ARBORETUM HISTORY CAMPUS KEY Home X - Arboretum Kiosk ARBORETUM (Tour starts here) of 9 The Arboretum at Regis University consists of more than 1,280 One area of interest you might want to visit (especially in the spring) Champion X A Jesuit House (JH) W Loyola Hall (LH) is the Hopkins Garden in the DeSmet Hall (DH) courtyard. Our once (WE) A 9 8 7 trees, 85 genuses, and more than 290 species or cultivars along LOT 4 Champion Saucer Magnolia along with a Tri-Colored Beech are two Trees* * Paperbark Maple * Amor Chokecherry * Weeping American Elm Residence Life, Housing the self-guided walking tour of campus. Most trees are labeled by (Acer griseum) (Prunus mackii) (Ulmus americana ‘Pendula’) A-1 X Arboretum Kiosk of many species that will intrigue your botanical senses. MAP JJ B WH-10 FA-1 OCH-1 and Event Services A187 common name, scientific name and an inventory identification number. The identification number begins with an abbreviation A-2 Classroom A185 In midsummer, a Carolina Allspice will bloom along the east wall of KK Y David M. Clarke, S.J., Hall (DCH) for the area on campus where the tree is located and is followed the Science Building. Take your time as you stroll around the Coors 9 LL by an inventory number. Arboretum brochures are available at the Life Directions Center (LDC), for there are many unique trees and LOWELL BOULEVARD (FP) C A-3 PT Research Lab A186 LOT 3 L MM AA Boettcher Commons Dayton Memorial Library (DML) front desk or the Arboretum kiosk shrubs planted here, including Dawn Redwoods, Bald Cypresses, (NORTH) F a Japanese White Pine that was planted by the Dalai Lama and a Boettcher Commons North (CN) located near the entrance to parking Lot 4. (CN) 8 A-6 Restroom A184 White Fringe tree. G A-2 Boettcher Commons South (CS) The self-guided tour begins at the Arboretum kiosk in parking Lot 4 A-3 B St. John Francis Regis Chapel (SRC) (L4). Initially you walk east toward St. Peter Claver, S.J., Hall (PCH) Moving along, take a gander into Loyola Courtyard (LOY) and N 7 6 (LP) GG Heritage River Birch BB enjoy its splendor. You will notice a peculiar specimen and equally * Beach Field (TBA) to see the Ohio Buckeyes, a Corkscrew Willow and a Weeping AA Betula nigra “Heritage” (GR) M ( ) C St. Peter Claver, S.J., Hall (PCH) Norway Spruce against the building. As you walk south across the impressive Champion Blue Atlas Cedar to the east of it. Also in this 1 NN LOT 5 II GR-6 (NORTH) CC Greenspace plaza, two ‘Weeping’ trees, a ‘Snow Fountains Cherry’ and ‘Purple area are numerous Cornelian Cherries and a dedicated Yellowwood O (IF) Leaf Beech,’ are visible. Follow the sidewalk up the hill and around that only blooms every other year. After your retreat in the LOT 3 (CS) 6 F Main Hall (MH) (SOUTH) the building to the east courtyard, which protects a rare specimen of courtyard, head between the Science Building and Loyola Hall (LOY) H-K DD Softball Field (SBL) HH A-1 A-6 the Princess Tree along with a ‘Red Dragon Laceleaf Maple.’ and pause at the Cactus Garden to enjoy the selection. V 2 4 P G O’Sullivan Fine Arts Center (FA) (MQ) 3 LOT 5 BB EE Baseball Field (BBL) Continuing along the north edge of the O’Sullivan Fine Arts Building As you head west, see the Ginkgo, Silver Linden, and other T (SOUTH) LOT 7 H-K Residence Village (RV) LOT 2 (TBA) (FA) to the west, be sure to admire the Cinnamon-Red peeling bark interesting trees in the Miniquad (MQ), and take the short detour CC (IF) Soccer / Lacrosse Fileds of our State Champion (northeasternmost tree) and three matching south along the west wall of Loyola Hall to enjoy the Weeping FF (SL) W Q L West Hall (WH) (NF) Amur Chokecherry trees. Toward the front of the Fine Arts Building, Mulberry as well as the Weeping Larches that frame the entrance to U plantings highlight Colorado natives, including Serviceberries, Loyola Hall. EE 5 Y M O’Connell Hall (OCH) GG Our Lady of Loretto Grotto (GR) Chokecherries, Gambel Oak, Alders, Mountain Mahogany, and LOT 1 (BBL) Bristlecone, Red and Limber Pines. If you’re interested, you can compare five species of oak planted (WEST) DD northwest of the Dayton Memorial Library. The state’s largest N Student Center (SC) HH Hopkins Garden (SBL) Traveling along the south side of the Fine Arts Building you will Sawtooth Oak (champion tree) is located in the northeast corner of LOT 1 R notice a Cutleaf Silver Maple as you make your way to the Resident the South Boettcher Commons (SC). (EAST) O Carroll Hall (CH) II Walking Path Village (RV). Strolling to the north side of the Resident Village S complex headed east, you will pass a Chinkapin and Green Pillar Heading north, you’ll pass the St. Ignatius memorial and compass, REGIS BOULEVARD (W.50th AVE) FF P DeSmet Hall (DH) JJ Prayer Garden Oak, Lacebark Pines, an Oregon Grape Holly and a couple of Fat