{"id":647,"date":"2022-11-01T16:44:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T16:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cheekwood.local\/discover\/botanical-garden-arboretum\/cheekwoods-plant-collections\/"},"modified":"2023-07-21T21:29:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T21:29:06","slug":"cheekwoods-plant-collections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/discover\/botanical-garden-arboretum\/cheekwoods-plant-collections\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheekwood&#8217;s Plant Collections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"banner banner--background\" style=\"background-color: ;\"><div class=\"banner__overlay\" style=\"background-color: ;\"><\/div><div class=\"banner__content\"><h1>About Our Plant Collections<\/h1>\n<\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"banner__image\" src=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0155.jpg\" alt=\"DSC 0155\" \/><\/div><!-- .banner -->[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>About Our Plant Collections<\/h2>\n<p>Cheekwood\u2019s maintains collections of specific taxa and plant groupings including the historic boxwood, dogwood, herb, hydrangea, southeastern native, and redbud. Plants are labeled to convey both scientific and common names, family names, native origin and are mapped using GIS software.[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"buttons buttons--left\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.gardenexplorer.org\/default.aspx\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"\" title=\"\">Search Our Plant Collections<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Arboretum<\/h2>\n<p>Since its inception as a public botanical garden in 1960, Cheekwood has strived to collect and showcase trees native to Tennessee and the Southeast as well as species from other regions, countries, and continents. Tree cultivars bred for desired traits, such as disease resistance, is a significant facet of the collecting mission. Cheekwood continues to diversify and enrich the arboretum offering, fostering a rich and engaging space for guests and students to explore, enjoy, and learn.<\/p>\n<p>The Arboretum at Cheekwood was awarded a Level 4 accreditation with the regional organization, Tennessee Urban Forestry Council (TUFC) in 2010. In 2020, the estate was granted a Level II status by the global organization, ArbNet and will apply for a Level III status in 2022. Within the over 2,100 trees on the property, Cheekwood has documented 1,267 deciduous trees; 576 evergreens; 16 deciduous conifers; and 238 dogwoods.<\/p>\n<p>Cheekwood\u2019s three primary tree collections include the Nationally Accredited Cornus Collection\u2122, the historic collection, and trees native to the southeastern United States. The one-of-a-kind collection of dogwoods weave together a series of distinct gardens along the property\u2019s eastern ridge, ending at the base of the Mansion &amp; Museum, the property\u2019s historic core. The landscape is embraced by a woodland sculpture trail, with a fourteen-acre forest that serves as the primary venue for the native tree collection. As both a botanical garden and arboretum, we strive to always provide something new to explore, appreciate, and astonish, while preserving that which is historically sacred.<\/p>\n<h2>Emerald Ash Borer Response Program<\/h2>\n<p>Made to manage and protect a large population of native ash trees, our Emerald Ash Borer Response Program is helping conserve this species for future generations to observe, study, and enjoy.<br \/>\n<a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/discover\/botanical-garden-arboretum\/arboretum\/emerald-ash-borer-response-program\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Virtual Arboretum Tours<\/h2>\n<p>Can\u2019t make it to Cheekwood in person? Enjoy a self-guided, virtual tour through Cheekwood\u2019s Arboretum.<\/p>\n<div class=\"buttons\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.gardenexplorer.org\/tour.aspx\">Virtual Arboretum Tours<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/v3_Arboretum-Map.pdf\">Arboretum Map<\/a><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"image-block themed\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arboretum_Abruckse_04-2.jpg\" alt=\"Arboretum Abruckse 04 2\" \/><\/div><!-- .img-block -->[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Historic Plant Collection<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Historic Trees<\/h3>\n<p>With the aid of the estate\u2019s historic photographs and original site plans, Cheekwood has identified several key historic trees. Interpreting this collection within the scope of what was once a family home contextualizes time in a very specific way. Many of ash, oak, and cedar trees were present long before the estate\u2019s inception, establishing the very bones of the beloved landscape.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the most recognizable of them all is the handsome Chinquapin oak gracing the Swan Lawn, though there are others. A great welcoming ash tree beckons guests to enter the Hardison Gates, and, on the front lawn of the Cheek mansion, the pyramidal Shumard oak anchors the landscape along with ages old juniper and boxwood.