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MCC's Arboretum

The college building gardens are one of the six venues comprising Metro's Arboretum, a Nebraska Statewide Arboretum site. Below are plant lists for these beautiful gardens.

Buildings 8, 9, & 10

Deciduous Trees

Acer ginnala

Amur Maple

Acer platanoides

Norway Maple

Acer rubrum

Red Maple

Acer saccharinum

Silver Maple

Amelanchier arborea

Downy Serviceberry

Betula nigra

River Birch

Carpinus caroliniana

Ironwood

Celtis occidentalis

Common Hackberry

Cladrastis lutea

American Yellowwood

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Marshall's Seedless Green Ash

'Marshall's Seedless'

 

Gleditsia triacanthos

Shademaster Honeylocust

var. inermis 'Shademaster'

 

Juglans nigra

Black Walnut

Liriodendron tulipifera

Tulip Tree

Magnolia x soulangiana

Saucer Magnolia

Malus species

Flowering Crabapple

Malus species 'Radiant'

Radiant Flowering Crabapple

Malus species 'Sargentii'

Sargent Flowering Crabapple

Populus deltoides

Eastern Cottonwood

Quercus bicolor

Swamp White Oak

Quercus prinus

Chestnut Oak

Sophora japonica

Japanese Pagodatree

Tilia americana

American Linden

Tilia cordata

Littleleaf Linden

Shrubs

Amelanchier canadensis

Shadblow Serviceberry

Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea

Japanese Barberry

Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea 'Nana'

Crimson Pygmy

 

Japanese Barberry

Chaenomeles japonica

Japanese Floweringquince

Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea'

Yellow Twig Dogwood

Cornus sericea

Redosier Dogeood

Deutzia gracilis 'Snowflower'

Snowflower Slender Deutzia

Dirca palustris

Leatherwood

Forsythia viridissima

Greenstem Forsythia

Forsythia viridissima 'Bronxensis'

Dwarf Yellowbell Forsythia

Forsythia x intermedia 'Lynwood Gold'

Lynwood Gold Forder Forsythia

Ilex verticillata 'Afterglow'

Common Winterberry

Ilex verticillata 'Jim Dandy'

Common Winterberry

Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'

Common Winterberry

Ilex x meserveae

Meserve Hybrid Holly

Potentilla fruticosa 'Katherine Dykes'

Katherine Dykes

 

Bush Cinquefoil

Rhamnus cathartica

Common Buckthorn

Rhamnus frangula 'Asplenifolia'

Fernleaf Buckthorn

Rhododendron 'Golden Lights'

Golden Lights Azalea

Rhododendron 'P.J.M.'

P.J.M. Rhododendron

Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound'

Snowmound Nippon Spirea

Spiraea thunbergii

Mellow Yellow ® Thunberg Spirea

'Mellow Yellow'

 

Spiraea x bumalda 'Anthony Waterer'

Anthony Waterer Spirea

Spiraea x vanhouttei

Vanhoutte Spirea

Syringa vulgaris

Common Lilac

Viburnum trilobum

Compact American Cranberrybush

'Compactum'

Viburnum

Viburnum x rhytidophylloides

Lantanaphyllum Viburnum

Evergreens

Abies balsamea

Balsam Fir

Abies concolor

Concolor Fir

Juniperus chinensis

Chinese Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Rug'

Blue Rug Juniper

Juniperus procumbens

Japgarden Juniper

Juniperus virginiana

Eastern Redcedar

Picea glauca

White Spruce

Picea pungens var. glauca

Colorado Spruce

Pinus nigra

Austrian Pine

Pinus sylvestris

Scotch Pine

Taxus cuspidata

Japanese Yew

 

Buildings 27 & 29

Deciduous Trees

Acer campestre

Corkbark Maple

Acer nigrum

Black Maple

Acer palmatum

Strapleaf Japanese Maple

'Ao-shime-no-uchi-shidare'

 

Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'

Bloodgood Japanese Maple

Acer platanoides

Norway Maple

Acer saccharinum

Silver Maple

Aesculus hippocastanum

Common Horsechestnut

Alnus glutinosa

Common, Black or European Alder

Carpinus caroliniana

Ironwood

Celtis occidentalis

Common Hackberry

Cladrastis lutea

American Yellowwood

Cornus alternifolia

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus kousa

Pink Dogwood

Crataegus crusgalli var. inermis

Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Green Ash

Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis

Shademaster Locust

'Shademaster'

