Chadwick Arboretum is a 62 acres (25 ha) arboretum on the Agriculture campus of Ohio State University, in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The main arboretum collection is located just across Lane Avenue from the Schottenstein Center with its other collections nearby. The arboretum is open daily without charge.
| Chadwick Arboretum | |
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 Chadwick Lake | |
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| Type | Arboretum |
| Nearest city | Columbus, Ohio |
| Area | 62 acres (25 ha) |
| Established | 1980 |
| Operated by | Ohio State University |
The arboretum proper contains roughly 1,000 trees representing over 120 species that grow throughout Ohio, with special collections of conifers and willows.[1] As of 2005, it contained one Ohio State Champion tree, Abies cephalonica.
The arboretum also includes a Learning Garden and specialized gardens for annuals, hostas, perennials, roses, and wildflowers. Taken together, these gardens represent one of the most varied collections of flora in the state, with good selections of native Ohio plants, perennials, tropical plants, wildflowers, woody plants, and more than 400 cultivars of annuals.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ John H. Russell & Thomas S. Spencer (Jul 28, 2005). Gardens Across America, East of the Mississippi: The American Horticulatural Society's Guide to American Public Gardens and Arboreta. Taylor Trade Publishing. p. 314. ISBN 9781461733669. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
External links
edit- Chadwick Arboretum
- U.S. Geological Survey Map at the U.S. Geological Survey Map Website. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
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