Landis Arboretum
Esperance, New
York
The 548-acre arboretum was
established in 1951. About 40 acres are developed, the rest
is maintained as a natural area, traversed by 8 miles of
trails. Major collections include
historic lilacs, cold-hardy rhododendrons and crabapples.
Landis is also holder of a North American Plant Collections
Consortium collection of oaks.
An interesting collection is “Tough Trees for Tough Sites”,
a collection of trees selected for their ability to thrive
in urban environments of the northeastern United States.
The collection is based on the book Urban Trees: Site Assessment Selection
for Stress Tolerance Planting, by Dr. Nina Bassuk.
Click here to visit the arboretum website.