GCGC Arboretum

The GCGC Arboretum
An accredited Level I Arboretum by the Morton Registry & Arbnet

In the botanical gardens at the Kilgore-Lewis House

GCGC Arboretum NEWS

September 2019  Mapping the Trees!  Thank you to Schneider Tree Care staff for the free of cost mapping of our Arboretum trees.  These “Tree Plotters” mark the trees with a small tag and add the global positioning (GPS) coordinates which were transferred to an aerial map of the property using google maps, and color coded to the map.  There is a listing of the trees, with their color locating it on the map. This undertaking will be useful in the future for planning purposes and for and maintaining our trees.

Update  Spring 2019– Congratulations on our achieving Level I accreditation thru ArtNet and the Morton Arboretum! We now join an  interactive community of arboreta that supports the common purposes and interests of tree-focused public gardens.  

The Arboretum at the Greenville Council of Garden Club’s Headquarters is a diverse collection of primarily native trees open to the general public. Our purpose is to promote the care, maintenance, sustainability and benefits of trees, woody plants and our historic water source through education

Our  committee responsibility is to champion, advocate and promote this first accredited urban arboretum for the Greenville community. We focus on public education and maintaining our display gardens for the enjoyment of all.

The Greenville Arboretum at the Greenville Council of Garden Club’s headquarters  is a diverse collection of primarily native trees and plants that is opento the general public free of charge during daylight hours. As an arboretum, our purpose is twofold:  to provide a lovely park in this urban environment, and to promote the care, maintenance, sustainability and benefits of trees, woody plants and our historic water source through public education. 

OUR TREES

75 trees have been labeled with common and scientific names. Many of our trees have been on the property for decades, others have been added yearly. The trees grow in an environment that encompasses hills and a flood plain. Greenville area weather is widely variable, from cold winter temperatures to hot summer months, from wet and humid times to periods of drought. Thus, we have a Cypress tree in the flood plain by our pond, and a variety of deciduous broad-leaf and conifer trees along and above the flood plain. There is a variety of native woody plants including Mountain Laurel, Rhododendrons, native Azaleas. We also have some special trees such as Harry Lauder Walking Stick, a Bottlebrush Buckeye, a native Hackberry, and a False Larch. Beneath the canopy is a mix of Sasanqua and Japonica Camelias, Tea Olives, Dogwoods and other woody specimens. 

THE ARBORETUM COMMITTEE

The Arboretum Committee was set up in 2018 to focus particularly on the selection, collection, and maintenance of trees and woody plants. An advisory committee of local arborists has been created for professional guidance.  

FRIENDS OF THE ARBORETUM

Soon, supporters will be able to join “Friends of the Arboretum”. This membership group will be established to enhance and sustain the Greenville Arboretum. We will work to provide valuable financial and volunteer support to this environmental treasure in the heart of downtown.

Trees in the Arboretum with Common & Botanical names

  The list below are trees that are tagged

 

Tag	Stake	Common Name of Tree	Genus	Species	Variety (?)
1		American Holly	Ilex	opaca
	1	American Hornbeam/Muscle Wood	Carpinus	caroliniana
1		American Sycamore	Platanus	occidentalis
		Amur Maple	Acer	ginnala
	1	Bald Cypress	Taxodium	distichum
1		Black Gum Tupelo	Nyssa	sylvatica
	1	Bottle Brush Buckeye	Aesculus	parviflora
	1	Carolina Sapphire	Cupressa	arizonica X	‘Carolina Sapphire’
	1	Chaste Tree	Vitex	agnus-castus
1	1	Chinese Elm	Ulmus	parvifolia
	1	Contorted Philbert	Corylus	contorta	‘Harry Lauder Walking Stick’
1		Crepe Myrtle	Lagerstroemia	indica X frauriei	‘Natchez’
		Crepe Myrtle	Lagerstroemia
	1	Carolina Cherrylaurel	Prunus	caroliniana
1		Cryptomeria	Cryptomeria	japonica
	1	Dawn Redwood	Metasequoia	glyptostroboides	‘New Dawn’
2		Dogwood	Cornus	florida
	1	Downey Serviceberry	Amelanchier	arborea
2		Eastern Red Bud	Cercis	canadensis
	1	Eastern Red Cedar	Juniperus	virginiana
	1	Emerald Arborvitae	Thuja	latifolia
	1	False Larch	Pseudolarix	kaempeferi
	1	Fringetree/Grancy Gray Beard	Chionanthus	virginicus
1		Ginko	Ginko	biloba
1		Hackberry	Celtis	occidentalis
2		Hemlock	Tsuga	canadensis
1		Hemlock – Carolina Hemlock	Tsuga	caroliniana
	1	Holly	Ilex		x ‘Nellie R Stevens’
	1	Holly	Ilex	X attenuata	‘Savannah’
1		Sugar Maple	Acer	saccrharum
1		Japanese Maple	Acer	palmatum
1		Little Leaf Linden	Tilia	cordata
1		Magnolia- Sweet Bay	Magnolia	virginiana
1		Decidious Magnolia	Magnolia	stellata
2		Southern Magnolia	Magnolia	grandiflora
1		Saucer Magnolia	Magnolia X	soulangeana
	2	Mountain Laurel	Kalamia	latifolia
1		Northern Red Oak	Quercus	rubra
1		Pin Oak	Quercus	paulistris
1		Scarlet Oak	Quercus	coccinea
1		Post Oak	Quercus	stellata
1		Southern Red Oak	Quercus	falcata
2		Red Maple	Acer	rubrum
	1	Red Maple	Acer	rubrum	‘Brandy Wine’
1		River Birch	Betula	nigra
1		Sour Wood	Oxydendrum	arboreum
2	2	Norway Spruce	Picea	abies
	1	Tea Olive	Osmanthus	fragrans	‘Fragrant’
2		Tulip Poplar	Liriodendron	tulipifera
2		Water Oak	Quercus	nigra
1		Cherry Bark Oak	Quercus	pagoda
1		Overcup Oak	Quercus	lyrata
		White Oak	Quercus	alba
1		White Pine	Pinus	Strobus
2		Willow Oak	Quercus	phellos
1		Yoshino Cherry	Prunus	yedoensis
1		Oak Leaf Hydrangea	Hydrangea	quercifolia	‘Alice’
1		Chestnut Oak	Quercus	montana
1		Endless Summer Hydrangea	Hydrangea	macrophylla	‘Endless Summer’
1		Annabelle Hydrangea	Hydrangea	arborescens	‘Annabelle’
1		Anise	Illicium	florfloridanum	‘Woodland Ruby’
	1	Eastern Redcedar	Juniperus	virginiana
1		Winterberry	Ilex	verticillata
		Arborvitae	Thuja	plicata X T.Standishii	‘Green Giant”‘
1		Loblolly Pine	Pinus	taeda
	1	Native Small  Cane	Arundinaria	tecta
51	24	75 TOTAL Trees Labeled