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100 year timeline of plantings, collections & events...
Secrest Arboretum, OARDC/OSU
first 50 years...
1908... beginning of Forest Arboretum with forest & ornamental plantings at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station. 1901 first plantings were set out leading to a wide collection of tree species from many parts of the world. Edmund Secrest (Aug. 24, 1882- Nov. 28, 1949), OAES 1906-1947, founded the Arboretum and initiated planting and culture studies to make Ohio more "tree conscious". Dr. Secrest said, " expect that many species will fail under Ohio soils and climate conditions and a number of exotic species will give promise of value for forestry, ornamental, and shelter-belt use"
1914-18... large red oak stand planted and many significant ornamental conifers from Biltmore Nursery... and "reestablished a forest of exotics and natives from seed & seedling catalog nurseries"
1916... planting of the rare Green Spiral Firs... the two parent ‘Green Spiral' discovered in the Arboretum and named by Harold G. Hillier, England, 1975
by 1920... a research nursery raising seedlings for out-planting
1932... 540 species in the Arboretum
1937... Ohio Trees, Forest Dean, the Agricultural Extension Service, OSU, "of Ohio's 26,073,600 acres of land, approx. 25,000,000 acres originally were covered by forests; cleared 20% during first century
1942... Living Herbarium of Taxus, PI* L.C. Chadwick; "Chad", OSU 1929-1967
1948... received seed of historical Dawn-redwood exploration of 1942
May 1950... name change to Secrest Arboretum, honoring Dr. Secrest, father of Ohio forestry; by Olliver D. Diller (1905-1984); OAES, 1937-1970, Curator, 1950-1970
1951... arborvitae collection and first major crabapple planting, 60 taxa along Arboretum roads
1953... forest genetics research program initiated... H.B. Kriebel, Eastern White Pine, Populus, Sugar Maple Racial Test of 16 sources and Red Oak studies
Mar. 22, 1955... 70 mile-an-hour gale destroyed 212 trees of 26 species
June 13, 1957... Forest Day, Plot E-2 dedicated honoring F.W. Dean
1958... 50th Anniversary, "a well-known sylan showplace at OAES, nearly 1,300 species, varieties, hybrids & cultivars have been on trials, subsequent development resulted in an impressive assemblage of living trees with enduring appeal", John E.Aughunbaugh, OAES Forestry
1958... a prostrate mutant, Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Ohio Prostrate', discovered and named by Robert Mingus & H.B. Kreibel
Oct. 1958... Dedicated Wood Utilization Research Laboratory
next 25 years...
1959 to present... observe crabapples and record data, initial PI Chad
April 19, 1963... violent storm, 426 trees including 39 species shattered, root sprung & overthrown
by 1964... 1,647 species, hybrids and cultivars had been tried
July 1, 1965... OAES changed name to OARDC
September 14, 1966... Dedicated Rhododendron Display Garden at a 7.5 acre site in Walnut Hollow; Great Lakes American Rhododendron Society participating; Mrs. Edmund Secrest and granddaughter, Edith represented
1966... Ohio Shade Tree Evaluation Project in conjunction with eight Ohio Electric Utilities companies; Ohio Chapter, International Society of Arboriculture; Ohio Nurserymen's Association; all partnered. PI's Chad; Ken Reisch; Phil Kozel (1940-1978), OSU, 1968-1978; and Davis Sydnor
1969... Ollie's Hollies, Great Lakes Chapter, Holly Society of America
1969-1974... Williams Rd. Crabapple Planting, PI Elton M. Smith
January 1970... Frank F. Meyers Wood Saucer Collection showcasing over 500 woods
early 70's... Research initiated with balsam fir, Canaan Valley, West Virginia source, PI James H. Brown
June 1970... Garden of Roses of Legend & Romance, gift of Mrs. Samuel J. Forbes and Joseph J. Kern in memory of Michael H. Horvath
1972-1985... Secrest Arboretum Notes, John Ford (1914-1984), Curator, 1972-1984
1973... Boxwood Collection
1974... Dwarf Conifer Collection, Victor Ries Memorial, Ohio Assoc. of Garden Clubs
1975... Green Dr. Crabapple Planting
Oct. 1, 1975,.. International Taxus Symposium, Horticulture Series No. 421
May 1976... Study of the Genus Taxus, OARDC Research Bull. 1086, Chadwick and Keen; R.A. Keen, M.S. Thesis, 1947 and Ph.D. Dissertation, 1956
May 29-30, 1976... 17th Annual Rhododendron Show, Great Lake Chapter, American Rhododendron Society
1978... Characterization of Malus species & cultivars using scanning electron microscope, Julia Martens, M.S. Thesis, OSU
1977-1979... Study of crabapple for pollinating commercial apples by PI's R.M. Crassweller. D.C. Ferree, and E.M. Smith
May 23-24, 1981... 22nd Annual Rhododendron Show, Great Lakes Chapter, American Rhododendron Society
by 1982... 150 crabapple taxa, evaluated for disease resistance, PI, Elton M. Smith
1982-1984... M.S. Thesis, Shade Tree Evaluation Plot, Insect Communities on London Planetree and Honeylocust, Daniel A. Herms, OSU
last 25 years...
