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Revision as of 09:03, 24 August 2021


Secrest Arboretum
Type Agriculture Research and Development
Industry Agriculture; Educational Services; Professional & Technical
Fate Active
Founded 1908 (1908)
Headquarters Wooster, Ohio, United States
Number of locations 1680 Madison Ave, Wooster, Ohio
Key people
Website https://secrest.osu.edu/


Comprehensive History

The Wooster Arboretum was established in 1908 by Edmund Secrest on a 75-acre area at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station. A few plantings of hardwood species were made as early as 1901, but the development of the Arboretum and a more planned planting of the acreage began in earnest in 1908. The arboretum has historically integrated forestry and horticulture in such a way as to permit studies in plantation management, wood utilization, forest genetics, and the testing of ornamentals[1]. The Arboretum was dedicated as the Secrest Arboretum in 1950 in memory of Secrest, known as the "father of forestry" in Ohio. By 1978, the Arboretum had grown to approximately 85 acres with over 2000 species, varieties, or cultivars of trees and shrubs, with the oldest remaining trees - yellow poplar, northern catalpa, and European larch - dating from 1903[2].

In 1970, the Garden of Roses of Legend and Romance was established at the Arboretum near the Barnhart Rice House, Wooster, Ohio. Mrs. Samuel Forbes of Cleveland donated the funding for its creation, and the roses were a gift of Mr. Joseph Kern, a well-known rose nurseryman[3]. The 2.7-acre garden reached a peak of about 1500 rose bushes representing 500 varieties, some of which were rare when the garden began[4]. The rose garden declined throughout the 2010s due to an incurable disease called rose rosette, and in 2019-2020, all of the roses were removed and the space cleared for an experimental space, starting with trial plantings of coneflower varieties, hydrangeas, and native honeysuckles[5].

In September 2010, an EF-2 tornado with winds reaching 135 mph swept through the OARDC campus and wreaked damage across one-fourth of the Arboretum. Approximately $400,000 in private donations helped the Arboretum replace plantings and renovate areas of the gardens hardest hit by the storm, and researchers have taken the opportunity to study how nature rebounds after dramatic weather damage.

In 2019, the former Research Operations building was renovated and reopened as the Secrest Arboretum Welcome and Education Center, hosting exhibits as well as educational events for visitors. The Arboretum currently covers 115 acres.

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Historical documents

Timeline

  • 1908: Wooster Arboretum established on acreage at the Experiment Station
  • 1950: Arboretum renamed Secrest Arboretum
  • 1970: Garden of Roses of Legend and Romance established
  • 2019-2020: Garden of Roses of Legend and Romance discontinued
  • 2020: Secrest Arboretum Welcome Center opened

Gallery

  • Garden of Roses of Legend and Romance at sunset, 2016

  • Roses at sunrise, Secret Arboretum, Garden of Roses of Legend and Romance

  • Malus "Rosseau" during "Crablandia" at Secrest Arboretum

  • Crabapples in bloom, Secrest Arboretum

  • Dawn redwoods, Secrest Arboretum

  • Birch grove in autumn, Secrest Arboretum

  • Autumn at Secrest Arboretum

  • Garden designed in honor of Ken Cochran, retired curator of Secrest Arboretum

  • Lily pond in the Skip and Letty Nault Water Garden at Secrest Arboretum

  • Evergreens in winter at Secrest Arboretum

  • View of damage following fall 2017 storm as well as 2010 tornado (background), Secrest Arboretum

  • Storm damage to gardens and Barnhart Rice House, 2017, Secrest Arboretum

Newspaper articles

Newspaper full-text articles

Newspaper ads

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References

  1. ↑ "Tribute to a Man and Trees," Wayne County Topics, October 1954, p.6
  2. ↑ John E. Ford, Finding List and Guide to the Secrest Arboretum, p.1.
  3. ↑ Robert E. Whitmoyer, The View From the Tower, p.39.
  4. ↑ Melissa Green, "Roses are for show at research center," Akron Beacon Journal, 24 July 1994
  5. ↑ Linda Hall, "Secrest Arboretum replacing its acclaimed rose garden," Akron Beacon Journal, March 18 2019

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