Arboretum Improvements
Arboretum Improvements
Visit Ellicottville’s cherished tree garden and enjoy all that is new
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ELLICOTTVILLE - The Nannen Arboretum at 28 Parkside has seen many improvements and opportunities this summer. New trees, new vine trellises, new paint, and new public art await visitors.
A yellowwood, red maple, black gum, and sycamore will be providing beautiful shapes, colors, and textures as they mature. Four wisteria vines have new homes on beautifully designed and structurally sound fences. The equipment shed has been repaired and repainted barn red. The Pollinator Garden grows in front of the shed and provides nectar and homes for our area butterflies, bees, and other pollinating creatures.
Oversized wings painted on exterior walls in Nashville, Tennessee provided inspiration for a public art piece. It is located on the red shed. Monarch wings, bees, and plants have been painted as a mural. Children can easily stand in front of the wings and become a butterfly. What a perfect photo opportunity!
Education has always been a top priority at the arboretum. At the Pollinator Garden, visitors will see the plants that provide nectar for butterflies. Many milkweed plants can also be found there. It is the ONLY plant on which monarchs will lay their eggs, and the developing caterpillars will eat! Their black, white, and yellow striped caterpillars then form a chrysalis. Finally, a beautiful monarch is born.
Please visit the Nannen Arboretum daily dawn to dusk, all free of charge. A quarter mile paved path provides easy access to the trees and specialized areas. Enjoy!