The State of the Arboretum

1)   Liriodendron tulipifera        Tulip Tree

The state tree of Indiana.
The Western Hemisphere representative of the two-species genus Liriodendron, and the tallest eastern hardwood.

2)   Pinus resinosa                 Red Pine

The state tree of Minnesota.
It is a long-lived tree, reaching a maximum age of about 500 years.
The wood is commercially valuable in forestry for timber and paper pulp, and the tree is also used for landscaping. 

Heads up for drivers and neighbors: full highway closure this weekend, with overnight work
SR 520 will be closed this weekend between Montlake Boulevard and 92nd Avenue Northeast to allow for critical construction activities. The highway will close at 11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14 and reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, Nov. 17. Crews will take advantage of the closure to continue demolishing the section of the “Ramps to Nowhere” that passes over SR 520 near the Washington Park Arboretum. 

Here at the UW Farm, we are very invested in building a strong community with the participants of the Farm. This community doesn’t stop after you graduate. We love checking in with students who have graduated to see what they’re up to now. Once a month, we will be posting profiles of UW Farm alumni. Here is our first one!
Name: Lauren Glass
Graduation Class: 2014
Major in Comparative History of Ideas (CHID)
Minor in Environmental Studies

How were you involved with the Farm? 

One of more famous locations in the Washington Park Arboretum is known as the Holmdahl Rockery, located along Lake Washington Boulevard E., and now the location of the Gateway to Chile Forest in the Pacific Connections Gardens section.

Eve Rickenbaker, Graduate Student as well as Hyde Herbarium Collection Manager, is the recipient of The John A. Wott Fellowship in Plant Collection and Curatorship for 2014.

Beginning this week (Friday, August 29), the UW Farm will be partnering with UW Transportation Services to set up a weekly farm stand on the Burke Gilman trail on Fridays. The stand will be located just across the trail from the Husky Grind at the Mercer Court apartments.
Get your fill of fresh, hyper-local lettuce, kale, chard, heirloom tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, carrots, beets, zucchini, summer squash, cucumbers, turnips, radishes, beans, tomatillos, herbs (parsley, sage, rosemary, oregano, thyme, lavender), mustard, garlic and more! 

Check out the latest news about the farm! The Seattle Times wrote about us, spreading the word throughout the city. Read the full article through the link below.
http://seattletimes.com/html/pacificnw/2024193108_0817naturalgardenerxml.html 

Beginning Friday, August 29, the UW Farm will be partnering with UW Transportation Services to set up a weekly farm stand on the Burke Gilman trail on Fridays 3-5:30pm. The stand will be located just across the trail from the Husky Grind at the Mercer Court apartments.

We have big news about the Graham Visitors Center in the Washington Park Arboretum. We bid a fond farewell to the very plain name of the Large Meeting Room and welcome Wisteria Hall to the UW Botanic Gardens family!

Edmonds Community College student, Nichole Sheehan, reflects on her summer spent as a curation intern. “I really enjoyed the behind-the-scenes aspects such as reading historical plant condition notes and evaluating plants for health and maintenance using my pests and diseases classwork.”