Conifer Trail
Enjoy a meadow walk through our conifer collection.
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View stunning vistas and field nesting birds on this trail south of the Rhododendron Layer Garden heading towards the Conifer Collection.
Things to Discover
Pine trees offer towering vistas perfect for every season | Be sure to check out our Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana) and other pine tree varieties such as P. densiflora and P. contorta var. contorta
Discover beautiful mature fir trees | Beautiful mature White (Abies concolor) and Nordman (Abies nordmanniana) Fir trees.
Explore unique pinecones, like this Picea abies ‘Pendula’ | Several varieties pinecones adorn branches of pine trees kept at the Holden Arboretum.
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