The Vanderbilt University campus is home to over 6,000 trees representing 190 species. Thanks to the biology department, there is now a way to tour the arboretum with help from a smartphone: http://vanderbilt.edu/trees/tours/ . Each of the 60+ trees on the tour has its own webpage complete with photos, information about the species and the history of the specific tree. Some of the tree labels even have QR codes so you can scan them on your phone and be directed to the webpage. Whether you are a fan of Juglans nigra (black walnut) or Maclura pomifera (osage orange), it's great to see the trees in their natural setting.
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