The Georgia Tech Arboretum provides a platform for the development of educational tools defining the performance of individual trees and the collective forest in the urban landscape. From the microscopic impacts of trees on soil, to the regional impact of the urban forest on the air we breathe, the Arboretum provides the Georgia Tech community a tool for explaining tree performance values while they are being researched as part of our living learning laboratory.
Explore the Arboretum Across Campus
The Georgia Tech Arboretum is an ever-changing, dynamic natural space that is open year round. Explore the four zones of the arboretum through one of our self-guided walking tours.
Tech Green
Tech Green has some of the largest trees on campus and has also undergone the most changes over the past 10 years. While protecting our old trees, Georgia Tech has planted numerous canopy trees to provide future growth as these older trees reach the end of their lives. This is a critical part of managing our urban forest.
The Hill
The landscape of the historic district, also known as The Hill, primarily uses a traditional southern pallet. This includes a mixture of native and non-native species that are proven to survive in this region. Per the Campus Landscape Master Plan, this area included parkland, woodland areas.
Central Campus
Central Campus has a diverse plant palette including many native species indigenous to the Southeastern United States.
Hemphill and IC Lawn
The Hemphill & IC Lawn area of campus is home to a wide variety of oaks planted in an open park-like setting. Also located in this area is the pilot woodland project, where over 795 saplings were planted in 2004 to see how long it would take to achieve a dense forest.
Tree Viewer Map
| Georgia Tech Campus Total Tree Calculations | |
| 2023 Tree Count | 15,118 |
| Canopy Cover | 3,700,581 sq. ft. |
| Canopy Coverage | 23% |
| Leaf Area | 15,164,883 sq. ft. |
| Leaf Biomass | 270,072 pounds |
| Carbon Storage | 6,974,517 pounds |
| Gross Carbon Sequestration | 190,232 pounds/year |
| Avoided Runoff | 252,991 cubic ft./year |
| Pollution Removal | 92,037 oz./year |
| Replacement Tree Value | $11,799,831 |