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.[2]
The Quad – The Quad was originally used as a parade ground for student cadets in the late 19th century 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.
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.[3]