University of Rochester Arboretum as the arboretum. The River Walk was recently sold to the City of Rochester as public parkland along the river corridor. In a 1 km (¾ mile) area between Elmwood Avenue and Intercampus Drive are 197 oak trees representing 15 species. Trees in the arboretum proper currently include: American Beech ("Fagus grandifolia"), Amur corktree ("Phellodendron amurense"), Baldcypress ("Taxodium distichum"), Black Gum ("Nyssa sylvatica"), Dawn Redwood ("Metasequoia glyptostroboides"), Goldenraintree ("Koelreuteria paniculata"), Hally Jolivette cherry ("Prunus" 'Hally Jolivette'), Japanese Pagoda Tree ("Styphnolobium japonicum"), Japanese Zelkova ("Zelkova serrata"), Katsura Tree ("Cercidiphyllum japonicum"), Kentucky Coffeetree ("Gymnocladus dioicus"), Kanzan cherry ("Prunus serrulata" 'Kanzan'), Late Lilac
Carex sylvatica Carex sylvatica Carex sylvatica is a species of sedge found in deciduous woodlands across Europe. It typically reaches tall, and has an inflorescence made up of 3–5 pendent female spikes and a single male spike. It is also used as a garden plant, and has been introduced to North America and New Zealand. "Carex sylvatica" "resembles a small "C. pendula"", growing to around tall, or up to in exceptional cases. Its rhizomes are very short, giving the plant a densely cespitose (tufted) form. The leaves are long, wide and thick, with 17–31 parallel veins. The leaves have a slight keel,