Cylburn Arboretum Friends

Cylburn Arboretum Friends We supports Baltimore’s Cylburn Arboretum through grounds stewardship and educational programming.
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🌳🎉 IT’S TIME TO MAKE TREE HISTORY BUT IT’S GOING TO RAIN! 🎉🌳We had to postpone but you can still join TreeBaltimore for ...
08/29/2026

🌳🎉 IT’S TIME TO MAKE TREE HISTORY BUT IT’S GOING TO RAIN! 🎉🌳

We had to postpone but you can still join TreeBaltimore for its semi-annual Tree Gathering on Thursday, September 3, from 5:30–8:30 PM at Cylburn Arboretum!

If you can make it please re-register at🌱https://www.treebaltimore.org/gathering

Twice a year, TreeBaltimore brings together Baltimore’s tree advocates, planters, maintainers, researchers, volunteers, and conservation professionals to celebrate our city’s urban forest. This free, public event is a chance to connect with fellow tree lovers, enjoy food and entertainment, and celebrate Baltimore’s trees. 🌿

After 52 years of the Bradford pear, Baltimore is choosing a new native, climate-resilient Official City Tree! 🌿

🌳 6 tree candidates
🏆 1 winner

Come dressed as the tree you voted for, bring your flags and noisemakers, and show your team spirit! 🎉🌳

Enjoy food, drinks, entertainment, and connect with the people who care for, study, plant, and advocate for Baltimore’s trees.

🚗 Parking is limited, so carpooling, public transit and biking are highly encouraged. Invite a friend, grab a costume, and RSVP (link in bio at our event calendar) to save your spot for an unforgettable evening to make tree history.

Let’s celebrate Baltimore’s urban forest and the next chapter of our city’s tree history!

Explore the City Demonstration Gardens: Garden 1 of 5Over the next few weeks, we are taking a closer look at Cylburn’s f...
08/28/2026

Explore the City Demonstration Gardens: Garden 1 of 5

Over the next few weeks, we are taking a closer look at Cylburn’s five City Demonstration Gardens, each designed to showcase the possibilities of a typical Baltimore rowhome yard. These gardens are meant to showcase the varied and sometimes surprising potential for gardening in the city.

Garden #1, the Garth, was designed by Apiary Studio with accessibility and affordability for the modern urban gardener in mind, inspired by the serene walls and courtyards of Medieval cloisters. The Garth features reused and repurposed materials throughout, such as cinder block planters and concrete rubble. As you meander through the garden you will notice fig trees, Ficus carica, have been trained along a wall to add more privacy to the space. City residents might be excited to learn that these trees can still thrive and produce fruit in small urban spaces like this one.

Follow along as we explore all five gardens and visit them at Cylburn to gather ideas for your own green space!

08/27/2026

The genus Silphium includes bold native perennials known for their cheerful yellow flowers and value to pollinators. These late-summer bloomers add height to the garden. We have some at the back of City Demonstration Garden #3, The Learning Pad.

Our beautiful, evolutionarily ancient female ginkgo tree is full of unripe “fruits.” As they ripen throughout the fall, ...
08/26/2026

Our beautiful, evolutionarily ancient female ginkgo tree is full of unripe “fruits.” As they ripen throughout the fall, they turn an apricot color and fall to the ground, where they may displease passersby with their smell (often compared to rancid milk or vomit.) One theory is that the odor once attracted dinosaurs or other long-extinct animals to consume them and disperse the seeds.

Maybe, for you, it’s simply a reminder that fall has arrived?

The ginkgo tree (Ginkgo biloba) is a living fossil (like a horseshoe crab), meaning the species has survived for millions of years virtually unchanged.

Catalpa sphinx moths (Ceratomia catalpae) are native to the eastern U.S. Don’t worry—healthy catalpa trees can withstand...
08/25/2026

Catalpa sphinx moths (Ceratomia catalpae) are native to the eastern U.S. Don’t worry—healthy catalpa trees can withstand being eaten by these insects!

In the second image, Cotesia cocoons can be seen covering several caterpillars. Check out the third image to see a new batch of babies that have already eaten quite a bit of the leaf.

The spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare), also known as bull thistle, is, as our Head Gardener Fig says, “attractive to all m...
08/22/2026

The spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare), also known as bull thistle, is, as our Head Gardener Fig says, “attractive to all manner of life.” Its vibrant purple flowers are a magnet for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators.

🌱Yoga on the Lawn - Saturday (8AM-9AM) - Stretch, breathe, and unwind with free community yoga on the lawn led by a yoga...
08/21/2026

🌱Yoga on the Lawn - Saturday (8AM-9AM) - Stretch, breathe, and unwind with free community yoga on the lawn led by a yoga instructor from Coppermine Health and Fitness. No registration required.
🌱NEC Drop-In - Saturday (11AM-12PM) - August’s theme, Pollinators of Cylburn, explores the diverse wildlife that help flowering plants grow and reproduce. No registration required.
🌱Mansion Open House - Sunday ONLY this weekend (10AM-2PM) - Visit the historic Cylburn Mansion before strolling through the gardens in full bloom. No registration required.

Looking for a meaningful way to honor someone special while supporting Cylburn Arboretum? A memorial tree or bench creat...
08/20/2026

Looking for a meaningful way to honor someone special while supporting Cylburn Arboretum? A memorial tree or bench creates a lasting tribute at Cylburn while also contributing to the beauty and care of the Arboretum for years to come.

This fall, our available memorial trees include:
🌳Chionanthus 'Tokyo Tower'- Tokyo Tower Chinese Fringe Tree
🌳Nyssa sylvatica 'Zydeco Twist'- Zydeco Twist Blackgum
🌳Malus 'Dolgo'- Dolgo Crabapple
🌳Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia'- Frisia Black locust
🌳Prunus x subhirtella 'Snfozam'- Snow Fountain Weeping Cherry

Find out more about the program and opportunities at: https://cylburn.org/give/donate-a-tree/

Check out this Ginkgo biloba ‘Sunstream’ in the Silber Teaching Garden next to our Nature Education Center. This unique ...
08/19/2026

Check out this Ginkgo biloba ‘Sunstream’ in the Silber Teaching Garden next to our Nature Education Center. This unique tree is known for its striking yellow-and-green variegated leaves.

Fall bird migration is upon us, with peak movement happening in September and October. Help migrating birds by turning o...
08/18/2026

Fall bird migration is upon us, with peak movement happening in September and October. Help migrating birds by turning off nonessential lights at night, since most birds make their journeys in the dark, and by installing bird-safe glass or retrofitting existing windows with bird-safe features.

We have examples of both types of bird-safe windows at the Nature Education Center. The windows with frits are made with bird-safe glass, while the doors with bird decals demonstrate how existing glass can be retrofitted. The decals were added after installation to help birds recognize the glass as a barrier and avoid collisions.

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4915 Greenspring Avenue
Baltimore, MD
21209

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Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 8pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 8am - 8pm
Saturday 8am - 5pm
Sunday 8am - 8pm

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+14103672217

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