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With elements designed for the original Andrew Mellon estate by the renowned Olmsted Brothers, the Chatham campus was designated an arboretum in 1998 by the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta.

It features over 115 different varieties of species, including Japanese Flowering Crabapple, River Birch and Kentucky Coffee Tree.

The Arboretum provides an outdoor classroom for students in the University ’ s Landscape Architecture and Landscape Studies programs, as well as an inviting place to stroll and to meditate.