Highstead, formerly known as Highstead Arboretum, in Redding, Connecticut, United States was founded in 1982. It covers 36 acres (146,000 m<sup>2</sup>) of woodland, meadow, and wetland and ranges from to in elevation and hosts both native and cultivated plant varieties.
Highstead includes the following collections:
- The Native tree and shrub collection, with indigenous plants from within a radius of the arboretum.
- The Mountain Laurel collection, includes three of the seven mountain laurel, or Kalmia, species. Highstead is host to a thorough collection of Kalmia latifolia, the Connecticut state flower, and a representative collection of the genus, for which it is also the International Cultivar Registration Authority.
- The Deciduous Azaleas collection, with 14 species of deciduous azaleas, including three native species.
- A Herbarium with more than 1,000 specimens.
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