The Knox Creek Farm arboretum is WISCONSIN’S MOST NORTHERLY ARBORETUM, dedicated to increasing the love and knowledge of trees, history and the natural world. It is a place for the scientific study and public display of various species of trees and shrubs.

The KCF Arboretum is a living museum located in the heart of northern Wisconsin’s coldest area, zone 3, which makes acquiring and growing new species a very challenging activity. The Arboretum has many rare and unusual trees and shrubs for the area. The Arboretum features over 265 species and

cultivars of trees and shrubs native to North America, as well as horticultural varieties native to other parts of the world. The Arboretum is particularly known for its dwarf conifer collection.

The Arboretum’s themed plant collections present a larger selection of species and varieties within the scope of a single plant genus, family or functional group. They are intended to highlight diversity within each group and provide locations where the performance of uncommon species or new selections can be evaluated alongside familiar species and standard varieties. Some of these plant collections are located away from The Arboretum’s core and require a longer walk or a car ride to access. They will be of interest to the visitor who is eager to examine or enjoy the diversity within a particular collection. The Arboretum’s themed plant collections include: Birches, Dwarf Conifers, Flowering Crabapples, Mountain Ashes and Rhododendrons.

The Rhododendron Collection encompasses a grouping of rhododendrons, azaleas and related plants under a canopy of mature Norway pines. While the bulk of flowering occurs in May and June, the sheltering tree canopy makes this area a favorite destination for peaceful walks throughout the summer and fall.

The Arboretum acquires plants and places them into gardens and themed plant collections. We collect and display a diversity of plants for evaluation, enjoyment and educational purposes, in order to convey sustainable plant choices recommended for our region. By sustainable, we mean plants that are: adapted to our soils and climatic, extremes, e.g. are winter hardy, free from chronic diseases and significant pests and are non-invasive of natural areas.


SPECIES and VARIETIES in the KCF ARBORETUM

Abies sibirica x veitchii (Hybrid Fir)
Acer ginnala (Maple, Amur 'Bailey Compact)
Amelanchier alnifolia var. pumila (Dwarf Alder-leaved Service Berry)
Amelanchier alnifolia
'Pembina'
Amelanchier alnifolia
'Smoky'
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Massachusetts' (Bearberry)
Azalea
'Golden Lights'
Azalea
'Lemon Lights'
Azalea
'Lollipop'
Azalea
'Mandarin Lights'
Azalea
'Mollis'
Azalea
'Northern Hi-Lights'
Azalea
'Orchid Lights'
Azalea
'Parade'
Azalea
'Rosy Lights'
Azalea
'Spicy Lights'
Azalea
'Tri-Lights'
Azalea
'Western Lights'
Azalea
'White Lights'

Betula albo-sinensis (Chinese Red Birch)
Betula
middendorffii - Czech (Dwarf Birch)
Betula
neoalaskana (Yukin White Birch)
Betula
nigra Forgene Northern Lights (River Birch)
Betula
platyphylla kamchatka (Russian White Birch)
Betula
potannini Ecos (Tibetan Birch)

Caragana arborescens (Siberean Pea Tree)
Cotoneaster apiculata (Cranberry Cotoneaster)

Elaeagnus augustifolia (Russian Olive)

Hippophae rhamnoides (Sea Berry)

Juglaans cinerea (Butternut)
Juniperus chinensis
'Daub's Frosted'
Juniperus communis 'Gold Cone'
Juniperus communis 'Saxatilis' (Dwarf Mountain Juniper)

Larix kaempferi (leptolepis) (Japanese Larch)
Lonicera kamchatika (Honeyberry) (Blue Bell)
Lonicera kamchatika (Honeyberry) (Blue Velvet)

Maackia amurensis (Amur Maackia)
Malus
'Beacon' (Malinda x Wealthy)
Malus
'Red Baron' (Golden Delicious x Daniels Red)
Malus
'Coralburst'
Malus
'Dolgo'
Malus
'Firecracker'
Malus
'Hopa'
Malus
'Pink Spires'
Malus
'Red Spires'
Malus
'Red Splendor'
Malus
'Sargent'
Malus
'Snowdrift'
Malus
'Thunderchild'
Microbiota decussata

