Arboretum Video Series

Tree Week is a celebration of trees and green spaces led by the Urban Forest Initiative (UFI). 

Tree Appreciation and Benefits video

Join The Arboretum’s Curator, Emily Ellingson, to learn about the many ways trees benefit us. 

How to Plant a Tree

Join The Arboretum‘s Senior Horticulturist, Jesse Dahl, to learn about how to plant and mulch a tree. 

Walk Across Kentucky

Join former Native Plants Collection Manager, Emily Ellingson, on a virtual tree tour of the seven physiographic regions of Kentucky. 

Why We Love Trees

We here at The Arboretum love trees! We have many visitors and animal friends that also love trees! The animal friends that live here at The Arboretum love trees because they rely on them for food and housing. Learn about why owls, bees, and our visitors love trees. Why do you love trees?

How to Prune a Young Tree

Join The Arboretum’s Senior Horticulturist, Jesse Dahl, to learn how to prune a young tree. This video is part of The Arboretum Tree Week video series.

The Arboretum Woods

Join former Native Plants Curator, Emily Ellingson, to virtually explore the Arboretum woods and it’s importance. 

Arboretum Explorer

Want to ID or locate trees at The Arboretum? Arboretum Explorer is a web-based database that can be accessed on your smartphone, tablet or desktop computer to "explore" the plants and learn more about The Arboretum. Join Education Coordinator, Dawn Bailey, to learn how to use Arboretum Explorer.