Hadwen Arboretum
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Hadwen Arboretum is an arboretum
in Worcester, Massachusetts
. Located in Worcester's West Side, it is owned and protected by nearby Clark University
. The arboretum was bequeathed to Clark by Obadiah Hadwen
for historical and ecological purposes upon his death in 1907. A 1978 report by Clark students cataloged 40 different types of trees in the area.
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...
in Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
. Located in Worcester's West Side, it is owned and protected by nearby Clark University
Clark University
Clark University is a private research university and liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts.Founded in 1887, it is the oldest educational institution founded as an all-graduate university. Clark now also educates undergraduates...
. The arboretum was bequeathed to Clark by Obadiah Hadwen
Obadiah Hadwen
Obadiah Brown Hadwen was a horticulturist active in Worcester, Massachusetts.Hadwen was born in Providence, Rhode Island and spent four years at Moses Brown School, then a further four years at the Clinton Grove Institute and one term's instruction at the Worcester County Manual Labor School...
for historical and ecological purposes upon his death in 1907. A 1978 report by Clark students cataloged 40 different types of trees in the area.