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A dawn redwood in fall color stands against a blue sky.
Living Fossils of the Tree World
The following description was submitted by the event organizer.
“Living fossils” generally refer to those taxa (organisms of a named lineage) that are alive today, have been documented in the fossil record for an unusually long time, and have seemingly experienced little change over time. At Hoyt Arboretum, several tree species are considered to be “living fossils.” Some are well-known plants that simply appear to be morphologically unchanged for a very long time and are recognized from the wild or cultivated. Others were thought to be extinct and were known only from the fossil record until living populations were (re-)discovered by scientists. Come prepared to walk and visit many of these distinctive trees.