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The '''Edith J. Carrier Arboretum''' is an [[arboretum]] and [[botanical garden]] on the [[James Madison University]] campus, located in [[Harrisonburg, Virginia]], [[United States]] in the [[Shenandoah Valley]]. Groundbreaking for the arboretum took place April, 1985, under direction of Dr. Norlyn Bodkin,[1] who is credited the first scientific botanical discovery along the Eastern Seaboard of Virginia since the 1940s, Trillium: Shenandoah Wake Robin, presently found at the arboretum[2]. The only arboretum located on the campus of a Virginia state university. Exhibits include a developed trail system through {{convert|125|acre|km2}} of mature Oak-Hickory Forrest with two identified century specimens and a species on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Threatened Species list protected at the arboretum: Betula uber, Round-Leaf Birch.[3] |
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Its gardens include: |
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*Andrew Wood Memorial Garden (1994) - 92 species including [[Lilium superbum|Turk's cap lily]], [[Dutchman's breeches]], [[wild ginger]], [[squirrel corn]], native [[azalea]]s, [[Lauraceae|laurel]]s and [[rhododendron]]s. |
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*April Walk Daffodil Garden (1988) - a variety of [[daffodil]]s. |
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*Ballard Memorial Planting (1991) - [[Ginkgo biloba|Ginkgo]] or maidenhair tree, [[azalea]]s, [[rhododendron]]s, white [[redbud]]s, Chinese [[dogwood]] and [[black hall tree|blackhaw tree, Viburnum prunifolium]]. |
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*Wetlands Garden (1999) - [[sundew|Equisetum, horsetail]], and [[Taxodium|bald cypress]]. |
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*Drury Planting (1993) - forest pansy [[redbud]], [[Chinese dogwood]], [[Carolina silverbell]], [[dolchica spirea]], [[Japanese maple]], Cherokee sunset [[dogwood]], and [[dwarf barberry]]. |
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*Fern Valley - on ravine slopes, [[fern]]s including [[New York fern]], [[Dennstaedtia punctilobula|hay-scented fern]], [[Christmas fern]], [[ostrich fern]], and [[marginal shield fern]]. |
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*Glen Dale Azalea Experimental Planting (1996) - hybrid [[azalea]]s. |
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*Heath Family Plantings - [[rhododendron]]s, [[azalea]]s, [[Kalmia latifolia|mountain laurel]], and [[Leucothoe (plant)|Leucothoe]]. |
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*[[Herb]] Garden (1996) |
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*Larkin Smith Rock Garden (1991) - features 7 of 15-plus endemic species to the shale barren: [[yellow buckwheat]], [[Virginia white-haired leather flower]], [[Senecio jacobaea|ragwort]], [[spike moss]], and hairy lipped [[fern]]s, with "near endemic" [[opuntia|prickly pear]] [[cactus]] and the [[shining sumac]]. |
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*Mid-Atlantic Azalea Garden (1996)- [[azalea]] natives including pinxter flower, flame azalea, rose azalea, plumleaf azalea, and hybrid crosses. |
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*McDonald Azalea and Rhododendron Garden (1995) - [[Azalea]]s and [[rhododendron]]s of many varieties. |
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*Norlyn L. Bodkin [[Oak]] Hickory Forest (1998) An approximate 20 acre mast producing forest named to honor the arboretum founding director. |
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*Sinclair Garden (1996)- a variety of shrubs and perennials, including [[Japanese barberry]], [[kousa dogwood]], [[leyland cypress]], [[cherry laurel]] and [[rhododendron]]s. |
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*Viette Perennial Garden (1992) - 18 varieties of [[daylily|daylilies]] and 8 varieties of [[Siberian iris]], [[hosta]]s, [[Eupatorium|and Eupatorium]]s. |
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There is no conservatory on the grounds. The Frances Plecker Education Center is staffed and open Monday through Friday, generally from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
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== See also == |
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* [[List of botanical gardens in the United States]] |
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== External links == |
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*[http://www.jmu.edu/arboretum/ The Edith Carrier Arboretum Website] |
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*[http://www.jmu.edu/ James Madison University] |
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