Donald E. Davis Arboretum
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The Donald E. Davis Arboretum, in Auburn, Alabama, United States, is a public native plants museum, and botanical arboretum with educational facilities, event spaces, and a conservation program.[1][2] Its grounds, covering 13.5 acres (4.5 hectares) of Auburn University's campus, include cataloged living collections of associated tree and plant communities representative of Alabama's ecosystems,[1] among which is mixed oak forest, carnivorous bog, and longleaf pine savanna. The living collections include more than 1,000 plant types, including 500 different plant species, with over 3,000 cataloged specimens.[2] The Arboretum contains over a mile (2 km) of interwoven walking trails that meander through various southeastern biotopes.
The Donald E. Davis Arboretum | |
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A Living Museum of Southeastern Native Plants | |
Type | Arboretum |
Motto | Promoting Education, Research, and Outreach |
Location | 181 Garden Drive Auburn, Alabama 36830 |
Coordinates | 32°35′44″N 85°28′58″W |
Area | 13.5 acres (5.5 ha) |
Established | 1963 (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 arboretum's Rhododendron and Azalea Collection is one of the more extensive native azalea collections in the nation[3][4] and the nationally accredited Oaks Collection contains over 40 regional Quercus species.[2] The arboretum partners in a number of conservation projects through the Alabama Plant Conservation Alliance (APCA) hosted by Auburn University and largely coordinated by the arboretum.[5]