Program Synopsis

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Eastern Inner Loop

Joel McNeal

This plant, Pellaea atropurpurea (L.) Link (commonly called purple cliffbrake), occasionally grows in calcareous cliffs and ledges or in old masonry walls. In the arboretum's floristic survey, it was found growing on a hilltop, in a conifer forest that supports the richest assemblage of native plants in the arboretum (129 species).

The Arboretum will be a place of beauty, an important cultural feature of the University and the community.

Program Synopsis

Note: Map numbers not shown represent features included within the program elements listed below.

Map No.	Proposed Arboretum Program Element	Area (Acres)	Existing Land Use
	*Natural Areas*
1	Mature Oak-Pine-Hickory Forest Community	43.0	Woodlot
2	Ridgetop Oak-Pine Forest Community	29.5	Pasture, Farm Operations and Woodlot
3	Mixed Mesophytic Forest Community	17.5	Woodlot and Farm Operations
4	Valley Stream Bank Forest Community	38.0	Tree Research and Farm Operations
5	Native Pine Association- Pitch, White and Virginia Pines	10.7	Woodlot
6	Northern Hardwood Forest Community	33.0	Pasture
7	Barrens Community	29.1	Pasture
8	Pine Plantation	35.0	Pine Plantation
9	Prairie Community	15.0	Pasture
10	Savanna Community	26.0	Pasture and Woodlot
11	Stormwater Detention and Treatment Demonstration (outside Arboretum)	2.0	Pasture
12	Created Wetland and Stormwater Treatment Area	4.5	Pasture
13	Limestone Outcrop Interpretive Area	0.7	Outcrop in Woodlot
14	Overlook Heights Teaching and Research (includes Turfgrass Facility)	78.5	Pasture and Farm Operations
19	Operations and Maintenance Center	3.8	Pasture
20	Education Center - Arrival and Parking - 75 cars	5.5	Pasture
21	Demonstration, Display, Specialty Gardens, Greenhouses and Conservatory	7.9	Pasture and Farm Operations
24	Flower Trials Garden	7.5	Pasture and Farm Operations
25	Park, Pond and Event Lawn	9.5	Pasture and Farm Operations
	TOTAL	396.7

	*Linear Arboretum Elements*
15	Fracture Trace Trail and Allée	8600 lf	Various
26	Street Tree Collection	8650 lf	Campus Street Lawn