One of the most iconic features of CFAES’s Wooster campus is 115-acre Secrest Arboretum, which was established in 1909 by Edmund Secrest, the first state forester of Ohio. The arboretum is home to display gardens and extensive collections of shade trees, crabapples, conifers, rhododendrons and heirloom roses, among others. OARDC scientists use many of the collections for research on landscape plants. More than 7,000 people visit the arboretum’s walking paths, children’s area, and picnic and event facilities every year. Students and the public enjoy the arboretum’s beauty and serenity year-round.