Celebrate Spring
brochure available April - June 2008

Magnolias are among the best-loved harbingers of spring.  Nowhere is this display more spectacular than along the Hoyt Arboretum's Magnolia Trail. 

Magnolia season begins
the first week in April and
extends into early summer, during which time visitors can enjoy a rich array of flower colors, from white and cream, to pink and purple -- even red and yellow.  If the common garden magnolia knocks your socks off, just wait until you see the bigleaf magnolia tree (Magnolia macrophylla) with leaves up to three feet long and flowers up to a foot in diameter.  And you won't want to miss the upright red blossoms of the red lotus tree (Manglietia insignis), which is endangered in its native habitat in western China and North Vietnam.

Free, self-guided Magnolia Tour brochures are available at all times, seven days a week at the Hoyt Arboretum Visitor Center from April through the end of June.

Plants of the Pre-Historic World 
brochure available June - September 2008

Hoyt Arboretum is home to many exotic plants.  Among them are living examples of trees that once dominated the landscape when dinosaurs roamed the earth!

Come to Portland’s Hoyt Arboretum - a living museum of trees and plants from around the world.   Take a free, self-guided tour through the collections to see examples of the ancient trees of the Mesozoic.  Pick up a “Plants of the Pre-Historic World” brochure at the Hoyt Arboretum Visitor Center  any time June through September 2008.  For more information call 503.823.1649.

 BROCHURE NOW AVAILABLE at the Visitor Center.  Click here for printable pdf.

Experience Fall
brochure available September - November 2008

Some of the most spectacular fall foliage in the Portland area can be seen in Hoyt Arboretum, where native trees grow alongside specimens from Asia, South America and Eastern North America. The Arboretum is one of the few places on earth where such a wide variety of trees and plants can grow.

Fall color extends over a long season in the Pacific Northwest, with peak color usually appearing mid to late October.

Pick up a free, self-guided Fall Color Tour brochure at the Hoyt Arboretum Visitor Center, September through November.


Winter Walks
brochure available November 2008 - March 2009
No matter what trail you find yourself on in Hoyt Arboretum, there’s a lot to see in winter -- things of beauty which are often camougflaged the rest of the year, like naked branches of beech and birch silhouetted against gray skies, rich colors of evergreen foliage, and rain-awakened
lichens and licorice ferns festooning tree trunks and branches.

The Winter Garden has a concentration of winter interest plants suitable for small gardens. It features evergreen (or purple, red, yellow) foliage and colorful berries as well as ornamental bark and fragrant flowers.

Free, self-guided Winter Walk brochures are available at all times, seven days a week at the Hoyt Arboretum Visitor Center from November through March.