Desert Arboretum Stroll
Desert Arboretum Stroll
9:00 am – 11:00 am · Free
This FREE “drop-in” style event allows visitors to experience the beauty of spring in the Chihuahuan Desert while strolling through the Desert Arboretum, just west of the Bosque del Apache NWR plaza. Knowledgeable volunteers will be available to answer questions about the cacti, native plants, water-wise landscaping, and even the critters who call the arboretum home. Throughout the accessible trail, many of the cacti will be in bloom and native pollinators will be hard at work. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to view the garden at its finest!
Want more information on the Arboretum?
Please enjoy the series of short videos below which were released in the spring of 2020.
Close-ups of Featured Plants By Segment
Segment 1
Chihuahua Pineapple Cactus
Feather Dalea
New Mexico Claret Cup Cactus with buds
Segment 2
Banana Yucca
Desert Zinnia
New Mexico Claret Cup
New Mexico Rainbow Cactus
Torrey’s Yucca
Segment 3
Desert Willow planted in 2019
Desert Willow blooms (flowers spring/summer)
Feather Dalea
Ocotillo – just starting to bloom
Texas mountain laurel bush (currently blooming)
Segment 4
Bonker’s hedgehog
Christmas Cholla
Little leaf sumac
Old Man of the Desert Cactus (takes many years to bloom)
Pincushion Cactus
Stemless Evening Primrose
Segment 5
Apache Plume blossoms
Apache Plume up close
Apache Plume
Beargrass
Cliffrose (loved by pollinators)
Desert Four O’Clock
Desert Four O’Clock up close
Fendler Bush
New Mexico Locust Tree blossoms
Segment 6
Beavertail Cactus
Creosote in bloom
Pink hedgehog cactus
Rainbow cactus
White Sands claret cup cactus
Segment 7
Spiny stars
Wiggins Cholla
Visit our photo gallery for more photos of the Desert Arbortetum