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May 7, 2019 by Hannah Hunt

Bernheim at 90: Celebrating the Oak Collection

The earliest specimens in the Oak collection were planted in the late 1950s—the largest and oldest can be found around the Arboretum Loop. Today, those original plantings of pin, willow, […]

Filed Under: 90th, Arboretum, Bernheim at 90, enews3, Homepage Blog Feed, Horticulture, Plant Collections Tagged With: 90th, arboretum, Collections, horticulture, oak

February 27, 2017 by Claude Stephens

When Trees Play, Pin Oak Tree Turned into Play Structure

When it became evident that a sixty-five year old pin oak growing near the Garden Pavilion parking area was in rapid decline, Bernheim made the hard decision to cut it […]

Filed Under: Arboretum, Blog, Children at Play Intitiative, Playground Ideas Tagged With: children at play, oak, pin oak, playground, tree removal

January 20, 2017 by volunteer

Natures Notebook: The Leaf That Refuses to Fall

This time of year I like to take a leisurely hike through the woods whenever the weather permits.  I find the forest to be uniquely beautiful and peaceful.  The pace […]

Filed Under: Blog, Nature's Notebook Tagged With: beech, Leaves, marcescence, oak, winter

May 2, 2016 by Andrew Berry

Vanishing Acts: Kentucky Trees of Concern: Oak Tree

Isaac Bernheim emigrated to the United States in 1867 at the same time that John Muir was beginning his thousand mile walk to the Gulf of Mexico. As Muir walked through […]

Filed Under: Research, Vanishing Acts Tagged With: oak, vanishing acts

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