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The Donald E. Davis Arboretum | |
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A Living Museum of Southeastern Native Plants | |
Type | Arboretum |
Motto | Promoting Education, Research, Conservation and Outreach |
Location | 181 Garden Drive Auburn, Alabama 36830 |
Coordinates | 32°35′44″N 85°28′58″W / 32.59556°N 85.48278°W |
Area | 13.5 acres (5.5 ha) |
Established | 1963 |
Founder | Dr. Donald E. Davis |
Owned by | Auburn University |
Administered by | Morgan Beadles, School of Biological Sciences |
Open | 365 days a year |
Awards | Eagle Award, Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration grant |
Paths | 1.2 miles (2km) |
Water | pond and stream |
Plants | Native |
Collections | Rhodadendron And Azalea Collection, Southeastern Oaks Collection, George's Trillium Garden, Carnivorous Pitcher Bog |
Facilities | Main Pavilion, Outdoor class rooms, Nursery |
Website | Davis Arboretum |
The Donald E. Davis Arboretum, in
The arboretum's
History & Mission
In 1959, by the proposal of Prof. Donald E. Davis, the Auburn University School of Agriculture passed a resolution asking that a plot of land located immediately south of the university president’s home be used as an arboretum for Alabama's native trees. The plot, which was just north of the Old Rotation, contained forest, wetland, and pasture. Davis began surveying and working the Arboretum after its approval in 1963.[2] In 1977 the Arboretum was dedicated in his name. The mission of the Arboretum was established "to display and preserve living plant collections and native southeastern plant communities; to inspire an understanding of the natural world and our connection to it; and to promote education, research, conservation, and outreach."[1]
At the turn of the century, the Auburn
Conservation and Collections
Along with working on
Rhododendron
The Rhododendron collection is world-renowned, containing 60 varieties of Rhododendron and Azalea including its own Auburn Azalea Series of hybrids. [2] During their period of bloom, the Arboretum is host to the Auburn Azalea Festival.[4]
Quercus
The arboretum's conservation program has participated inThe Tree Gene Conservation projects with APGA and the
Carnivorous plants
The arboretum's
APCA Projects
After
Other notable species
Some notable species in the arboretum's collection include:[11]
A
- Abies firma
- Acer floridanum
- Acer leucoderme
- Acer negundo
- Acer palmatum
- Acer rubrum
- Acer saccharinum
- Acer saccharum
- Aesculus flava
- Aesculus parviflora
- Aesculus pavia
- Aesculus sylvatica
- Agarista populifolia
- Ailanthus altissima
- Albizia julibrissin
- Alnus serrulata
- Amelanchier arborea
- Amelanchier laevis
- Ampelopsis arborea
- Aralia spinosa
- Aronia arbutifolia
- Asimina parviflora
- Asimina triloba
B
- Baccharis halimifolia
- Befaria racemosa
- Berchemia scandens
- Betula nigra
- Bignonia capreolata
- Broussonetia papyrifera
C
- Callicarpa americana
- Calycanthus floridus
- Campsis radicans
- Carpinus caroliniana
- Carya aquatica
- Carya cordiformis
- Carya glabra
- Carya illinoensis
- Carya laciniosa
- Carya myristicaeformis
- Carya ovalis
- Carya ovata
- Carya pallida
- Carya tomentosa
- Catalpa bignonioides
- Cedrus deodara
- Celtis laevigata
- Celtis occidentalis
- Celtis tenuifolia
- Cephalanthus occidentalis
- Cercis canadensis
- Cercis chinensis
- Chamaecyparis thyoides
- Chionanthus retusus
- Chionanthus virginicus
- Clematis
- Clethra alnifolia
- Cliftonia monophylla
- Cocculus carolinus
- Conradina canescens
- Cornus alternifolia
- Cornus amomum
- Cornus florida
- Corylus americana
- Cotinus coggygria
- Cotinus obovatus
- Crataegus cestivalis
- Crataegus uniflora
- Croton alabamensis
- Cupressocyparis leylandii
- Cupressus arizonica
- Cyrilla racemiflora
D
E
- Erythrina herbacea
- Euonymus americanus
F
G
- Gelsemium sempervirens
- Ginkgo biloba
- Gleditsia triacanthos
- Gordonia lasianthus
- Gymnocladus dioicus
H
I
- Ilex cassine
- Ilex decidua
- Ilex opaca
- Ilex vomitoria
