Fall 2008 News
Holly Work Day at the Arboretum
The cool, crisp weather on the morning of November 22, 2008 didn't deter University of Tennessee Arboretum Society volunteers from their task of tending to the hollies in the Elmore Holly Collection. It is a Society tradition to hold a "Holly Work Day" in mid- to late November each year. On that day, volunteers prune and mulch the over 200 specimens in the collection, as well as plant new cultivars.
Inspired by the late Harold Elmore, The Holly Collection at the University of Tennessee Arboretum is a research and display garden of over two hundred cultivars of the genus Ilex. Mr. Elmore, a past president of the University of Tennessee Arboretum Society as well as the Holly Society of America, was world renowned for his holly expertise and was frequently referred to as "Mr. Holly". The landscape design for the collection was a collaborative project of Mr. Elmore, Richard Evans, Arboretum director, and the late Lois Good, landscape designer and past president of the University of Tennessee Arboretum Society. The collection follows her concept of grouping according to species and hybrid associations. The current inventory was compiled by members of the Arboretum Society Holly Task Force, Fran Scheidt and Dr. Willard Witte, UT Associate Professor Emeritus. The Task Force also donated black and gold permanent metal signs for all specimens in the collection.
The Elmore Holly Collection is recognized by the Holly Society of America as a research garden.
Click to view a complete Holly Inventory of the specimens in the collection.
Arboretum Receives Donation
On behalf of the University of Tennessee Arboretum Society, President Norm Dobbs (left) presents a donation to Arboretum Director Richard Evans (center) and Agricultural Experiment Station Dean Dr. Ray Brown (right), for the Arboretum Endowment Fund. The occasion was the Society's Annual Dinner Meeting held on Tuesday, November 11, 2008. The Endowment Fund was initiated in 2006 to secure future funding for the UT Arboretum. Read more about the Arboretum Endowment Fund.
Martin's Station Outdoor Drama
As dust fell at the Arboretum on Saturday, September 6, the tent was pitched, the camp fires started, and the drama began to unfold.
This outdoor event featured the story of how Captain Joseph Martin and a small group of settlers in 1775 ensured constitutional liberty and the birth of a new nation.
"In January 1775 Joseph Martin, leading a party of 16 adventurous men, constructed a small fortified station in Powell's Valley at the base of the Cumberland Mountains. The station was located along the Wilderness Road, fifty miles beyond the fringes of Virginia's frontier. Taking its name from the expedition's leader, Martin's Station would play a significant role in America's first westward migration. In the fall of 1775, Daniel Boone arrived at the station leading a party of settlers along the Wilderness Road headed to 'Kentucke.' To these early settlers and those who followed, Martin's Station appeared as a light in the dark forest and became a true refuge in the wilderness."
Fall Wildflower Walk led by Kris Light
On Saturday, September 13, Kris Light - a retired Oak Ridge teacher and naturalist - introduced walkers to spectacular Fall woodland wildflowers commonly found in East Tennessee. Tall purple and gold flowers contrasted with the dainty ephemeral flowers that delighted Arboretum visitors in early Spring. Cameras were welcome.
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