The pinetum, begun in 1867, includes rare, mature specimens of "Torreya nucifera" (Japanese nutmeg yew), "Tsuga canadensis pendula" (Sargent's weeping hemlock), "Cedrus libani" (Cedar of Lebanon), "Juniperus formosana" (Taiwan juniper), and "Metasequoia glyptostroboides" (dawn redwood) – one of the oldest specimens in the United States. In front of the 1851 residence is a massive weeping European beech. The collection of specimen trees and shrubs includes towering "Pinus strobus" (Eastern white pine), American white and English Oaks, lindens, tulip trees, bald cypress, and Chinese golden larch, as well as different species and cultivars of azaleas, lilacs, viburnums, hollies, weeping cherries, mountain laurel, and rhododendrons.