which contain a pair of Weeping European Beeches and a pair of (SL) Albert Spruces. When crossing the bridge you’ll notice four Norway Bloodgood Planetrees. Large White Fir trees, Silver Maple, Red Q Regis Field House (FH) KK Spruce transplanted in 2003 that have flourished in their new Maple, Sugar Maple, and Spring Snow Flowering Crabs fill the 1 Dillon Plaza location. Moving along to the south and west you’ll see Flame Amur southeast corner of the North Boettcher Commons (CN). R Maples that are always on fire in the fall. You may continue down the FF Ranger Dome LL Fortune Plaza (FP) The areas around West Hall (WH) are planted with more unusual (NF) south side of the Resident Village (RV) and find several varieties of Lowell Perimeter (LP) Oak trees along with a ‘Cedar of Lebanon’ by the bike rack. A couple trees, including a Columnar European Hornbeam, Columnar English S Athletic Fields / Dome Restrooms Mini Quad (MQ) of noteworthy specimens await the adventurous few who venture Oak and two Paper Bark Maples. Feel free to wander West Hill (WE) down the path between Residence Village 2 and Residence Village and the front of Main Hall (MH), especially the east evergreen grove. T Felix Pomponio West Main Grotto (WE) Support the Arboretum 3. As you leave the area and head west you won’t want to miss the Here you will find Pinus densiflora ‘Oculus Draconis’, aka Dragon’s * Weeping European Beach Family Science Center (SCI) To enhance the beauty of the campus, noble Weeping American Elm (another champion tree) to your right Eye Pine. As you prepare for your final adventure around Fortune (Fagus sylvatica “Pendula”) LOT 6 MM GTC Plaza CH-12 private donations are welcome. To U Coors Life Directions Center (LDC) as you pass the north end of O’Connell Hall (OCH). Plaza (FP) and St. John Francis Regis Chapel, don’t rush, for there 3333 Regis Blvd. Denver, CO 80221-1099 make a donation to support the are dozens of rare and unusual trees here to explore. NN Rueckert-Hartman Plaza 303.458.4100 REGIS.EDU 2 3 4 5 Arboretum please contact University V Dayton Memorial Library (DML) While in the area, take a walk through the Our Lady of Loretto For more information, contact Grotto (GR) to catch a glimpse of a Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar and Advancement at 303.458.3535. We hope you’ll return often to enjoy the beauty and wonder ** Abbreviation used on tree Pat Schlanger: 303.458.4348 tag in parenthesis a Bizon Blue Spruce. South of the Grotto (GR) and across the fire FEDERAL BOULEVARD lane, you will notice a peculiar grove of trees including a Manchurian that each season brings to our Arboretum on the Northwest To make an online gift go to Chestnut, Carpathian Walnut, Black Hills Spruce and a European Denver Campus of Regis University. regis.edu/giving, designate Beech to name a few. All were transplants in 2004 to make room for In-ground symbol designates Regis Arboretum in the comments. the new St. John Francis Regis Chapel (SRC) construction in 2005. * Sawtooth Oak * Japanese Zelkova * Saucer Magnolia * Blue Atlas Cedar direction of tour route (Quercus acutissima) (Zelkova serrata) (Magnolia x soulangeana) (Cedrus atlantica “Glauca”) GREENS / PLAZAS / ATHLETIC FIELDS CS-8 CS-7 CH-4 LH-2 Walking Path Printed on Recycled Paper MAIN CAMPUS BUILDINGS DORMS COMMON NAME. LATIN NAME . INVENTORY IDENTIFICATION COMMON NAME. LATIN NAME . INVENTORY IDENTIFICATION COMMON NAME. LATIN NAME . INVENTORY IDENTIFICATION COMMON NAME. LATIN NAME . INVENTORY IDENTIFICATION COMMON NAME. LATIN NAME . INVENTORY IDENTIFICATION COMMON NAME. LATIN NAME . INVENTORY IDENTIFICATION ALDER CATALPA FILBERT Harvest Gold Tilia mongolica ‘Harvest Gold’ GR-17, SL-5, SCI-18 Scarlet Quercus coccinea PCH-13, RV-2, FP-4, L7-5 REDWOOD Common Alnus glutinosa FA-13 Chinese Catalpa ovata RV-1 Contorted Corylus avellana’Contorta’ CH-11 Littleleaf Tilia cordata OCH-12 Shingle Quercus imbricaria DH-1, SRC-11, SC-3, OCH-15 Dawn Metasequoia glyptostryboides LDC-10 White Alnus incana FA-15 Western Catalpa speciosa PCH-17, GR-3 Turkish Corylus colurna LDC-15 Redmond Tilia xeuchlora ‘Redmond’ L7-6 Shumard Quercus shumardii LOC-23, BBL-18 Weeping Sequoia sempervirens ‘Pendula’ CH-21 Thin Leaf Alnus tenuifolia FA-23 CEDAR FIR Silver Tilia tomentosa MQ-4 Swamp White Quercus bicolor BBL-5, CN-9, WH-2, L7-3 SCHOLAR TREE ALLSPICE Blue Atlas Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’ LOY-2, CH-22 Douglas Pseudotsuga menziesii JH-13, MQ-6, WH-8, PCH-36 MAGNOLIA White Quercus alba CS-2, MQ-3 Japanese Sophora japonica LDC-13 CN-17, L5-4 Carolina Calycanthus floridus SCI-6 Eastern Red Juniperus virginiana MH-7 Loebner Magnolia x loebneri LDC-5 Willow Quercus pellos TBA-3 SERVICEBERRY APPLE Lebanon Cedrus libani RV-9 Horstmann’s Silver Saucer Magnolia x soulangeana CH-4, SCI-13 OLIVE