In 2003, the college gained membership in the American Public Gardens Association. This formalized the college's status as an arboretum, opening the way to development of public education, outreach, and research programs, as well as continued conservation of the area.
Ernst and Mary Behrend, the original owners of the Penn State Behrend property, began acquiring many exotic trees, including trees from Asia, when they lived on the site.[2] The first major gift to the arboretum was from the Carrie T. Watson Garden Club, which donated flowering crabapples in 1952.[3]
arboretum, penn, state, behrend, acres, arboretum, located, campus, penn, state, behrend, erie, pennsylvania, open, public, without, charge, arboretum, dedicated, 2003, contains, more, than, species, trees, woody, bushes, including, collections, aceraceae, aqu. The Arboretum at Penn State Behrend 725 acres is an arboretum located on the campus of Penn State Behrend in Erie Pennsylvania It is open to the public without charge The arboretum was dedicated in 2003 It contains more than 200 species of trees and woody bushes 1 including collections of Aceraceae Aquifoliaceae Arecaceae Betulaceae Caesalpiniaceae Cornaceae Cupressaceae Ebenaceae Ericaceae Euphorbiaceae Fabaceae Fagaceae Ginkgoaceae Hamamelidaceae Hippocastanaceae Juglandaceae Magnoliaceae Moraceae Nyssaceae Oleaceae Pinaceae Rosaceae Salicaceae Sciadopityaceae Taxodiaceae Theaceae and Ulmaceae In 2003 the college gained membership in the American Public Gardens Association This formalized the college s status as an arboretum opening the way to development of public education outreach and research programs as well as continued conservation of the area Ernst and Mary Behrend the original owners of the Penn State Behrend property began acquiring many exotic trees including trees from Asia when they lived on the site 2 The first major gift to the arboretum was from the Carrie T Watson Garden Club which donated flowering crabapples in 1952 3 See also editList of botanical gardens in the United StatesReferences edit The Arboretum at Penn State Behrend Origins of the Arboretum Make a Donation to the Arboretum External links editOfficial website42 07 16 N 79 58 57 W 42 12109 N 79 98244 W 42 12109 79 98244 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arboretum at Penn State Behrend amp oldid 1133003063, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
