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The Old Forest Arboretum of Overton Park (172 acres) is a forest tract and natural arboretum located in Overton Park, Memphis, Tennessee. It is open to the public daily without charge. The forest was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 as part of the Overton Park Historic District.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://mavenofmemphis.com/2014/05/hidden-gem-west-tennessee-found-memphis-overton-park/ )〕 Tree identification began in 1997, with some 70 tree species identified by 2002 when it was certified as an arboretum. Today the arboretum contains walking trails with 49 tree markers identifying 32 species. Approximately three-fourths of the Arboretum was designated as the Old Forest State Natural Area in 2011. ==History== Conservation of the Old Forest began in 1901, when Overton Park was created when the Lea Woods was purchased by the city of Memphis. of its original climax oak-hickory cover was preserved as the Old Forest. In 1912, the area was described as follows: Plant taxonomist Dr. Tom Heineke was hired by Memphis to inventory the Old Forest during 2008 and 2009. 〔( Linda Moore. Foliage on file: Overton Park plants catalogued for future. The Commercial Appeal. October 19, 2009. )〕 Large trees measured for possible inclusion as Tennessee Champion Trees included a (DBH) black cherry, a 46-inch southern red oak, a 62-inch shumard oak, and 9-inch pawpaw. A total of 332 flowering plant species were recorded in 85 families; three-quarters of the species were native.〔(Heineke, Thomas E. 2009. Floristic Study of the Overton Park Forest, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee )〕 Heineke's management recommendation was removal of evergreen exotic species, such as Chinese privet and pin cherry, which are severely competing with native vegetation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Old Forest Arboretum of Overton Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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