Lyle E. Littlefield Ornamentals Trial Garden
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300px, thumbThe Lyle E. Littlefield Ornamentals Trial Garden (6.5 ha) is located on the
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campus in
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. It consists of two parts: the Littlefield Garden, housing the permanent collection of woody and herbaceous ornamentals; and the Research Center dedicated to research. The Littlefield Garden is open to the public every day of the year. Littlefield Garden was founded in the early 1960s by Lyle E. Littlefield, then Professor of
Horticulture Horticulture is the branch of agriculture that deals with the art, science, technology, and business of plant cultivation. It includes the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, herbs, sprouts, mushrooms, algae, flowers, seaweeds and no ...
. Since then the Garden has collected over 2,500 woody and herbaceous plants, with special emphasis as follows: 210
crabapple ''Malus'' ( or ) is a genus of about 30–55 species of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae, including the domesticated orchard apple, crab apples, wild apples, and rainberries. The genus is native to the temperate zone o ...
varieties, 180 lilacs, 150 rhododendrons, and 35
magnolia ''Magnolia'' is a large genus of about 210 to 340The number of species in the genus ''Magnolia'' depends on the taxonomic view that one takes up. Recent molecular and morphological research shows that former genera ''Talauma'', ''Dugandiodendro ...
s. The 15,000 square feet Roger Clapp Greenhouses are also located on the
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campus. The greenhouses contain over 200 species of tropical and desert plant species from throughout the world. {{clear


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* List of botanical gardens in the United States
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Protected areas affiliated with the University of Maine 1960s establishments in Maine Protected areas established in the 1960s Trial gardens