- Ilex × attenuata
- Illicium floridanum
- Iris virginica
- Itea virginica
J
K
L
- Laurus nobilis
- Leucothoe racemosa
- Leucothoe axillaris
- Lindera benzoin
- Liquidambar styraciflua
- Liriodendron tulipifera
- Lithocarpus henryi
- Lonicera sempervirens
M
- Maclura pomifera
- Magnolia acuminata
- Magnolia grandiflora
- Magnolia macrophylla
- Magnolia pyramidata
- Magnolia tripetala
- Malus angustifolia
- Melia azedarach
- Metasequoia glyptostroboides
- Morus rubra
- Myrica cerifera
- Myrica heterophylla
N
- Nerium oleander
- Neviusia alabamensis
- Nyssa aquatica
- Nyssa ogeche
- Nyssa sylvatica
O
- Osmanthus americanus
- Ostrya virginiana
- Oxydendrum arboreum
P
- Panicum grass
- Parthenocissus quinquefolia
- Passiflora incarnata
- Paulownia tomentosa
- Persea borbonia
- Physocarpus opulifolias
- Piceaabies
- Pinckneya bracteata
- Pinusclausa
- Pinusechinata
- Pinus elliotii
- Pinus glabra
- Pinus nigra
- Pinus palustris
- Pinus rigida
- Pinus serotina
- Pinus strobus
- Pinus taeda
- Pinus virginiana
- Platanus occidentialis
- Poncirustrifoliata
- Populus deltoides
- Prunus caroliniana
- Prunus mexicana
- Prunus serotina
- Prunus serrulata
- Ptelea trifoliata
Q
- Quercusaqutissima
- Quercus alba
- Quercus austrina
- Quercus bicolor
- Quercus Boyntonii
- Quercus coccinea
- Quercus falcata var. falcata
- Quercus falcata var. pagodaefolia
- Quercus hemisphaerica
- Quercus imbricaria
- Quercus incana
- Quercus lyrata
- Quercus macrocarpa
- Quercus marilandica
- Quercus michauxii
- Quercus muehlenbergii
- Quercus nigra
- Quercus nuttallii
- Quercus palustris
- Quercus phellos
- Quercus prinus
- Quercus rubra
- Quercus shumardii
- Quercus stellata var. margaretta
- Quercus stellata var. stellata
- Quercus velutina
- Quercus virginiana
R
- Rhamnus caroliniana
- Rhapidophyllum hystrix
- Rhododendron alabamensis
- Rhododendron austrinum
- Rhododendron carolinianum
- Rhododendron maximum
- Rhododendron minus
- Rhododendron nudiflorum
- Rhus glabra
- Rhus typhinia
- Robinia pseudoacacia
- Rosmarinus officinalis
S
- Sagittaria lancifolia media
- Sagittaria latifolia
- Salix eriocephala
- Salix nigra
- Sambucus canadensis
- Sapium sebiferum
- Sassafras albidium
- Sideroxylon lycioides
- Smilax
- Staphylea trifolia
- Stewartia malacodendron
- Styrax grandifolia
- Styrax americanus
- Symplocos tinctoria
T
- Taxodium ascendens
- Taxodium distichum
- Tilia americana
- Tilia heterophylla
- Toxicodendron pubescens
- Toxicodendron radicans
- Toxicodendron vernix
- Trachelospermum jasminoides
- Tsuga caroliniana
- Tsuga canadensis
U
V
- Vaccinium arboreum
- Viburnum acerifolium
- Viburnum dentatum
- Viburnum nudum
- Viburnum prunifolium
- Viburnum rufidulum
- Vitis rotundifolia
W
Y
Z
See also
- List of botanical gardens and arboretums in Alabama
- Flora and fauna of Alabama
- Alabama Champion Tree Program
References
- ^ a b c "About Us | The Donald E. Davis Arboretum". auburn.edu/cosam/arboretum/.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Davis Arboretum: A Forest on The Plains". Alabama's Treasured Forests. Alabama Forestry Commission: 4. Fall 2020.
- ^ "Auburn Azalea Festival blooms Saturday&". auburnvillager.com.
- ^ a b "Auburn Azalea Festival 2020". aotourism.com.
- ^ a b c d "Alabama Plant Conservation Alliance Projects". auburn.edu. Fall 2020. p. 10.
- ^ Stein, Bruce. A. (2002). States of the Union: Ranking America's Biodiversity. NatureServe.
- ^ "BONAP state similarity in flora". bonap.org.
- ISBN 0881929921.
- ^ a b "Alabama Plant Conservation Alliance". auburn.edu. Cite error: The named reference ":08" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Donald E. Davis Arboretum". publicgardens.org. Fall 2020.
- ^ "Arboretum Plant List". auburn.edu. Fall 2020.
External links
Category:Botanical gardens in Alabama Category:Arboreta in Alabama Category:Auburn University Category:Auburn, Alabama Category:Protected areas of Lee County, Alabama Category:Nature centers in Alabama Category:1963 establishments in Alabama Category:Entertainment venues in Alabama