<\/p>\n<p>These trees are important to the estate\u2019s legacy in both a historic and design context. They frame the story of a treasured family home and what would later become a place of respite for many. The oaks, hackberries, ash trees, and boxwood shrubs are the seminal plantings that Cheekwood strives to preserve, inspiring the continual refinement of the estate\u2019s historic layer.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"image-block themed\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019August_Cheekwood_Summer_DSC3467.jpg\" alt=\"2019August Cheekwood Summer DSC3467\" \/><\/div><!-- .img-block -->[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"image-block themed\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/cheekwooood-035.jpg\" alt=\"cheekwooood 035\" \/><\/div><!-- .img-block -->[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>2. Boxwood<\/h3>\n<p>Leslie and Mabel Cheek had been acquiring specimen boxwood throughout the South for years. When the family moved to Belle Meade, their collection provided the green architecture of the garden rooms surrounding the home. During the early 20th century, a popular trend was to obtain and showcase mature plants in the landscape.<\/p>\n<p>These large evergreen shrubs imbued estate homes borne from the successful ventures of the Industrial Revolution with a sense of antiquity. The extensive boxwood planting became central to the development of the Cheek\u2019s estate and inevitably established Cheekwood\u2019s very first horticultural collection. Today, the gardens grow just under 1800 individual boxwood shrubs varying in form, species, and cultivar.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>3. Virginia Peck Daylily Collection<\/h3>\n<p>Not only was she prolific in the world of daylily breeding, Dr. Virginia Peck was also well known as a scholar and professor of Anglo-Saxon literature and modern poetry, teaching at Middle Tennessee State University from 1949-1977. In a plant laboratory based at her home, she crossed and developed her Hemerocallis varieties, inspired by Arthurian literature to christen her creations with names such as \u2018Round Table\u2019, Maid of Astolat\u2019, and \u2018Elfin Knight\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Peck is also the hybridizer of the first known ruffled tetraploid, \u2018Dance Ballerina Dance\u2019 (1976). The daylily collection can be found to the right of the stairs leading from the Frist Learning Center to the Historic Mansion &amp; Museum.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>4. Jesse Wills Iris Collection<\/h3>\n<p>In the summer of 1977, an iris collection was donated to Cheekwood by Mrs. Ellen Wills and dedicated to her late husband, Jesse Ely Wills. Jesse Wills was a philanthropist and pillar of the business community, a poet, wildlife lover, and a famed iris hybridizer. He served as president of the American Iris Society for some time and won the Dykes Medal Award in 1947 for his outstanding blue creation that he named \u2018Chilvary\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Ninety-nine of Wills\u2019 creations are registered with the American Iris Society and many are named to pay homage to Nashville-area landmarks. For example, there is \u2018Natchez Trace\u2019, a bi-tone of bronze and rose, and \u2018Belle Meade\u2019, a crisp blue.<\/p>\n<p>The initial iris collection donated in 1977 planted the seed for something bigger and the memorial garden, Jesse Wills Perennial Garden, was established and opened in 1981. More than 40 years later, it remains a haven for songbirds and a myriad of pollinators, as well as the home for this beloved iris collection.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"image-block themed\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Iris-Natchez-Trace-640x724-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iris Natchez Trace 640x724 1\" \/><\/div><!-- .img-block -->[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"image-block themed\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4301-1.jpg\" alt=\"IMG 4301 1\" \/><\/div><!-- .img-block -->[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Cornus Collection<\/h2>\n<p>Extending throughout Cheekwood, from the Carell Dogwood Garden to the Ann &amp; Monroe Carell Jr. Family Sculpture Trail, the estate currently features more than 300 individual dogwoods. Both tree and shrub forms are celebrated within the arboretum. With over 14 different species and 23 various varieties, dogwoods supply interests for all four seasons.<\/p>\n<p>The Cornus collection displays a wide selection of woody Cornus species and cultivated varieties, particularly those that are well-suited to the Middle Tennessee climate. The collection represents both North American and Asian species as well as cultivars and hybrids of these species. The collection especially highlights Cornus species exhibiting superior disease and insect resistance, blooms of larger size or double form, exceptional foliage, interesting growth habits, as well as improved hardiness and vigor. The plants in the Cornus collection are incorporated into the landscape of the Carell Dogwood Garden and throughout other gardens where appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>Becoming a Nationally Accredited Collection by the American Public Garden Association\u2019s Plant Collections Network\u2019s in 2012, enhancing the dogwood offering continues to be a significant mission. Cheekwood\u2019s dogwood collection remains the only one of its kind to be recognized by this organization. The Gardens Team continues to stay informed about new cultivars and improved breeding of Cornus, using the information to educate the community about exciting new developments within the genus.