A Walking Tour of the Great Trees of Planting
Fields Arboretum State Historic Park
Introduction
Planting Fields is a former “Gold Coast” estate.
During this era, wealthy landowners like Mr. Coe collected many unusual
trees to enhance their properties. Mr. Coe had a vision of collecting
and displaying these trees for people to appreciate for years to come.
Currently there are over 4,000 different types of plants at Planting
Fields, and several are extremely rare and unusual. This guide describes
some of the larger and more unique specimens . The numbered trees, list
the plant’s scientific name, common name, family and country of
origin. In many cases there is no origin listed because the plant is
a man-made hybrid or cultivated variety.
