Japanese Red Maple in front of Ivey School of Business [photo: Myra Gordon] The Sherwood Fox Arboretum
An arboretum is a botanical garden devoted to trees and shrubs. Aesthetically and functionally, it has a major role in the greening of the environment.
The Sherwood Fox Arboretum, which encompasses all the planted trees and shrubs on the UWO campus (excluding the natural areas) represents the biodiversity of woody plants hardy in temperate regions. As the Sherwood Fox Arboretum presents a larger range of trees than can be found in parks or nurseries, it has an important role in public education and scientific research. Many of the trees on campus are labeled for easy identification. There is also a guide, available from the Arboretum, which includes a list of plantings and their positions on a grid-map.
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May 25, 2005
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