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The University of Illinois Arboretum () is a new arboretum, with gardens, currently under construction on the
University of Illinois Arboretum
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The University of Illinois Arboretum () is a new arboretum, with gardens, currently under construction on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the Univers ...
campus. It is located at the intersection of Florida and Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, Illinois
Urbana ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Champaign County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Urbana had a population of 38,336. As of the 2010 United States Census, Urbana is the 38th-most populous municipality in Illinois. It ...
, and open daily without charge.
The arboretum has been constructed on the university's south campus farmlands. As of 2017, developed sections are as follows:
* Welcome Garden – an entrance and meeting place.
* Japan House – tea garden (2002), dry or Zen garden
The or Japanese rock garden, often called a zen garden, is a distinctive style of Japanese garden. It creates a miniature stylized landscape through carefully composed arrangements of rocks, water features, moss, pruned trees and bushes, and u ...
(2003). The house itself contains three tea rooms, and is otherwise used for classes and meetings; it is not generally open to the public.
* Hartley Garden (1994) – a sunken garden with All American Selections trial ground and annual and perennial beddings.
* Idea Garden – six areas including borders, ornamentals, vegetables, children's, and Special Projects.
* Sen Cherry Tree Alleé (2008) – cherry trees added to the Japan House.
* Frank W. Kari walkway (2011) – 1/3 mile and winding around arboretum ponds with educational signs.
* Hosta Garden – native Illinois prairie plants.
Sports facilities
Cross country
The arboretum is the home course for the Illinois Fighting Illini men's and women's cross country teams since 2003. There are four courses at the arboretum with 4 km, 5 km, 6 km and 8 km distances.See also
* List of botanical gardens in the United StatesReferences
External links
University of Illinois Arboretum
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