Tree Walks
Chester M Alter Arboretum
There are two tree walks featured in this brochure.
Combined they highlight a significant portion of the
Arboretum collection as well as the Champion and
Notable trees.
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 2,150 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 seven state champions, the largest specimens of a
particular species growing in Colorado.
Harpers Humanities Garden
This walk, shown in black, highlights some of the oldest and largest trees on Campus. It also features many
of our most significant recent additions. Throughout the
walk you will find trees native not only to North America
but Europe, Asia and the Middle East as well. During
the summer you will notice the water gardens filled
with water lilies and tropical aquatic plants. Distance:
approximately 1/4 mile.
Colorado Champion and Notable Trees
This walk, shown in magenta, highlights the
Arboretum’s ten trees on the Colorado Champion and
Notable Tree List. Along the way you’ll see some of the
State’s largest and oldest trees including Yellow Buckeye,
Horsechestnut, Hornbeam, Crabapple as well as more
recent additions such as the Weeping Giant Sequoia.
Distance: approximately 3/4 mile.
Tree Tags and QR Codes
Below the trees you will notice a tag that identifies
the Common Name, Scientific Name and Family of
tree as well as its native origin. There is also a scanable
QR Code that will take you to a Web page providing
more information about the tree species.
Mission
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.
Support the Arboretum
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.
Common Name
Scientific Name
Family
Origin
QR Code
(Champion and
Notable Trees only)
(Sample Tree Tag)
For more information on
the arboretum, donations, and tours visit us at
www.du.edu/arboretum or call (303)-871-4350
Issue date 6/26/13
Chester M Alter
Arboretum
Tree Walk Guide
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82
63
Evans
53
48
77
15
Aspen Hall
43
75 18
1
4 Chapel
28
6
40
57
70
14
65
25
3
66
42
69
10 36
5
29
Harpers Humanities
Garden Walk
Mary Reed
Building
Cherrington/Mary
Reed Parking
(pay hourly)
Arboretum
Kiosk
Colorado Champion and
Notable Tree Walk
Tree Walks
13
67
52
49
8
37
11
74
Cherrington
Hall
71
39
Lambda
Chi Alpha
Ricketson Law
Building
Anderson
Academic Commons
9
81
34
72
73 23
20
76
80
Kappa
Sigma
John Moye Hall
47
8
Sigma Alpha
Epsilon
44
Leo Block
Alumni Center
21
12
53
82
50
58
61
33 35
27
26
62
32
64
68
22
55
16
60
30
50
54
56
46
Joy Burns
Center 78
59
79
38
2
51
31
45
Driscoll South 24
Johnson & McFarlane
Halls
Hilltop
Apartments
Nagel Hall
19
41
39
Driscoll North
Sturm Hall
80
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Ash, Green
Ash, White
Baldcypress, Common
Beech, Fernleaf
Beech, Green
Birch, Cutleaf Weeping
Buckeye, Ohio
Buckeye, Yellow Catalpa, Western
Cedar of Lebanon
Cherry, Weeping Snow Fountains Cottonwood, Plains
Crabapple, Brandywine
Crabapple, Flowering (2)
Cypress, Arizona
Dogwood, Kousa
Eastern Wahoo
Elm, American Elm, Frontier
Elm, Pioneer
Elm, Siberian
Filbert, Turkish
Fir, Korean
Fir, White
Fringetree, Chinese
Fringetree, White
Ginkgo Goldenrain Tree
Hardy Rubber Tree
Hawthorn, Cockspur
Hawthorn, Crimson Cloud
Hawthorn, Downy
Hawthorn, Washington
Honeylocust, Thornless
Hornbeam, American
Hornbeam, Columnar European
Horsechestnut, Common
Katsuratree, Strawberry
Linden, Littleleaf
Linden, Redmond American
Cucumbertree
