Mission
Tree Walk Guide
ARBORETUM
Chester M Alter
Scientific Name
Alnus tenuifolia
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Fraxinus americana
Taxodium distichum
Fagus sylvatica ‘Cuprea’
Fagus sylvatica
Fagus sylvatica ‘Asplenifolia’
Fagus sylvatica
Fagus sylvativa ‘Roseomarginata’
Betula pendula gracilis
Betula pendula
Betula nigra ‘Cully’
Betula occidentalis
Betula platyphylla ‘Whitespire’
Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Purple Robe’
Acer negundo
Aesculus parviflora
Aesculus glabra
Aesculus flava
Rhamnus frangula ‘Columnaris’
Kalopanax septemlobus
Catalpa ovata
Catalpa speciosa
Cedrus libani
Prunus serrulata
Prunus cerasus ‘Montmorency’
Prunus x ‘Snofozam’
Prunus virginiana ‘Canada Red’
Gymnocladus dioicus
Phellodendron amurense
Populus deltoides var. occidentalis
Populus deltoides
Populus deltoides ‘Siouxland’
Malus ‘Brandywine’
Malus ‘Coralcole’
Malus x
Malus x ‘Indian Magic’
Malus x ‘Prairiefire’
Malus ‘Radiant’
Malus sargentii ‘Tina’
Malus ‘Spring Snow’
Cupressus arizonica
Cornus kousa
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Euonymus atropurpureus
Ulmus japonica x wilsoniana ‘Morton’
Ulmus parvifolia ‘Emer II’
Ulmus americana
Ulmus americana ‘Frontier’
Ulmus americana ‘New Harmony’
Ulmus x ‘Pioneer’
Ulmus wilsoniana ‘Prospector’
Ulmus pumila
Ulmus ‘Morton Glossy’
Corlyus colurna
Abies koreana
Abies concolor
Chionanthus retusus
Chionanthus virginicus
Ginkgo biloba
Koelreuteria paniculata
Eucommia ulmoides
Crataegus crusgalli
The University of Denver’s Chester M Alter Arboretum
was created in 1999 under the leadership of thenChancellor Daniel L. Ritchie to honor the legacy of the
institution’s 12th chancellor. The Arboretum is home to
about 2,239 trees representing more than 250 species and
varieties, as well as dozens of shrub species that provide
the landscape with year-round interest. In addition to
some historically significant mature trees, the Arboretum
includes eight state champions, the largest specimens of a
particular species growing in Colorado.
Common Name
Alder, Thinleaf
Ash, Green
Ash, White
Baldcypress, Common
Beech, Copper
Beech, European
Beech, Fernleaf
Beech, Green
Beech, Tricolor
Birch, Cutleaf Weeping
Birch, European White
Birch, Heritage River
Birch, Water
Birch, Whitespire
Black Locust, Purple Robe
Boxelder
Buckeye, Bottlebrush
Buckeye, Ohio
Buckeye, Yellow Buckthorn, European ‘Columnar’
Castor Aralia
Catalpa, Chinese
Catalpa, Western
Cedar of Lebanon
Cherry, Japanese Flowering
Cherry, Montmorency
Cherry, Weeping Snow Fountains Chokecherry, Canada Red
Coffeetree, Kentucky
Corktree, Amur
Cottonwood, Eastern
Cottonwood, Plains
Cottonwood, Siouxland
Crabapple, Brandywine
Crabapple, Coralburst
Crabapple, Flowering
Crabapple, Indian Magic
Crabapple, Prairiefire
Crabapple, Radiant
Crabapple, Sargent Tina
Crabapple, Spring Snow
Cypress, Arizona
Dogwood, Kousa
Douglas Fir
Eastern Wahoo
Elm, Accolade
Elm, Allee
Elm, American Elm, Frontier
Elm, New Harmony
Elm, Pioneer
Elm, Prospector
Elm, Siberian
Elm, Triumph
Filbert, Turkish
Fir, Korean
Fir, White
Fringetree, Chinese
Fringetree, White
Ginkgo Goldenrain Tree
Hardy Rubber Tree
Hawthorn, Cockspur
The Arboretum uses two types of labels--display labels
and accession labels. Display labels are for the public to
learn a little more about the tree. Only certain trees of
particular interest have display labels staked into the
ground. State Champion trees’ display labels have a QR
code that will take you to a web page providing more
information about the tree species. A tree is deemed a
State Champion by the Colorado Tree Coalition if it is
the largest of its species in the state of Colorado. Accession labels are for curatorial and research purposes. All trees in the arboretum have accession labels
attached to a limb or trunk.
