Maud Gordon Holmes Arboretum

Founded in 1962 — a time when the spread of Dutch elm disease was leading to the deforestation of much of Buffalo, including the grounds of Buffalo State College — the Maud Gordon Holmes Arboretum consists of every tree, shrub, and planting on campus (over 1,500 in all), representing species native to Western New York as well as those from elsewhere and serving the dual roles of campus beautification and as objects of study for the school's biology department. The portion of the most interest to visitors is the grouping of trees that straddles the pathway running westward from Perry Hall past the Classroom Building and Sports Arena toward Rees Street (see the Friends of the Arboretum's map tour here). There's also a cluster of pawpaw trees (an endangered species in New York State) on the opposite side of the Bulger Communication Center from the Student Union Quad.

Address

Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Ave.

Getting there

Metro Bus 3, 20, or 32

Website

arboretum.buffalostate.edu (opens in a new tab)