UConn Arboretum Tours

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On Saturday June 6, 2026, Arboretum Committee members Eileen McHugh, Nick Pettit and Greg Tormey (retired) led a tour of the UConn Arboretum.  The walk was sponsored by the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History.  The two-hour, one mile walk included 32 common and unusual trees and focused on trees in the Heritage District of UConn’s Storrs campus.

Tree Planting for the Graduating Class of 2029

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On Monday, April 27, 2026 UConn Arboretum Committee members Kate Larsen, Eileen McHugh, Patrick McKee, Matt Opel, and Andy Zhang joined over 20 students in the annual class tree planting for the graduating Class of 2029.  UConn Facility arborists and Arboretum Committee members Bill Bates and Brian Murray prepared for the tree planting the week before.  See the Class Tree Planting Tab on our website.

The University of Connecticut Arboretum Campus Tree Guide Updated

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The University of Connecticut Arboretum has updated and published the Third Edition of the Campus Tree Guide now available on our Website* For this edition we divided the walking tour into three loops of one hour each and picked a starting point that connects with the most visited places on the Storrs Campus:  The Dairy Bar, the Student Union and Downtown/Storrs Center.  Though our focus remains on our unique and notable trees, including Class Trees and Connecticut State Champion and Notable Trees, we included stops at more commonly known trees to reach a wider audience of tree enthusiasts.  The Campus Tree Tour is available as a pdf in two sizes, the original tabloid version and a second letter size version formatted for home printers.  The Campus Tree Guide is also shown on the online map and can be more easily viewed by turning off the All Standing Trees layers.

*Design – Virge Kask; preparation of text:  Sean Vasington, Eileen McHugh, Mark Brand, Wesley Ayers III, Greg Anderson