CITY PARK
Arboretum
City Park Arboretum
Fort Collins City Park has a highly diverse tree species population and a unique collection of
young and older trees. Due to its outstanding diversity and beauty, City Park was designated
as the Fort Collins official arboretum in 1992. There are over 1000 trees in the 76 acre park
representing over 220 species and varieties. 31 are native. 7 are State Champion or second
place for size. Many new unique trees have been planted over the last 35 years. The
arboretum offers hours of tree viewing pleasure.
A few of the many unique and/or uncommon trees found in the park:
Giant Sequoia
Incense Cedar
European Larch
Siberian Larch
Hickory
Alligator Juniper
Lacebark Pine
Weeping Alaska Cedar
Soapberry
State Champions and 2nd Place trees:
Purple Smoke Tree
Hedge Maple
Amur Cork Tree
Lacebark Elm
Oakleaf Mountain Ash
Tamarack
Korean Evodia
Weeping Mulberry
Seven Sun Flower Tree
Lanceleaf Cottonwood
Canyon Maple
Norther Red Oak – 2nd
White Spruce
European Larch
Thomson Blue Spruce
White Ash – 2nd
Certain trees on the tour are indicated by:
Native Trees - *
Champions - !
Revised 2015
This self-guided tree tour of the City Park Arboretum is available at the Parks Department at
413 S. Bryan Ave.
E1
E2
E3
Mugo Pine
Pinus mugo
Lacebark Pine
Pinus bungeana
Purple Smoke Tree
Cotinus coggygria Royal Purple
E4
E5
E6
E7
E8
E9
E10
E11
E12
E13
E14
E15
E16
E17
E18
E19
E20
E21
E22
Ivory Silk Japanese Tree Lilac
Syringa reticulata Ivory Silk
Narrow Leaf Cottonwood *
Populus angustifolia
Amur Maple
Acer ginnala
Caddo Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum Caddo
Westminster Globe English Oak
Quercus robur Westminster Globe
Cornelian Cherry
Cornus mas
Kousa Dogwood
Cornus kousa
Euonymus
Euonymus bungeana
Lacey Oak
Quercus laceyi
Texas Buckeye
Aesculus arguta
Hedge Maple
Acer campestre
New Mexico Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum var. manzano
Chinkapin Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
Silver Linden
Tilia tomentosa
Western Catalpa
Catalpa speciosa
Subalpine Fir *
Abies lasiocarpa
Persian / Durmast Oak
Quercus macranthera x petraea
Bur Oak *
Quercus macrocarpa
Prestige Linden
Tilia cordata Prestige
E23
E24
E25
E26
E27
E28
E29
E30
E31
E32
E33
E34
E35
E36
E37
E38
E39
E40
E41
E42
E43
E44
Chalkbark Elm
Ulmus propinqua
Pinyon Pine *
Pinus edulis
Tea Crabapple
Malus hupenhensis
Siberian Larch
Larix siberica
Cumulus Serviceberry
Amelanchier x grandiflora Cumulus
White Fir *
Abies concolor
Fraser Fir
Abies fraseri
Siebold Maple
Acer sieboldianum
Grand Fir
Abies grandis
Radiant Crabapple
Malus Radiant
European Beech
Fagus sylvatica
Amur Corktree
Phellodendron amurense
Persian Oak
Quercus macranthera
Black Hawthorn
Crataegus douglasii var. rivularis
Persimmons
Diospyros virginian
Oriental White Oak
Quercus aliena
Crimson Spire Oak
Quercus x bimundorum Crimson Spire
Fleshy Hawthorn
Crataegus succulenta
Nordmann Fir
Abies nordmannia
Schwedler Maple
Acer platanoides schwedleri
Sunburst Honeylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos Sunburst
Crabapple
Malus sp.
E45
E46
E47
E48
E49
E50
E51
E52
E53
E54
E55
E56
E57
E58
E59
E60
E61
E62
E63
E64
E65
E66
Lanceleaf Cottonwood * !
Populus x acuminata
Rocky Mountain Birch *
Betula occidentalis
Oriental Spruce
Picea orientalis
Lacebark Elm
Ulmus parvifolia
Saskatoon Serviceberry *
Amelanchier alnifolia
Black Ash
Fraxinus nigra
Soapberry
Sapindus drummondii
Black Locust
Robinia psuedoacacia
American Plum *
Prunus americana
Pacific Sunset Maple
Acer truncatum x A. platanoides
Pacific Sunset
Scotch Pine
Pinus sylvestris
Oregon Ash
Fraxinus latifolia
Paperbark Maple
Acer griseum
Canyon Maple * !