Picea abies (Norway Spruce)
Picea abies 'Elegans'
Picea abies 'Little Gem'
Picea abies 'Nidiformis' (Bird's Nest Spruce)
Picea abies 'Pumila' (Pumila Dwarf Norway Spruce)
Picea abies 'Pygmaea'
Picea engelmannii (Engelmann Spruce)
Picea glauca (White Spruce)
Picea glauca 'Conica' (Dwarf Alberta Spruce)
Picea glauca 'Echiniformis'
Picea glauca 'Little Globe'
Picea glauca 'Pendula' (Weeping White Spruce)
Picea glauca 'Pixie'
Picea glauca 'Rainbow's End' (Gold-Tipped Alberta Spruce)
Picea glauca densata (Black Hills Spruce)
Picea mariana (Black Spruce)
Picea mariana 'Aureovariegata'
Picea mariana 'Nana'

 

Picea omorika (Serbian Spruce)
Picea pungens 'Hoopsii'/
Picea pungens 'RH Montgomery'
Picea pungens 'Mrs.Cessarini'
Picea sitchensis 'Papoose'
Pinus aristata (Bristlecone Pine)
Pinus banksania 'Uncle Foggy' (Uncle Foggy Jack Pine)
Pinus densiflora 'Umbraculifera' (Tanyosho Pine)
Pinus koraiensis 'Winton'
Pinus mugo
Pinus mugo var. pumilio (Dwarf Swiss Mountain Pine)
Pinus mugo 'Slowmound' (Dwarf Mugo Pine)

Pinus Strobus 'Fastigiata'
Pinus Strobus 'Mt. Washington'
Pinus Strobus (Pendula)
Pinus sylvestris 'Fastigiata' (Upright Scotch Pine)
Pinus sylvestris 'Heavy Trunk' (Girard Heavy Trunk)
Pinus sylvestris 'Kelly's Variegated' (Kelly's Variegated Scotch Pine)
Pinus sylvestris 'Repens'
Pinus sylvestris 'Veridis Compacta' (Compact Dark Green Scotch Pine)
Pinus sylvestris 'Watereri' (Dwarf Scotch Pine)
Prunus americana (American Plum)
Prunus armeniaca (Common Apricot)
Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas Fir)
Pyrus communis (Wild Pear)
Pyrus communis 'Seckel'
Pyrus x Sorbus 'Shipova' (Shipova Ash)(Pear & Mountain Ash Cross)

Rhododendron 'Aglo'
Rhododendron 'Catawbiense Album'
Rhododendron Dauricum
Rhododendron 'Haaga'
Rhododendron 'Hellikki'
Rhododendron 'Helsinki University'
Rhododendron hippophaeoides
Rhododendron Ledebourii Ex JJH9510229
Rhododendron 'Lemon Drop'
Rhododendron 'Mindaura'
Rhododendron Mucronulatum Alba
Rhododendron 'Northern Starburst'
Rhododendron 'Peter Tigerstedt'
Rhododendron 'PJM'
Rhododendron 'PJM Elite'
Rhododendron 'Pohjola's Daughter'
Rhododendron 'Purple Gem'
Rugosa 'Frau Dagmar Hartopp' (Fruiting Rose)
Rugosa 'Jubilee'

Shepherdia argentea (Buffalo Berry)
Sorbus x Aronia 'Ivan's Beauty'
Sorbus aucuparia edulis (Navezhenskaya Mountain Ash)
Sorbus aucuparia x crataegus 'Ivan's Belle' (Hawthorne & Mountain Ash Cross)
Sorbus aucuparia edulis (Rosina Mountain Ash)
Sorbus aucuparia (Rabina Ash)
Syringa x prestoniae (Canada Gem Tree)
Syringa vulgaris 'Acubaefolia' (Variegated French Lilac)
Syringa reticulata (Japanese Tree Lilac)

Thuga occidentalis 'Tiny Tim' (Dwarf Arborvitae)
Tsuga canadensis 'Abbotts Pygmy'
Tsuga canadensis 'Cloud Prune'
Tsuga canadensis 'Cole's Prostrate' (Weeping Dwarf Canadian Hemlock)
Tsuga canadensis 'Gentsch White' (Dwarf Hemlock)
Tsuga canadensis 'Horsford Contorted'
Tsuga canadensis 'Jacqueline Verkade'
Tsuga canadensis 'Lewisii'
Tsuga canadensis 'Pendula'
Tsuga canadensis 'Stewartii'

Viburnum opulus 'Alfredo'
Viburnum prunifolium (Blackhaw Viburnum)

Weigela florida 'Polka'


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