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Issue date 5/27/14
For more information on
the arboretum, donations, and tours visit us at
www.du.edu/arboretum or call (303)-871-2200
Chester M Alter Arboretum
(Sample Accession Label)
Accession Number
Scientific Name
Grid Number
(Sample Display Label)
QR Code
(Champion Trees
only)
Common Name
Scientific Name
Family
Origin
The Arboretum is open year-round to the public and
is sustained by the generosity of its alumni and friends.
Now, more than ever, donations play a critical role in
keeping the arboretum flourishing. Make a difference
with an online donation to sustain our campus gem.
Support the Arboretum
The Arboretum exists to curate and maintain a recognized collection of woody plants that enhances the
campus environment, provide research and education
opportunities and promote sustainability. The mission is
to provide structure and methods to preserve, manage,
and enhance the historic urban forest on the University
of Denver’s campus. Sound and effective land stewardship
practices shall be demonstrated through curation and
enhancement of the campus biodiversity.
Reading Plant Labels
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Common Name
Hawthorn, Crimson Cloud
Hawthorn, Downy
Hawthorn, Russian
Hawthorn, Toba
Hawthorn, Washington
Hawthorn, Winter King
Honeylocust, Imperial
Honeylocust, Thornless
Hop Hornbeam
Hornbeam, American
Hornbeam, Columnar European
Hornbeam, Japanese
Horsechestnut, Common
Horsechestnut, Red
Japanese Pagoda Tree
Katsura Tree
Katsura Tree
Kentucy Coffee Tree
Linden, American
Linden, Bigleaf
Linden, Littleleaf
Linden, Sterling Silver
London Plane Tree
Maackia, Amur
Cucumbertree
Magnolia, Galaxy
Magnolia, Loebner
Magnolia, Saucer
Maple, Amur
Maple, Autumn Blaze
Maple, Crimson Sentry Norway
Maple, Green Mountain Sugar
Maple, Hot Wings
Maple, Japanese Emperor I
Maple, Japanese Red Dragon
Maple, Japanese Virdis
Maple, Manchurian
Maple, Norway
Maple, Paperbark
Maple, Pattern Perfect
Maple, Rocky Mountain Glow
Maple, Shantung
Maple, Sienna Glen
Maple, State Street
Maple, Sycamore
Maple, Trident
Mayday Tree
Mountainash, European
Mountainash, Oakleaf
Mulberry, Weeping
Oak, Bur
Oak, Chinkapin
Oak, Columnar English
Oak, English
Oak, Gambel
Oak, Northern Pin
Oak, Northern Red
Oak, Pin
Oak, Regal Prince
Oak, Sawtooth
Oak, Scarlet
Oak, Shingle
Oak, Shumard
Scientific Name
Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’
Crataegus mollis
Crataegus ambigua
Crataegus x mordenensis ‘Toba’
Crataegus phaenopyrum
Crataegus virdis ‘Winter King’
Gleditsia triacanthos inermis ‘Imperial’
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis
Ostrya virginiana
Carpinus caroliniana
Carpinus betulus ‘Columnaris’
Carpinus japonica
Aesculus hippocastanum
Aesculus x carnea ‘Briotii’
Sophora japonica
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Strawberry’
Gymnocladus dioicus
Tilia americana ‘Redmond’
Tilia platyphyllos
Tilia cordata ‘Greenspire’
Tilia tomentosa ‘Sterling Silver’
Platanus x acerifolia
Maackia amurensis
Magnolia acuminata ‘Goldstar’
Magnolia ‘Galaxy’
Magnolia x loebneri ‘Merrill’
Magnolia x soulangeana
Acer ginnala
Acer x freemanii ‘Jeffersred’
Acer platanoides ‘Crimson Sentry’
Acer saccharum ‘Green Mountain’
Acer tataricum ‘Garann’
Acer palmatum ‘Wolff’
Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Red Dragon’
Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Virdis’
Acer mandshuricum
Acer platanoides
Acer griseum
Acer tataricum ‘Pattern Perfect’
Acer grandidentatum Schmidt’
Acer truncatum
Acer x freemanii ‘Sienna’
Acer miyabei
Acer pseudoplatanus
Acer buergerianum
Prunus padus
Sorbus aucuparia
Sorbus x hybrida
Morus alba ‘Chaparral’
Quercus macrocarpa
Quercus muehlenbergii
Quercus robur ‘Fastigiata’
Quercus robur
Quercus gambelii
Quercus ellipsoidalis
Quercus rubra
Quercus palustris
Quercus robur x bicolor ‘Long’
Quercus acutissima
Quercus coccinea
Quercus imbricaria
Quercus shumardii
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Common Name
Oak, Swamp White
Oak, Texas Red
Oak, White
Osage Orange
Pagoda Tree, Japanese
Parrotia, Persian
Peach, Polly
Pear, Stone Hill
Persimmon
Pine, Austrian
Pine, Bosnian
Pine, Bristlecone
Pine, Eastern White
Pine, Eastern White Weeping
Pine, Jack
Pine, Japanese White Pine, Lacebark
Pine, Limber
Pine, Pinyon
Pine, Southwestern White
Pine, Swiss Stone
Pine, Tanyosho
Pine, Umbrella
Plum, Newport
Plum, Princess Kay
Redbud, Eastern
Redbud, Forest Pansy
Redwood, Dawn
Redwood, Giant Sequoia
Redwood, Weeping Sequoia
River Birch
Rose of Sharon
Russian Olive
Sassafras
Serviceberry, Autumn Brilliance
Serviceberry, Shadblow
Seven-son Flower
Smoke Tree
Smoke Tree, Golden
Spindle Tree
Spruce, Blue Fastigiate
Spruce, Colorado Blue
Spruce, Fat Albert
Spruce, Hexenbesen Jasper
Spruce, Fastigiate Norway
Spruce, R.H. Montgomery
Sweetgum
Sycamore
Tulip Tree
Tulip Tree, Chinese
Tupelo, Black Gum
Walnut, Black
Whitebud
Willow, Golden Weeping
Yellowhorn
Yellowwood, American
Zelkova, Japanese
Zelkova, Village Green
Scientific Name
Quercus bicolor
Quercus buckleyi
Quercus alba
Maclura pomifera
Styphnolobium japonica
Parrotia persica
Prunus persica ‘Polly’
Pyrus calleryana ‘Stone Hill’
Diospyros virginiana
Pinus nigra
Pinus heldreichii var. leucodermis
Pinus aristata
Pinus strobus
Pinus strobus ‘Pendula’
Pinus banksiana
Pinus parviflora ‘Gimborn’s Ideal’
Pinus bungeana
Pinus flexilis ‘Vanderwolf’s Pyramid’
Pinus edulis
Pinus strobiformis
Pinus cembra ‘Glauca’
Pinus densiflora ‘Umbraculifera’
Sciadopitys verticillata
Prunus cerasifera ‘Newport’
Prunus nigra ‘Princess Kay’
Cercis canadensis
Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Sequoiadendron giganteum
Sequoiadendron giganteum ‘Glaucum’
Betula nigra
Hibiscus syriacus
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Sassafras albidum
Amelanchier x grandiflora
Amelanchier canadensis
Heptacodium miconioides
Cotinus coggygria
Cotinus coggygria ‘Ancot’
Euonymus europaeus
Picea pungens ‘Fastigiate’
Picea pungens
Picea pungens var. glauca ‘Fat Albert’
Picea engelmanii ‘Hexenbesen Jasper’
Picea abies ‘Cupressina’
Picea pungens ‘R.H. Montgomery’
Liquidambar styraciflua
Platanus occidentalis
Liriodendron tulipifera
Liriodendron chinese
Nyssa sylvatica
Juglans nigra
Cercis canadensis x alba
Salix alba ‘Tristis’
Xanthoceras sorbifolium
Cladastris kentukea
Zelkova serrata
Zelkova serrata ‘Village Green’
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Ruffatto Hall
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Anderson Academic Commons
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Paid Hourly Parking
A. Campus Green
B. Carnegie Green
C. Estlow Garden
D. Graduation Green
E. Harper Humanities Garden
F. Ritchie Circle Lawn
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