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+1 203-938-8809

Address
  
127 Lonetown Rd, West Redding, CT 06896, USA

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Highstead, formerly known as Highstead Arboretum, in Redding, Connecticut, United States was founded in 1982. It covers 36 acres (146,000 m²) of woodland, meadow, and wetland and ranges from 640 feet (200 m) to 758 feet (231 m) in elevation and hosts both native and cultivated plant varieties.

Highstead includes the following collections:

  • The Native tree and shrub collection, with indigenous plants from within a 100-mile (160 km) radius of the arboretum.
  • The Mountain Laurel collection, includes three of the seven mountain laurel, or Kalmia, species. Highstead is host to a thorough collection of Kalmia latifolia, the Connecticut state flower, and a representative collection of the genus, for which it is also the International Cultivar Registration Authority.
  • The Deciduous Azaleas collection, with 14 species of deciduous azaleas, including three native species.
  • A Herbarium with more than 1,000 specimens.

    • References

    Highstead Foundation Wikipedia
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