Welcome to the Arboretum
at the University of California, Santa Cruz
The Arboretum Needs Your Support
Here's What You Can Do to Help
We promote education, conservation, research, and horticultural displays of plants of the world. Though we have had some financial challenges, the plants are full of flowers and volunteer efforts have been outstanding. We have raised over $148,000 in donations and memberships. We have raised even more from plants sales and gift shop sales in the last several months.
The Arboretum is strongly rooted and will continue to thrive. There are several ways you can support the gardens:
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Send donations to Arboretum, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, payable to the UCSC Foundation, noting in the memo the check is for the Arboretum. This will help support students and the educational, conservation, research, and horticultural goals of the Arboretum.
We truly appreciate the thousands of hours volunteers donate. Continued revenue generation will help the remaining staff and may enable us to bring some back eventually. Please join one of our volunteer groups. Looking for a gift or a plant for your garden? Stop by Norrie's Gift Shop at the Arboretum where there's always a large selection of plants for sale. Thank you volunteers who helped prepare plants, move plants and staff the sale. Thanks also to the Bagelry for donating half of the bagels for the food table.
Come and Visit the Arboretum!
More than four decades of dedication, horticultural expertise, and hard work have created an extensive collection unmatched anywhere else in the world! With the largest collection of Australian and South African plants outside of their native countries, the most diverse collection of eucalyptus and their relatives to be found in one easy-to-access area, an unmatched collection of conifers and other trees, and extensive representatives of New Zealand and native California flora, the Arboretum is home to a world-class living collection. Come and see native flora from around the globe, including California, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and Chile. The Arboretum offers many rich opportunities for casual visitors, researchers, students, members, and friends. You can find more information by visiting our About page.
The Arboretum is open each day from 9 am to 5 pm. (Closed only on Thanksgiving and Christmas days.) Directions and information about admission can be found here.
The Arboretum's Gardening Marathon was a success!
On Friday and Saturday, May 14 and 15, the community gathered at the Arboretum for 30 hours of gardening fun and education.
Thanks to everyone who contributed! For a list of sponsors, donors, and more, please look here.
Weddings, Events and Meetings
Looking for a special setting for your next event?
Located on a stunning site overlooking Monterey Bay, the Arboretum is the perfect place to hold a meeting, wedding, or other special event.
You can find out more by reading our Events Brochure.
Proceeds benefit the Arboretum.
