Core Arboretum
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The Earl L. Core Arboretum is a 91 acres (36.8 ha) arboretum
owned by West Virginia University
and located on Monongahela Boulevard in Morgantown, West Virginia
. It is open to the public daily without charge.
The arboretum's history began in 1948 when the University acquired its site. Professor Earl Lemley Core
, chairman of the Biology Department, then convinced President Irvin Stewart to set the property aside for the study of biology and botany. In 1975 the arboretum was named in Core's honor.
The arboretum is now managed by the biology department, and consists of mostly old-growth forest on steep hillside and Monongahela River
flood plain. It includes densely wooded areas with 3.5 miles (5.6 km) of walking trails, as well as 3 acres (12,140.6 m²) of lawn planted with specimen trees.
Arboretum
An arboretum in a narrow sense is a collection of trees only. Related collections include a fruticetum , and a viticetum, a collection of vines. More commonly, today, an arboretum is a botanical garden containing living collections of woody plants intended at least partly for scientific study...
owned by West Virginia University
West Virginia University
West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...
and located on Monongahela Boulevard in Morgantown, West Virginia
Morgantown, West Virginia
Morgantown is a city in Monongalia County, West Virginia. It is the county seat of Monongalia County. Placed along the banks of the Monongahela River, Morgantown is the largest city in North-Central West Virginia, and the base of the Morgantown metropolitan area...
. It is open to the public daily without charge.
The arboretum's history began in 1948 when the University acquired its site. Professor Earl Lemley Core
Earl Lemley Core
Earl Lemley Core was a botanist and botanical educator, researcher and author as well as a local West Virginia historian. He was founder of the Southern Appalachian Botanical Club and editor of its journal, Castanea, for thirty-five years. He was a teacher and professor at West Virginia...
, chairman of the Biology Department, then convinced President Irvin Stewart to set the property aside for the study of biology and botany. In 1975 the arboretum was named in Core's honor.
The arboretum is now managed by the biology department, and consists of mostly old-growth forest on steep hillside and Monongahela River
Monongahela River
The Monongahela River is a river on the Allegheny Plateau in north-central West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania in the United States...
flood plain. It includes densely wooded areas with 3.5 miles (5.6 km) of walking trails, as well as 3 acres (12,140.6 m²) of lawn planted with specimen trees.