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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<ref>John E. Ford, <i>Finding List and Guide to the Secrest Arboretum</i>, p.1.</ref>. Among the notable plantings in the collection are:
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<ref>John E. Ford, <i>Finding List and Guide to the Secrest Arboretum</i>, p.1.</ref>. Among the notable plantings in the collection are:
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More than 140 varieties of flowering crabapples, affectionately known as "Crablandia"<br>
A grove of dawn redwood, once thought to be extinct, planted in 1953<br>
A collection of arborvitae varieties
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The Rhododendron Display Garden, started in 1966, was a cooperative venture with the American Rhododendron Society (Great Lakes Chapter) featuring "at least four plants each of 165 different species, varieties, or hybrids of rhododendrons and azaleas growing in the garden, plus 150 Rosebay rhododendrons planted in the Secrest Arboretum in 1917"<ref><i>A Photo Tour, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center</i>, p.[6].</ref>. While the garden was damaged in the 2010 tornado, many of these magnificent bushes still grace the arboretum.
The Rhododendron Display Garden, started in 1966, was a cooperative venture with the American Rhododendron Society (Great Lakes Chapter) featuring "at least four plants each of 165 different species, varieties, or hybrids of rhododendrons and azaleas growing in the garden, plus 150 Rosebay rhododendrons planted in the Secrest Arboretum in 1917"<ref><i>A Photo Tour, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center</i>, p.[6].</ref>. While the garden was damaged in the 2010 tornado, many of these magnificent bushes still grace the arboretum.