[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"buttons buttons--left\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.publicgardens.org\/programs\/plant-collections-network\/collections-showcase\/cornus\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"\" title=\"\">VIRTUAL DOGWOOD COLLECTION TOUR<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Southeastern Native Plant Collection<\/h2>\n<p>The elegantly rolling landscape of Cheekwood\u2019s 55-acre property features stately native trees, shrubs, and perennials that illustrate Middle Tennessee\u2019s cultural identity and trek through time. Elder Chinquapin, Shumard, and red oaks span the breadth of the estate, along with ash and hackberry trees. Understanding the traits of these native species gives insight pertaining to the land from which they grow and the many people with which they have cohabitated throughout centuries.<\/p>\n<p>A prime example of a native tree\u2019s story is that of the Chinquapin oak. It prefers alkaline soil and is typically found growing on top of limestone outcroppings. Its acorns were an important food source for the indigenous peoples of Middle Tennessee. Later, its wood was used to build fences during the Civil War. This oak serves as a larval host plant for White M Hairstreak and Gray Hairstreak Butterflies. Geology, ecology, and history merge to form the narrative of a single tree.<\/p>\n<p>Cheekwood maintains, displays, and evaluates a wide selection of plants native to the southeastern United States.<\/p>\n<p>Higher emphasis is placed on those species that are native to Tennessee, Federally or State listed as endangered, threatened, proposed endangered, and proposed threatened.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"image-block themed\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Echinacea_TN_20180620_ABruckse_002-Copy-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Echinacea TN 20180620 ABruckse 002 Copy scaled\" \/><\/div><!-- .img-block -->[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Examples of Trees within this collection:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Quercus shumardii (Shumard Oak)<\/li>\n<li>Cornus florida (Flowering Dogwood)<\/li>\n<li>Magnolia grandiflora (Southern Magnolia)<\/li>\n<li>Juniperus virginiana (Red Cedar)<\/li>\n<li>Torreya taxodium (Stinking Cedar)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Examples of Shrubs within this collection:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ilex verticillata (Winterberry)<\/li>\n<li>Rhus aromatica (Fragrant Sumac)<\/li>\n<li>Rhododendron canescens (Mountain Azalea)<\/li>\n<li>Callicarpa americana (Beautyberry)<\/li>\n<li>Clethra alnifolia (Sweet Pepperbush)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Examples of Perennials within this collection:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Solidago rugosa (Goldenrod)<\/li>\n<li>Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Fern)<\/li>\n<li>Echinacea purpurea (Tennessee Echinacea)<\/li>\n<li>Trillium sp. (Trillium)<\/li>\n<li>Spigellia marilandica (Indian Pink)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Display Collections<\/h2>\n<p>As a botanical garden, Cheekwood collects and preserves plants, both native and from afar, that fit within the parameters of Tennessee\u2019s climate and soil conditions. The display collections serve an integral role at Cheekwood. Ornamentally robust with heirloom as well as contemporary cultivars and hybrids, each plant within the various collections has proven to perform well in the region. The collections also provide an educational component by representing taxonomic groups, and in many cases, explaining the uses of plants by indigenous peoples of the Americas as well as those of European colonists. Interpretational signage has been assigned to explain distinct collections throughout the grounds. Cheekwood strives to grow and maintain an impressive number of specimens, therefore demonstrating a wide range of forms, varieties, and cultivars that a taxon has to offer.<\/p>\n<p>The Display Collection represents a wide range of plant forms, including bulbs, rhizomes, ferns, herbaceous perennials, shrubs, and trees. It is divided into eight subcategories. Though often found concentrated in certain areas on the grounds, the display collections grow throughout the various gardens at Cheekwood.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>1. The Daffodil Collection<\/h3>\n<p>Cheekwood has enjoyed a close relationship with the Middle Tennessee Daffodil Society for several decades and has served as a venue for meetings and annual shows, as well as the American Daffodil Society National Convention and Show in 2018. At one time organized in an encyclopedic fashion, the collection has in recent years been displayed in large swaths, namely in the Basham Daffodil Field. Upcoming plans for this collection include fine tuning the large assortment into historic, classic, and modern, in addition to showcasing Wister and Pannil winners.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"image-block themed\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019_Bloom_CaitlinHarris_DSC3205-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"2019 Bloom CaitlinHarris DSC3205 scaled\" \/><\/div><!