University of Nevada, Reno Arboretum
The
University of Nevada, Reno Arboretum is an
arboretum located across the campus of the
University of Nevada, Reno in
Reno, Nevada.
The arboretum was established in 1985, and contains a collection of trees, shrubs, flowers, ornamentals and native flora, including over 60 genera and about 200 species of trees, many with several cultivars present. Thirty-six mature elm trees line the Quad.
* Benson Gardens and Xeriscape, with Challenger Tree Memorial â€"
crabapples,
plums,
maples,
evergreens, plus an area of drought tolerant plants. Blue atlas
cedars commemorate the astronauts lost in the Challenger Space Shuttle accident.
* Cherry Blossom Garden - Mt. Fuji
cherry trees,
azaleas,
bamboo, and ornamental
grasses.
* Fleischmann Agriculture Entry Landscape -
magnolia, spring-flowering bulbs, and annuals. Trees include crimean
lindens,
ash, blue
spruce, dwarf montgomery
spruce, and flowering
pears along the street.
* Jimmie's Garden - rock
daphne,
hornbeam, weeping Nootka
cypress, a Japanese
pagoda tree,
star magnolias,
rhododendrons, perennial shrubs and flowers.
* Joe Robertson Native Garden - plants from the
Great Basin Desert,
Mojave Desert, and
Sonoran Desert.
* Merriam A. Brown Rose Garden -
roses.
* Quad - The Quad was originally used as a parade ground for student cadets in the late 1800s, and in 1908 replanted to
Thomas Jefferson's design for the
University of Virginia lawn. In 1988, several elms were removed due to
Dutch elm disease. The Quad is now planted with a mixture of
elm,
hackberry,
ash, and
oak trees, and the lawn is interspersed with weeping white
birch,
oak, and
evergreen trees.
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