Acer grandidentatum
Gambel Oak *
Quercus gambelii
Rocky Mountain Juniper *
Juniperus scopulorum
Possumhaw
Ilex decidua Grace
Brandon Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis Brandon
Alaska Cedar
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis
Shumard Oak
Quercus shumardii
Lavelle Hawthorn
Crataegus x lavallei
Texas Red Oak
Quercus buckleyi
E67
D68
D69
D70
D71
A72
A73
A74
A75
A76
A77
A78
A79
A80
A81
A82
A83
A84
A85
A86
A87
A88
Pagoda Dogwood
Cornus alternifolia
Manchurian Ash
Fraxinus mandshurica
David Elm
Ulmus davidiana
Dakota Centennial Green Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Dakota Centennial
Plains Cottonwood *
Populus deltoids monolifera
Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba
Cimmaron Ash
Fraxinus americana Cimmaron
May Day Tree
Prunus padus
Seven Sun Flower Tree
Heptacodium miconioides
Oakleaf Mountain Ash
Sorbus x thuringiaca Quercifolia
Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
White Ash
Fraxinus americana
Legacy Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum Legacy
Green Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Skymaster English Oak
Quercus robur Skymaster
Swamp White Oak
Quercus bicolor
Glenleven Linden
Tilia x flavescens glenleven
Bur / English Oak
Quercus bimundorum
David Elm
Ulmus davidiana
Ohio Buckeye
Aesculus glabra
Mongolian Oak
Quercus Mongolica
Littleleaf Linden
Tilia cordata
A89
A90
A91
A92
A93
A94
A95
B96
B97
B98
B99
B100
B101
B102
B103
B104
B105
B106
B107
B108
B109
B110
American Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
Northern Red Oak !
Quercus rubra
Scale buster American Elm
Ulmus Americana Scale Buster
Bloodtwig Dogwood
Cornus sanguinea
Red Horse Chestnut
Aesculus x carnea Briotii
White Spruce* !
Picea glauca
Wintergreen Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis Hertz Wintergreen
Techny Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis Techny
Beech
Fagus sylvatica
American Linden
Tilia americana
Augustine Ascending Elm
Ulmus americana Augustine Ascending
Green Mountain Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum Green Mountain
American Linden
Tilia Americana
Russian Mountain Ash
Sorbus aucuparia Rossica
Showy Mountain Ash
Sorbus decora
Hackberry *
Celtis occidentalis
Beaked Hazelnut
Corylus cornuta
American Mountain Ash
Sorbus americana
English Oak
Quercus robur
Fastigiate English Oak
Quercus robur Fastigiata
Cardinal Royal Mountain Ash
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal
Kentucky Coffeetree
Gymnocladus dioicus
B111
B112
B113
B114
B115
B116
B117
B118
C119
C120
C121
C122
C123
C124
C125
C126
C127
C128
C129
C130
C131
C132
Black Hills Spruce
Picea glauca var. densata
Norway Spruce
Picea abies
Tulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera
Incense Cedar
Calocedrus decurrens
Horsechestnut
Aesculus hippocastanum
Giant Sequoia
Sequoiadendron giganteum
Eastern Redbud
Cercis Canadensis
Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum
European Larch !
Larix decidua
Colorado Blue Spruce *
Picea pungens
Shantung Maple
Acer truncatum
Blue Ash
Fraxinus quadrangulata
Purpleleaf Plum
Prunus cerasifera Atropurpurea
Coralburst Crabapple
Malus Coralburst
Swamp/Bur Oak Hybrid
Quercus bicolor x Q. macrocarpa.