-- .img-block -->[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"image-block themed\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dryopteris-erythrosora-Brilliance-Dogwood-Garden-16-640x427-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dryopteris erythrosora Brilliance Dogwood Garden 16 640x427 1\" \/><\/div><!-- .img-block -->[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>2. Fern Collection<\/h3>\n<p>Ferns can be found around every garden corner at Cheekwood. Widely known to be shade tolerant groundcovers, a few varieties, such as Cyrtomium falcatum (Japanese Holly Fern), are evergreen during the rather mild Tennessee winter. Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) unfurls around Cheekwood\u2019s ponds and streams beginning in March, its fertile fronds decorated with golden brown fruit dots. Dryopteris erythrosora (Autumn fern) another evergreen species, brightens darker sections of the property with its corals and chartreuse tones. Cheekwood\u2019s fern collection is represented with thirty-eight different species and over four thousand individuals.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>3. Herb Collection<\/h3>\n<p>Neatly organized and displayed within the rustic, stone raised beds of the Herb Study Garden, plants known for a multitude of uses are showcased. A historical context is offered in two parallel beds; one grouping features species utilized by the indigenous people of North America, such as Aralia spinosa and goldenseal while another focuses on plants that the Europeans brought with them to the new land. Other sections are dedicated to culinary herbs, texture, fragrance, and herbs of the Mediterranean. The herb collection is cared for by the Nashville chapter of the Herb Society of America.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"image-block themed\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Aralia-spinosa-3.jpg\" alt=\"Aralia spinosa 3\" \/><\/div><!-- .img-block -->[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"image-block themed\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hydrangea-Endless-Summer-Bloomstruck.jpg\" alt=\"Hydrangea Endless Summer Bloomstruck\" \/><\/div><!-- .img-block -->[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>4. Hydrangea Collection<\/h3>\n<p>This classic among shrubs (and there is even a climber \u2013 Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris!), Hydrangea is grown and beloved throughout the world. Currently, Cheekwood boasts seven species, calculating to a grand total of five hundred and seventy-two individuals. The core of the hydrangea collection can be appreciated in the Carell Dogwood Garden as companions to the multitude of Cornus species and in the Bracken Foundation Children\u2019s Garden, where they surround a circular labyrinth. Prolific bloomers growing in part to full shade, these plants offer perfect sublayer structure in garden design. Lacecaps, oakleafs, big leaf, and smooth hydrangeas all offer stellar attributes such as flower longevity and fall color. Newer hybrids such as the Endless Summer series offer re-blooming effects.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>5. Magnolia Collection<\/h3>\n<p>With eleven species and a number of crosses, Cheekwood is home to just under two hundred magnolias. The much adored and quintessential southern flower (Magnolia grandiflora) grows within both the historic core of the landscape and the most modern additions, as well as everywhere in between. In spring, the star and saucer magnolias light up the estate, on par with the forsythia and daffodils. Rare species \u2014 M. pyramidata and M. tripetala \u2014 live in the Howe Garden, at the edge of the pond near the endangered Torreya taxifolia, adding to the Jurassic flair.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"image-block themed\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Magnolia-Green-Shadow-1.jpg-640x535-1.jpg\" alt=\"Magnolia Green Shadow 1.jpg 640x535 1\" \/><\/div><!-- .img-block -->[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"image-block themed\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cercis_20200330_ABruckse_001-2.jpg\" alt=\"Cercis 20200330 ABruckse 001 2\" \/><\/div><!-- .img-block -->[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>5. Redbud Collection<\/h3>\n<p>Cheekwood\u2019s redbud collection is mostly comprised of the native Cercis canadensis and its cultivars, with the exception of two species, Cercis chinensis (Chinese redbud) and Cercis reniformis (Oklahoma redbud). A member of the legume family, redbud flowers are pea-like, maturing to bean-pod fruits that often persist throughout the winter months. Cheekwood\u2019s redbuds can be found in many of the estate\u2019s gardens, namely the Carell Dogwood Garden, Carell Trail, and surrounding the Frist Learning Center. The flashy pink blooms of the tree open as the tulips pop each year, intensifying the mood of each anticipated spring.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>6. Rose Collection<\/h3>\n<p>Cheekwood\u2019s newest display collection is a favorite among guests. With over 60 rose shrubs \u2013 including hybrid teas, grandifloras, miniatures, climbers, Old Garden roses, and Earth Kind- each variety has been assigned a label with the scientific name, rose type, and the American Rose Society\u2019s official rating. The collection, which can be seen blooming from April until October, is consolidated in the Rose Study Garden, which opened to the public in 2016. 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