Our Palisades Area is located in the southeast corner of the arboretum and is highlighted by a small water fall and pool.  In this area are planted several woody and herbaceous species which characterize the actual palisades such as the spring blooming shooting star (Dodecatheon meadia), Jacob’s ladder (Polemonium reptans), and wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis), several species of goldenrod (Solidago spp. and aster (Aster spp.) which bloom in late summer and fall, and woody species such as Yellowwood (Cladrastis kentuckea), and fragrant sumac (Rhus aromatica).

Our Palisades Area suffered greatly from this past winter, especially as a result of the ice storm, and will be extensively reworked and repaired over the summer. You may click on the picture to see a larger photograph.