No sun at
all today not really a bad thing because it did not get as hot as it would have
if the sun were out. Our plan today was to visit the arboretum and it was very
pleasant. I have included a description of the Arboretum from Wikipedia. I do not
have all the descriptions of the trees and cactus that I photographed but I’ll
try and muddle through it.
Information
from Wikipedia
Boyce
Thompson Arboretum is the largest and oldest botanical
garden in the state of Arizona. It is, in fact, the fourth oldest
botanical institution west of the Mississippi. Founded in 1924 as a desert
plant research facility and “living museum”, the Arboretum is located in
the Sonoran Desert on 392 acres along Queen Creek
and beneath the towering volcanic remnant, Picketpost Mountain. Boyce Thompson Arboretum
is on U.S. Highway 60, an hour’s drive east from Phoenix and 3 miles west
of Superior, Arizona
The exhibits
include a cactus garden, palm and eucalyptus groves, an Australian exhibit,
South American exhibit, aloe garden and an herb garden to name a few
Over 2600 species of arid land plants from
around the world grow at the Arboretum. Agaves, aloes, boojum trees, cork oak, jujube
trees, legume trees, and, in the eucalyptus grove, one of the largest red gumeucalyptus trees (“Mr.
Big”) in the United States. Cacti and succulents grow extensively throughout
the Arboretum.
Australian Exhibit
Australian Exhibit
River Red Gum Tree from Australia
River Red Gum
View from the Aboretum
Palm Trees
More Palm Trees
Mexican Fan Palm
Olive Tree
Aloe castanea
Aloe Aculeata
Suspension bridge
Suspension bridge another view
Maguey agave asperrima
Sotol
Golden Barrel Cactus
Along the trail
Roses in bloom
