Trees and shrubs on the grounds of the Blackstone Library

This outstanding collection of specimen trees exists thanks to the vision and resources generously donated by Dr. Nickolas Nickou, M.D. (1921-2015) in the years leading up to the library’s 1996 renovation. Visit our new Interactive Google Tree Map, or click here for a printable version with a numbered map of the trees and shrubs on the library grounds.

1. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messell’
2. Maries Doublefile Viburnum | Viburnum plicatum ‘Mariesii’
3. Bradford Pear | Pyrus calleryana
4. Crab Apple | Malus floribunda
5. Katsura Tree | Cercidiphyllum japonicum
6. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Merrill’
7. Seven Sons | Heptacodium miconioides
8. American Witch Hazel | Hamamelis virginiana
9. Kousa Dogwood | Cornus kousa ‘Rosabella’ syn. ‘Satomi’
10. Umbrella Pine | Sciadopitys verticillata
11. Dawn Redwood | Metasequoia glyptostroboides
12. Hardy Orange | Poncirus trifoliatus
13. Native Evergreen Holly | Ilex opaca ‘female form’
14. Magnolia x loebneri
15. Magnolia ‘Elizabeth’
16. Japanese Maples | Acer palmatum
17. Fastigiate European Beech | Fagus sylvatica ‘Dawyck’
18. Silver Linden Tree | Tilia tomentosa ‘Sterling’
19. Empress Tree | Paulonia tomentosa
20. American Sycamore | Platanus occidentalis
21. Sugar Maple | Acer saccharum
22. White Pine | Pinus strobus
23. Japanese Maple | Acer palmatum
24. American Elm | Ulmus americana
25. Alaska Cedar | Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’
26. Magnolia ‘Vulcan’
27. Pink Yellowwood | Cladrastis kentukea ‘Perkins’ Pink’
28. American Holly | Ilex opaca ‘male form’
29. Red Oak | Quercus ruba
30. Black Cherry | Prunus serotina
31. White Sassafras | Sassafras albidum
32. Flowering Dogwood | Cornus florida
33. Blue Spruce | Picea pungens
34. Paperbark Maple | Acer griscum
35. Panicle Hydrangea | Hydrangea paniculata
36. Korean Fir | Abies oreana
37. Weeping Eastern Redbud | Cercis Canadensis
38. Eastern Redcedar | Juniperus virginiana