Magnolia, Saucer
Maple, Amur
Maple, Shantung
Maple, Sienna Glen
Maple, Sycamore
Maple, Trident
Mulberry, Weeping Fruitless
Oak, Bur
Oak, Chinkapin
Oak, Columnar English
Oak, English
Oak, Northern Red
Oak, Northern Pin
Oak, Pin
Oak, Sawtooth
Oak, Scarlet
Oak, Shingle
Oak, Swamp White
Oak, White
Parrotia, Persian
Pear, Stonehill
Pine, Austrian
Pine, Bristlecone
Pine, Japanese White Pine, Lacebark
Pine, Pinyon
Pine, Umbrella
Redbud, Eastern
Redbud, Forest Pansy
Redwood, Dawn
Redwood, Giant Sequoia
Redwood, Weeping Sequoia
Spruce, Colorado Blue
Spruce, Fat Albert
Sweetgum
Sycamore
Tupelo, Black Gum
Whitebud
Yellowwood, American
Zelkova, Green Vase
Zelkova, Village Green
# Common Name
** State Champion
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Fraxinus americana
Taxodium distichum
Fagus sylvatica “Asplenifolia”
Fagus sylvatica
Betula pendula gracilis
Aesculus glabra
Aesculus flava
Catalpa speciosa
Cedrus libani
Prunus x “Snofozam”
Populus deltoides monilifera
Malus “Brandywine”
Malus x
Cupressus arizonica
Cornus kousa
Euonymus atropurpureus
Ulmus americana
Ulmus americana “Frontier”
Ulmus americana “Pioneer”
Ulmus pumila
Corlyus colurna
Abies koreana
Abies concolor
Chionanthus retusus
Chionanthus virginicus
Ginkgo biloba
Koelreuteria paniculata
Eucommia ulmoides
Crataegus crusgalli
Crataegus laevigata
Crataegus mollis
Crataegus phaenopyrum
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis
Carpinus caroliniana
Carpinus betulus “Columnaris”
Aesculus hippocastanum
Cercidiphyllum japonicum “Strawberry”
Tilia cordata “Corinthian”
Tilia americana “Redmond”
Magnolia acuminata “Goldstar”
Magnolia x soulangeana
Acer ginnala
Acer truncatum
Acer x freemanii “Sienna”
Acer pseudoplatanus
Acer buergerianum
Morus alba “Chaparral”
Quercus macrocarpa
Quercus muehlenbergii
Quercus robur “Fastigiata”
Quercus robur
Quercus rubra
Quercus ellipsoidalis
Quercus palustris
Quercus acutissima
Quercus coccinea Quercus imbricaria
Quercus bicolor
Quercus alba
Parrotia persica
Pyrus calleryana “Stonehill”
Pinus nigra
Pinus aristata
Pinus parviflora “Gimborn’s Ideal”
Pinus bungeana
Pinus edulis
Sciadopitys verticillata
Cercis canadensis
Cercis canadensis “Forest Pansy”
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Sequoiadendron giganteum
Sequoiadendron giganteum “Pendulum”
Picea pungens
Picea pungens glauca “Fat Albert”
Liquidambar styraciflua
Platanus occidentalis
Nyssa sylvatica
Cercis canadensis x alba
Cladastris kentukea
Zelkova serrata “Green Vase”
Zelkova serrata “Village Green”
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(Cupressaceae)
(Cornaceae)
(Celastraceae)
(Ulmaceae)
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(Pinaceae)
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(Oleaceae)
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(Ginkgoaceae)
(Sapindaceae)
(Eucommiaceae)
(Rosaceae)
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(Fabaceae)
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(Hippocastanaceae)
(Cercidiphyllaceae)
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(Magnoliaceae)
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(Moraceae)
(Fagaceae)
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(Hamamelidaceae)
(Rosaceae)
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(Pinaceae)
(Pinaceae)
(Hamaelidaceae)
(Platanaceae)
(Nyssaceae)
(Fabaceae)
(Fabaceae)
(Ulmaceae)
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Family