Sentry American Linden
Tilia americana Sentry
Utah Juniper *
Juniperus osteosperma
Bur/Gambel Oak Hybrid
Quercus x mazei
Swamp White Oak
Quercus bicolor
Vanderwolf’s Pine
Pinus flexilis Vanderwolf’s Pyramid
State Street Maple
Acer miyabei State Street
Corkbark Fir *
Abies lasiocarpa var. arizonica
C133 Weeping Alaska Cedar
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis Pendula
C134 Korean Pine
Pinus koraiensis
C135 Summit Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Summit
C136 Purple European Beech
Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Purple
C137 Tamarack
Larix laricina
C138 Amur Cork Tree
Phellodendron amurense
C139 Indian Summer Crabapple
Malus Indian Summer
C140 Plains Cottonwood *
Populus sargentii
C141 Red Baron Crabapple
Malus Red Baron
C142 Prairie Spire Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Prairie Spire
C143 Himalayan Ceder
Cedras deodara Karl Fuchs
C144 Graves Red Oak
Quercus gravesii
C145 Honeylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos
C146 New Mexican Privet
Forestieria neomexicana
C147 Boxelder *
Acer negundo
C148 Greenspire Linden
Tilia cordata Greenspire
C149 Fairview Linden
Tilia cordata Fairview
C150 Bur/Turbinella Oak Hybrid
Quercus macrocarpa x Q. turbinella
C151 Autumn Blaze Pear
Pyrus calleryana Autumn Blaze
C152 Ponderosa Pine *
Pinus ponderosa
C153 Jeffrey Pine
Pinus jeffreyi
C154 Austrian Pine
Pinus nigra
C155 Espresso Kentucky Coffeetree
Gymnocladus dioicus Espresso
C156 Royal Red Maple
Acer platanoides Royal Red
C157 Alligator Juniper
Juniperus deppeana
C158 Velvet Pillar Crabapple
Malus Velvet Pillar
C159 Chinkapin Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
C160 Sensation Boxelder
Acer negundo Sensation
C161 Vanguard Crabapple
Malus Vanguard
C162 Dolgo Crabapple
Malus Dolga
C163 Colorado Blue Spruce *
Picea pungens
C164 Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus
C165 Yellow Buckeye
Aesculus flava
C166 Thomsen Blue Spruce !
Picea pungens Thomsen
C167 Tatarian Maple
Acer tataricum
C168 Bur / White Oak
Quercus x bebbiana
C169 Snowbird Hawthorn
Crataegus x mordenensis Snowbird
C170 Bristlecone Pine *
Pinus aristata
C171 Redmond Linden
Tilia americana Redmond
C172 Three-Flowered Maple
Acer triflorum
C173 Southwestern White Pine *
Pinus strobiformis
C174 Winter King Hawthorn
Crataegus viridis Winter King
C175 Chinese Catalpa
Catalpa ovata
C176 Indian Magic Crabapple
Malus Indian Magic
C177 Norlin Linden
Tilia cordata Norlin
C178 Dropmore Linden
Tilia x flavescens Dropmore
C179 Arizona Cypress
Cupressus arizonica
C180 Browns Hican hickory
Carya x brownii
C181 Japanese Tree Lilac
Syringa reticulata
C182 Limber Pine *
Pinus flexilis
C183 Ussarian Pear
Pyrus ussuriensis
C184 Marshall Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall
C185 Korean Evodia
Evodia danielii
C186 Mancana Ash
Fraxinus mandshurica Mancana
C187 Peking Lilac Tree
Syringa pekinensis
C188 Des Fontaines Cherry
Prunus x fontanesiana
C189 Corkbark Fir *
Abies lasiocarpa var. arizonica
C190 Weeping Mulberry
Morus alba Pendula
D191 Autumn Purple Ash
Fraxinus americana Autumn Purple
D192 Swedish Whitebeam Tree
Sorbus intermedia
D193 Engelmann Spruce *
Picea engelmannii
D194 Baker Blue Spruce
Picea pungens Bakeri
D195 Wavyleaf Oak
Quercus x undulata
D196 Douglas Fir *
Pseudotsuga menziesii
D197 Modoc Cypress
Cupreses Bakeri
D198 Shellbark Hickory
Carya laciniosa
D199 One-seed Juniper *
Juniperus monosperma
D200 David Crabapple
Malus David
D201 Thunderchild Crabapple
Malus Thunderchild
D202 Tatarian Hot Wings Maple
Acer tataricum Hot Wings
D203 Wavyleaf Oak
Quercus undulata
D204 Pussy Willow *
Salix caprea
D205 Centurion Crabapple
Malus Centurion
D206 Norway Maple
Acer platanoides
D207 Sucker Punch Chokecherry *
Prunus x virginiana Sucker Punch
D208 Adams Crabapple
Malus Adams
D209 Discovery Elm
Ulmus japonica Discovery
D210 Radiant Crabapple
Malus Radiant
D211 Meyers Spruce
Picea meyeri
D212 Peking Tree Lilac
Syringa pekinensis
D213 Fat Albert Spruce
Picea pungens Fat Albert
D214 White Willow
Salix alba
D215 Peachleaf Willow *
Salix amygdaloides