 

Gleditsia tricanthos var. inermis

Thornless Common Honeylocust

Gymnocladus dioicus

Kentucky Coffeetree

Liriodendron tulipifera

Tuliptree

Malus species

Apple

Nyssa sylvatica

Black Gum

Ostrya carpinifolia

European Hophornbeam

Platanus occidentalis

Sycamore

Populus tremuloides 'Erecta'

Quaking Aspen

Prunus species

Cherry

Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford''

Bradford Callery Pear

Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer'

Chanticleer Callery Pear

Pyrus calleryana 'Redspire'

Redspire Pear

Pyrus calleryana 'Whitehouse'

Whitehouse Pear

Quercus alba

White Oak

Salix chaenomeloides

Giant Pussy Willow

Sorbus aria

Whitebeam Mountainash

Tilia cordata

Littleleaf Linden Witches' Broom

'Girard's Pendula Nana'

 

Ulmus americana

American Elm

Ulmus pumila

Siberian Elm

Shrubs

Acanthopanax sieboldianus

Fiveleaf Aralia

Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea

Japanese Barberry

Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea

 

'Crimson Pygmy'

Crimson Pygmy Japanese Barberry

Calycanthus floridus

Carolina Allspice

Caragana arborescens

Siberian Peashrub

Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Aurea'

Golden Blue Mist Spirea

Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'

Purple Smokebush

Euonymus alata

Winged Euonymus

Forsythia species

Forsythia

Forsythia x intermedia 'Spring Glory'

Border Forsythia

Hamamelis virginiana

Common Witchhazel

Hibiscus syriacus

Rose-of-Sharon

Ilex glabra 'Nordic Compact'

Inkberry

Kerria japonica

Japanese Kerria

Rhamnus frangula 'Asplenifolia'

Fernleaf Buckthorn

Rhododendron species

Azalea

Rhus aromatica 'Gro-low'

Gro-low Fragrant Sumac

Rosa rugosa 'Sevillana' var. meigekanu

Sevillana Shrub Rose

Sambucus canadensis

American Elder

Spiraea japonica 'Little Princess'

Little Princess Spirea

Spiraea japonica 'Magic Carpet'

Magic Carpet Spirea

Spiraea japonica var. alpina 'Daphne'

Daphne Spirea

Spiraea x bumalda 'Anthony Waterer'

Anthony Waterer Spirea

Symphoricarpos albus

Snowberry

Viburnum dentatum

Arrowwood Viburnum

Viburnum lantana 'Mohican'

Mohican Wayfaringtree Viburnum

Viburnum trilobum

American Cranberry Bush

Weigela florida 'Pink Princess'

Pink Princess Weigela

Evergreens

Juniperus chinensis 'Old Gold'

Old Gold Juniper

Juniperus chinensis 'Sargent Green'

Sargent Green Juniper

Juniperus chinensis sargentii 'Glauca'

Blue Sargent Juniper

Juniperus chinensis sargentii 'Viridis'

Green Sargent Juniper

Juniperus chinensis 'Sea Green'

Sea Green Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Rug'

Blue Rug Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis 'Plumosa Andora'

Plumosa Andora Juniper

Juniperus procumbens

Japgarden Juniper

Juniperus sabina 'Sierra Spreader'

Sierra Spreader Savin Juniper

Juniperus species

Juniper

Juniperus virginiana

Eastern Redcedar

Juniperus virginiana 'Grey Owl'

Grey Owl Eastern Redcedar

Larix decidua

European Larch

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Dawn Redwood

Picea glauca 'Conica'

Dwarf Alberta Spruce

Picea pungens 'Fat Albert'

Colorado Spruce

Pinus mugo

Mugo Pine

Pinus ponderosa

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus strobiformis

Southwestern White Pine

Pinus strobus 'Uconn'

White Pine Witches' Broom

Pinus sylvestris

Scotch Pine

Taxodium distichum

Common Baldcypress

Taxus x media 'Densiformis'

Densiformis Yew

Taxus x media 'Wardii'

Ward Yew

Thuja occidentalis 'Dwarf Globe'

Dwarf Globe Arborvitae

Thuja occidentalis 'Pyramidalis'

Pyramidalis Arborvitae

Thuja occidentalis 'Woodwardii'

Woodward Arborvitae

Arboretum Venues