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The Urban Arboretum
The Urban Arboretum, maintained by Amazon Horticulture, provides Amazonians and community members a connection to nature in the center of Seattle's urban core. As you walk through Amazon's Puget Sound headquarters, we invite you to experience this urban botanical garden, which reflects the diverse plant palette represented within The Spheres.

Urban Native Forest

Hemlock trees in planters

Welcome to the Urban Native Forest, a unique urban ecosystem containing plants native to the Cascadia region of the Pacific Northwest, ranging from Northern California into Canada.

As humans rediscover the important role that ecosystem health plays in our survival, it is our responsibility to share our spaces with other living organisms. We hope these plants will inspire you to consider similar native plantings where you live, whether on your balcony, local community garden, or backyard.

Native plants are important to local ecosystems, providing food sources for insect pollinators, birds, and other animals. These native plants are beautiful and easy to grow, even in the urban environments of Puget Sound.

What to see at the Urban Native Forest
Tsuga mertensiana at the Urban Native Forest
Tsuga mertensiana, also known as the mountain hemlock. Find this tree, and others in the Urban Native Forest, when walking near glassybaby, Happy Lemon, or the Amazon Nitro North entrance.
Tsuga mertensiana at the Urban Native Forest
A closer look at the foliage of Tsuga mertensiana.
Western hemlock at the Urban Native Forest
Tsuga heterophylla, also known as the western hemlock. This species’ native region is along the West Coast of the U.S., stretching from Sonoma County, California in the south to the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska to the north. This is the largest species of hemlock, with the mountain hemlock coming in second place.
Western hemlock at the Urban Native Forest
A closer look at the foliage of Tsuga heterophylla.

Ready for more? Use the map to collect your bearings and navigate to the next stop.

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