Knowing the Trees of Cambridge
A Map and Self-guided Tour
Featuring 25 trees in Joan Lorentz Park (Cambridge Main Public Library)
by Aline Newton and Florrie Wescoat

Now available in Print at Harvard Bookstore!
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Two Cambridge based tree lovers teamed up to offer you this guide, Florrie, a garden designer and Aline, an Advanced Certified Rolfer. They also offer guided walks around Cambridge. Please put your name on our mailing list to be notified of future walks and guides. 


Knowing the Trees of Cambridge,
Featuring:

(Trees that are considered native to North America are in bold)

  1. Weeping Willow (Salix babylonica)
  2. European Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)
  3. Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
  4. English Oak (Quercus robur)
  5. Pin Oak (Quercus palustris)
  6. Goldenrain Tree (Koelreuteria paniculata)
  7. Basswood or American Linden (Tilia americana)
  8. Silver Linden (Tilia tomentosa)
  9. Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
  10. Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) 
  11. London Planetree (Platanus x acerifolia)
  12. Zelkova (Zelkova x verschaffeltii)
  13. Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziensii)
  14. Yoshino Cherry (Prunus x yedoensis)
  15. European Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)
  16. Kentucky Coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus)
  17. Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) 
  18. Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)
  19. Thornless Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis)
  20. Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
  21. Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)
  22. Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor)
  23. Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)
  24. Hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana)
  25. Copper Beech (Fagus sylvatica)