Take in the sights and sounds of Lake Spafford while discovering the unique trees that call it home on a guided tour led by our Learning by Leading™ Urban Tree Stewardship team.
Thanks to generous donations, dedicated volunteers, and passionate student leaders, we have made remarkable strides in planting new trees, enhancing campus landscapes, and creating opportunities for hands-on learning.
On May 30, 2024, under the shade of the UC Davis Arboretum’s 80-plus-year-old cork oak grove, a rarely seen exhibition of cork harvesting took place. This traditional practice, unfamiliar to most Americans, involves the careful stripping of a cork oak’s outer bark without harming the tree.
Thank you to all donors whose gifts supported the Trees for Tomorrow campaign!
We are grateful to everyone who gave during UC Davis' Give Day, the Sacramento region's Big Day of Giving, or at other times this spring. Over 180 contributors provided $73,000+ in funding, exceeding our goal!
The expansive Japanese Zelkova (Zelkova serrata), which has graced the banks of Lake Spafford in the UC Davis Arboretum since the 1960s, grew to serve as a popular gathering place for picnics, wildlife viewing, family photos and more until the recent discovery of a large crack in its trunk. Experts studying the issue determined it is in danger of breaking apart and poses a significant hazard.
GATEways Horticulturist Rachel Davis recently spoke to CBS Bay Area about some of the efforts the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden team is taking to prepare campus landscapes to the changing climate.
UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden staff and Learning by Leading™ students are planting climate-ready trees to cultivate a resilient and diverse urban tree canopy for the future.
Our community’s urban forest provides public health, environmental and economic benefits to Davis community members everyday. To highlight this important resource, Tree Davis and the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden have teamed up to install educational tree tags across the Davis landscape.
