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The grounds of the U.S. National Arboretum are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day of the year except for Christmas Day. The National Bonsai & Penjing Museum is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily except for federal holidays from November through February. Admission to the grounds and museum is free and no tickets are needed.
NOTICE 2/12@9:30am: The arboretum will be open to the public at 11:00am. The Floodplain is closed until further notice. Please check back for updates.
Looking for a plant? Try our interactive map and living plant database search, and plant browser, the Arboretum Botanical Explorer (ABE), designed for large-screened devices.
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Registration for the 38th Lahr Native Plant Symposium on March 29, 2025, is now open. Learn more and register here.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. National Arboretum (USNA) prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) to analyze the potential impacts associated with the proposed construction and operation of...
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Do you know your state tree? Do you know why your state tree is what it is?
Every state and the District of Columbia has selected an official state tree, and these trees say something about the states they represent, the people who...