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| Keywords: mount auburn cemetery mountauburncemetery mount auburn cemetery quercus collection mountauburncemeteryquercuscollection tree plant © Mount Auburn Cemetery. Dotted throughout the grounds of Mount Auburn are approximately 430 oak trees, representing 25 different varieties. It is thought that some of our oaks predate the founding of the Cemetery in 1831. The native species of oak that can be found at Mount Auburn are White Oak, Red Oak, Black Oak, Pin Oak, Sawtooth Oak and Scarlet Oak. In 2007, the North American Plant Collections Consortium (NAPCC), a joint venture by the American Public Gardens Association (APGA) and the USDA, accepted Mount Auburn Cemetery as one of 15 institutions in a group forming a nation-wide quercus collection - the first large multi-institution collection in the NAPCC program. © Mount Auburn Cemetery. Dotted throughout the grounds of Mount Auburn are approximately 430 oak trees, representing 25 different varieties. It is thought that some of our oaks predate the founding of the Cemetery in 1831. The native species of oak that can be found at Mount Auburn are White Oak, Red Oak, Black Oak, Pin Oak, Sawtooth Oak and Scarlet Oak. In 2007, the North American Plant Collections Consortium (NAPCC), a joint venture by the American Public Gardens Association (APGA) and the USDA, accepted Mount Auburn Cemetery as one of 15 institutions in a group forming a nation-wide quercus collection - the first large multi-institution collection in the NAPCC program. | ||||
