The Arboretum at Penn State

The Arboretum at Penn State (370 acres), which contains the H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens, is a new arboretum being created by The Pennsylvania State University adjacent to its University Park campus in State College, Pennsylvania. It will become Penn State's second arboretum, joining the Arboretum at Penn State Behrend, which was created in 2003.

The Arboretum at Penn State
The H.O. Smith Botanical Gardens in the Arboretum at Penn State
The Arboretum at Penn State
The Arboretum at Penn State's location in Pennsylvania
LocationUniversity Park, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40.805051°N 77.864088°W / 40.805051; -77.864088
Area370 acres (1.5 km2)
DesignerSasaki Associates (Master Plan)
MTR Landscape Architects LLC
Owned byPennsylvania State University
DirectorKim C. Steiner, Ph.D.
Websitearboretum.psu.edu

The arboretum's master plan was developed from 1996-1999 by Sasaki Associates. Specific plans for landscape and botanic gardens and their associated facilities were completed in 2002 by MTR Landscape Architects LLC, and the first tree, a white oak (Quercus alba) was dedicated in 2005. A donation of $10 million was needed to begin the construction of the Arboretum and on May 18, 2007, this donation was received from Charles H. "Skip" Smith. The construction of Phase I of the H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens, named in honor of Mr. Smith's father, was completed in fall 2009 and the gardens were officially dedicated on April 25, 2010.

In July 2014, the Arboretum finished construction of and opened the Childhood Gate's Children's Garden. It includes a limestone cave, stone amphitheater for events, and other attractions for children.[1] The Children's Garden has many native Pennsylvania plants and is a microcosm of the regional landscape.[2]

  • An old tree in back fields of Penn State Arboretum
  • The glasshouse is one of the main attractions of Penn State
  • The bamboo pathway leads to the fountain area. You can see Smeal College of business on the other side.

See also

References
  1. Weigel, George (25 July 2014). "Penn State opens new children's garden: George Weigel". PennLive. PennLive\Patriot News. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  2. "Gardens & Groves". http://arboretum.psu.edu. Retrieved 25 February 2015. External link in |website= (help)



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