100 year timeline of plantings, collections & events... |
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Secrest Arboretum, OARDC/OSU |
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First 50 years... |
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| 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 sylvan 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... |
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| 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 |
| Sept. 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 |
| Jan. 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... |
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| 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 |
| Aug. 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 |
| Sept. 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 |
| Aug. 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 |
| Aug. 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 |
| Oct. 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... |
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| 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... | •Nielsen/Herms Discovery Pavilion •John Streeter Garden Amphitheater •Buehler Interlude Garden •SeamanOrientation Plaza with restrooms |
