Highstead Foundation
Highstead, formerly known as Highstead Arboretum, in Redding, Connecticut, USA was founded in 1982.[1] It covers 36 acres (146,000 m²) of woodland, meadow, and wetland and ranges from 640 feet (200 m) to 758 feet (231 m) in elevation and hosts both native and cultivated plant varieties.[2]
Highstead includes the following collections:
- The Native tree and shrub collection, with indigenous plants from within a 100-mile (160 km) radius of the arboretum.[3]
- The Mountain Laurel collection, includes three of the seven mountain laurel, or Kalmia, species. Highstead is host to a thorough collection of Kalmia latifolia, the Connecticut state flower, and a representative collection of the genus, for which it is also the International Cultivar Registration Authority.[4]
- The Deciduous Azaleas collection, with 14 species of deciduous azaleas, including three native species.[5]
- A Herbarium with more than 1,000 specimens.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.highstead.net/about/history.shtml
- ↑ http://www.highstead.net/context/highstead_property.shtml
- ↑ http://www.highstead.net/collections/Native_Tree_Shrub_Walk.shtml
- ↑ http://www.highstead.net/collections/kalmia.shtml
- ↑ http://highsteadarboretum.org/collections/Plant_Collections.shtml
- ↑ http://www.highstead.net/collections/herbarium.shtml
External links
Coordinates: 41°19′30″N 73°23′16″W / 41.3251°N 73.3878°W
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