Take the Tour

Here at the University of Washington, we are proud of our trees! About 480 different kinds of trees beautify the University of Washington grounds. While twenty-eight are species native to the Pacific Northwest, the vast majority are exotic in nature.

Since before the turn of the century, forestry professors, botanists, gardeners and landscape architects have planted this wide array of trees in order to facilitate both decoration and education. This means that UW provides a fantastic opportunity to observe and appreciate a wide variety of trees in a relatively small area. The campus community views trees as valuable resources, studies their ecological roles, and admires their fascinating variations and seasonal transformations.

The Brockman Memorial Tree Tour is an online adaptation of the original tour designed by Suzanne Hellmuth and Jock Reynolds. It introduces you to the great green realm of a campus renowned for its lovely landscape. Use the map, or the list of trees below the map to jump to small articles about each tree on the tour. May you gain information and inspiration.