The arboretum at the Outdoor Learning Lab was planted in spring of 2023 in honor of the Ivy Tech State Board of Trustees meeting hosted by the Bloomington campus in April of 2023. One tree was planted for each trustee member, as well as for each Ivy Tech chancellor!
The following native trees make their home in the arboretum.
During the FA 23 - SP 24 academic year, watch the linked pages to become populated with student developed pages with more information and tree related activities!
Identification signs will be added to the garden in the late summer/ early fall 2023, with QR codes that will link to these pages as well!
American Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana)
Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)
Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)
Blackhaw Viburnum (Viburnum prunifolium)
Buttonbush (Cephlanthus occidentalis)
Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)
Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis): This one did not make it through transplanting, and will be replaced soon
Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)
Fall Fiesta Sugar maple (Acer saccharum 'Fall Fiesta')
Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida): This one did not make it through transplanting, and will be replaced soon
Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)
Kentucky Coffee (Gymnocladus dioicus)
Persimmon (Disopyros virginiana)
Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia): This one did not make it through transplanting, and will be replaced soon
Redmon Linden (Tilia americanum 'Redmon')
Serviceberry (Amelanchier species)
Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata)
Sun Valley Red Maple (Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley')
Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor)
Sweet Gum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)
Wildfire Black Gum (Nyssa sylvatica 'Wildfire')