1984... a mutant Taxodium distichum ‘Secrest' discovered and named in Arboretum James N. Karcher, OARDC Grounds Manager
1984-1993... National Crabapple Evaluation Program... PI's, L.P. Nichols and Fred Buscher , one of 15 sites nationally, eventually 21 NCEP sites in 18 states and D.C.; initially 28 taxa replicated, 14 taxa added and replicated in 1994
Aug. 8, 1985... 1st International Ornamental Crabapple Symposium
1984-85... Crabapple Cultivar Preference of Plum Curculio, PI's Steven R. Alm and Frank Hall
1986-87... Juniper & Deciduous Shrub Evaluation, PI's David Shetlar, Jim Chatfield, C.Wayne Ellett, Ken Cochran
1987-88... Crabapple fruits as hosts for oviposition of Grape Berry Moth, PI Roger N. Williams
August 3-5, 1988... "Capture the Spirit of Achieving", American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta, Midwest Regional Meeting
Jan. 23, 1989... Taxus Video, Chad and Taxus research, PI's Randy Nemitz & Ken Cochran
June 1989... exchange in Holland and Germany
June-Sept. 1990... William Mwinga & Waswa Patrick of Kenya in Arboretum
1990-2000... Cut-branch Studies of Deciduous Holly, PI's DaveFerree, Ken Cochran, John Schmid, Gary Anderson
June 1991... George Gund Foundation planning grant, Sandra L. Lueschen, OSU Development Officer
July-Aug. 1991... Judith Lytle of Jamaica in Arboretum
1991-1996... Taxus and Taxol, Compilation of Research Findings, Dec. 1999. Special Circular 150, OARDC, Edited by Robert C. Hansen
July 31, 1992... Secrest Volunteers, Jack A. Miller, Strasburg, founder
Dec. 1992... Secrest Arboretum Task Force, James E. Swasey, Chair, Peter Bristol, Robert Cook, Kathleen VanDevere, Dale Manbeck
1993... begin monthly crabapple evaluation, PI's Jim Chatfield & Erik Draper
1994... Secrest Arboretum Volunteers LTD, a 501 (c) (3), Jack A. Miller, First President
May 1994 to present... Plant Discovery Day, first Saturday of May
1995 to present... cooperation in IR-4 Project, USDA-ARS
1996-2004... Green Times, Jack A. Miller, Editor-in-chief
September 1997... exchange in Poland
1997-2006... Secrest Schools... five plant themes
1997-1998... Crablandia II comprised of 63 taxa initially planted & replicated of a planned 80 taxa
August 21-22, 1998... 1st Annual Plant Health Care Workshop, initiated by John Lloyd
July 1998... 1st Annual Night Insect Walk, host, OARDC Entomology graduate students
Oct. 17, 1998... The Clematis World, Szczepan Marczynski, of Warsaw, Poland
1998-2003... Crabapple Rootstock Study, PI's D.C. Ferree, J.C. Schmid, K.D. Cochran
July 1999... install Water Garden, Ohio Native Garden, Jack Miller Discovery Garden
August 2001... submitted Strategic Plan, Skip Nault, Chair
Oct. 19-20, 2001... A Crab Odyssey, Jim Chatfield, President IOCS
2001-2002... Corneliancherry Juice Blend, PI's Joe Scheerens and Ken Cochran
October 26, 2001... first Secrest Arboretum Council, Wolf Schmitt, First Chair.
Dec. 2002... beginning of Friends of Secrest Arboretum, 50 1(c) (3)
2003... Letter to Ohio General Assembly from the Ohio Nursery Landscape Association... "Crabapple cultivars generate tens of millions of dollars in wholesale revenues for Ohio nurseries each year. This was not always the case, as important diseases resulted in reduced demand. Market demand for crabapples was revitalized by research at OARDC Secrest Arboretum that identified disease-resistant varieties. The research created a higher-value product for the consumer while decreasing production expenses for the grower"
2003... designate James A. Chatfield and Secrest Arboretum the International Cultivar Registration Authority for Ornamental Malus, by International Society of Horticultural Science
Aug. 9, 2003... Schollenberger Dedication, John D. Ong, U.S. Ambassador to Norway, Keynote, "Importance of Research in American Life"
Sept. 2003... Master Plan, Myers-Schmalenberger, $4.5M proposed
Oct. 2003 to present... Autumn Discovery Day, first Saturday of October
Nov. 2003... Theme Gardens & Growing for You Development, a doable project of $850.00, John R. Meyer, OSU Dir. of Development
2004 to present... Science of Agriculture Day & Bugs World
2004 to present... Growing for You Development, Shawn Cleveland, OSU Development
2004 to present... bi-monthly Bird Walks, Greater Mohican Audubon Society
April 2005... Wooster Rotary sponsored Russian delegation, in Arboretum
2005... design Theme Gardens, Impullitti Landscaping, Inc.
2005... install Phenology Gardens, OSU Extension at Wooster & Secrest Arboretum
July 2005... SALSA begins, Joe Cochran, Program Coordinator
2005-07... install Secrest Theme Gardens, Unique Collections Garden, Paved Circulation Walkway, Terraces and connecting Walkways, Butterfly Hummingbird Garden, Water Garden Enhancements, Songbird Garden and Sculpture Interludes
Oct. 11, 2006... 1st Why Trees Matter Forum, OSU Extension Center at Wooster & Secrest Arboretum
2007... College of Wooster Study of, Larix gmelinii, PI's Tyler Moore, Nathan Malcomb, and Gregory Wiles
Oct. 6, 2007... Ribbon Cutting, Secrest Landscape Gardens
Nov. 2, 2007... President Iajuddin Ahmed, People's Republic of Bangladesh and his wife Dr. Anwara Begum visit Arboretum
Dec. 14, 2007... 23rd Session Secrest Council, Paul Pfeifer, Chair
in 2008...
Secrest Arboretum... celebrating 100 years
Phase II, Growing for You Development, Secrest Center, Dave Nielsen and Wolf Schmitt, Co-chairs
Why Trees Matter Research, PI's Jim Chatfield, John Conglose & Ken Cochran
Installations and Ribbon Cuttings...
Discovery Pavilion
Garden Amphitheater
Garden Interlude
Orientation Plaza with restrooms
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