Preservation Starts With You!

Trees beautify our community, standing as a living museum. They clean our air and water, provide wildlife habitat, and through their unique characteristics, CREATE A SENSE OF WONDER.

An arboretum ( pl. : arboreta) is a botanical collection composed exclusively of trees and shrubs of a variety of species.

Welcome to Senoia’s

Old City Arboretum

The Arboretum is not just a place of beauty but also an educational living museum that will enrich the quality of life in our city.

This arboretum isn’t typical. It is a testament to our community's spirit and dedication, a living museum of our city's heritage that we helped design and continue to maintain. We are creating an opportunity for you to recognize the importance of protecting and preserving our heritage specimen trees, and the natural urban forest environment within the city of Senoia, Georgia

Though many associate Senoia with shopping, entertainment, and beautiful homes, the city’s character would look very different without its trees, visionary residents, and parks that honor activism toward preserving and protecting our Heritage, Specimen, and Landmark trees. This unique blend reflects the rich community involvement and your vital role in the commitment to protecting our canopy of trees in the Historic “Old City” District of Senoia. A role that makes you an integral part of preserving Senoia’s history and character for future generations.
CAROL E. MCMACKIN: President
MELISSA “MISSY” HARRISON: Vice President
TERESA MCCARTHY: Treasurer
AMI IVANECKY: Secretary
FIELD TEAM:
Brian Arnold: Certified Arborist, Native Plant Systems
Roxann Ward
Lori Nelson
Carol Moran
EX-OFFICIO:
WILLIAM “DUB” PEARMAN III: Mayor, City of Senoia
Allie Garrett: Commisioner, Senoia Tree Committee
In tree conservation, "heritage," "specimen," and "landmark" trees are terms often used to denote trees of special significance due to various factors like size, age, historical association, or aesthetic value. While the specific definitions and protections vary by location, these terms generally highlight trees that are important to a community's natural and cultural heritage.
HERITAGE: Heritage trees often used as a general term that meet criteria such as age over 100 years old, historic significance and/or ecologically rare or native species.
SPECIMEN: Specimen trees are individual trees recognized for their exceptional size, beautiful form, or their species rarity.
LANDMARK: Landmark trees are trees that are prominent features of a community, often recognized for their size, age, or historical significance. They may be visually dominant, represent the edge of a species' natural range, or be part of a notable grove or avenue.
The Old City Tree Collections are self-guided tours that introduce you to the unique, hertiage, historic, and important landmark trees within the Old City district. Our goal is to educate you about the many different species of trees in the Arboretum Collection, their common names, individual traits, age, and profound historical significance.
IMPROVING YOUR KNOWLEDGE SAVES TREES
Pickup a self guided Arboretum or Walking Tour map at:
SENOIA’S WELCOME CENTER 68 Main Street, Senoia, Georgia
Larger Groups and Clubs please email: oldcityarboretum@gmail.com to make arrangements for pick-up.
Explore our Living Museum of Trees and learn about the interesting Landmarks that provide cultural, historical and inspirational value to the community. We have curated two educational self-guided pamphlets to help you get started:
The Old City Arboretum Collection
The Learning Loop Collection
Our Walking Tour pamphlets are availble in the Senoia Welcome Center, 68 Main Street, Senoia, Ga 30276
The Old City Arboretum Field Team members are dedicated volunteers of The Garden Club of Senoia who will nurture, oversee, develop, and maintain the Old City Arboretum. This educational platform will bring new awareness to our history and the significance of the collection of unique canopy trees in Senoia. Knowledge will protect and preserve our urban forest for future generations.
The Old City Arboretum has achieved a unique distinction, gaining Accreditation as a professional Level I Arboreta through the only worldwide program, Arbnet, founded and coordinated by The Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois. This recognition, in collaboration with the American Public Gardens Association and Botanic Gardens Conservation International, is a testament to our city, which shares our commitment to professional standards and strength within our community for the protection of the natural beauty of Senoia’s Urban Forest.