SUNY Canton Arboretum
History Started planting in 2003 with Joe Kennedy’s permission Enjoyment/relaxation for me All season beautification of campus Educational for students and visitors Contribution to the school 150+ trees and perennials planted so far…..
Challenges Site selection Planting Mulching Watering Labeling…..breakage, switching Protecting (from deer, insects, students, 4 wheelers, building projects, weather, snow plowing)
Species selections Rare Hardy and borderline hardy Beauty Butterflies, hummingbirds Challenging to grow Faculty/student interest
Some unusual plants in Canton Dawn redwood Bald cypress Magnolia Redbud Tulip tree Sycamore Gingko Horsechestnut Yellow wood Catalpa Locust Mulberry Wisteria Butterfly bush Hibiscus Hydrangea Princess tree Paperbark maple Forsythia Japanese anemones Swamp milkweed
Dawn Redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Bald Cypress Taxodium distichium
Magnolia acuminata “Elizabeth”
Magnolia acuminata “Yellow bird”
Saucer magnolia Magnolia x soulangiana
Magnolia x loebneri “Leonard Messel”
Jane Magnolia M. liliiflora x M. stellata
Cucumber Magnolia Magnolia acuminata
Star Magnolia Magnolia stellata
Butterflies Magnolia
Redbud Cercis canadensis “Northland strain”
Tulip tree Liriodendron tulipifera
American Sycamore Platanus occidentalis
Gingko biloba
Common Horsechestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Red horsechestnut Aesculus x carnea “Briotii”
Red Buckeye Aesculus pavia
Yellowwood Cladrastis kentukea
Northern Catalpa Catalpa speciosa
Robinia pseudoacacia “Purple Robe Locust”
White Mulberry Morus alba
Wisteria floribunda “Lawrence” Wisteria macrostachya “Aunt Dee” Wisteria macrostachya “Blue Moon”
Butterfly bush Buddleia davidii
Butterfly bush Buddleia alternifolia
Hardy Hibiscus Hibiscus mosheutos
Rose of Sharon Hibiscus syriacus “Elsie Tupper”
Hydrangea macrophylla “Endless Summer”
Oakleaf hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia
Princess tree Paulownia tomentosa
Paperbark Maple Acer griseum
Forsythia “Meadowlark” Forsythia “Northern Gold”
Japanese anemone Anemone x hybrida
Swamp Milkweed Aesclepias incarnata
The future? Continue to plant…but at a slower pace Get donations to the College Foundation to help build a fund for future care Protect and preserve what I have done Work on an inventory for visitors Document plant material sources for the future