Arboretum Bulletin Summer 2021 Volume 83, Issue 2 | Page 5

Golden Oak : An Arboretum Sentinel

B y D a v i d Z u c k e r m a n | P h o t o s b y N i a l l D u n n e

Perhaps no other tree in the Arboretum is as beloved as our golden oak ( Quercus robur ‘ Concordia ’)— Azalea Way ’ s sentinel and herald of spring . On the gloomiest of Seattle days in late April through May , it excites even the most reserved among us , beckoning all towards its impressive golden crown .

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