The LaMoure County Soil Conservation District owns 2 acres of land in the town of LaMoure that was donated by Don & Mary Lou Gentzkow. The SCD has turned this land into an arboretum and is open to the public. The purpose of this arboretum is to provide education and information on a variety of trees, shrubs, wildflowers, and grasses that can grow and thrive in our area. This will be an ever-evolving project with more varieties and information added all the time. We welcome everyone to come and visit the arboretum, pick some grapes growing along the fence, or have a picnic lunch. The arboretum is located at the southwest of the corner of 4th Ave NW and 5th St NW. Feel free to drive into the arboretum at the approach on the northwest side and park on the grass.
Please stop in and take a look around next time you are in town!
Existing species planted includes:
Dakota Pinnacle Birch
Black Hills Spruce
American Larch
Amur Maple
Autumn Blaze Maple
Cathedral Elm
Princeton Elm
Bur Oak
Frontyard Linden
Royal Frost Birch
Hot Wings Tatarian Maple
Ohio Buckeye
River Clump Birch
Pagoda Dogwood
Weeping Cutleaf Birch
Japanese Lilac Tree
Red Splendar Crabapple
Sommerset Grape
King of the North Grape
Valiant Grape
Medora Juniper
Golden Curls Willow
Walker Weeping Cragana
Hughs Juniper
Mini Twists Pine
Mugo Pine
St. Mary's Broom
Blue Star Juniper
Blue Macedonian Pine
Sem Ash Leaf Spirea
Tannenbaum Mugo Pine
Blue Weeping Colorado Spruce
Big Bluestem
Little Bluestem
Sideoats Grama
Indian Grass
Switchgrass
Purple Prairie Clover
Penstemon
Black-eyed Susan
Purple Coneflower
Maximillian Sunflower
Blanketflower
Sand Cherry
Nanking Cherry
Redosier Dogwood
Aromatic Sumac
Smooth Sumac
Black Walnut
Hybrid Poplar
Prairie Sky Poplar
Debbie's Gold Apricot
Maximillian Sunflower
Golden Curls Willow
Summer Wine Ninebark
Mulberry
Meadowlark Forsythia
Hanson Hedge Rose
Medora Juniper
Mini Twists Pine
Tannenbaum Mugo Pine
Little Bluestem
Sideoats Grama
Big Bluestem
Mount Royal Plum
