuc, and Schaghticoke peoples who have stewarded this land throughout the generations. We thank them for their strength and resilience in protecting this land, and aspire to uphold our responsibilities according to their example.
Discover the Arboretum
A nationally recognized university for our care of our trees and our campus
Trees in the UConn News
