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Overview
Events
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Exploration Map
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Beal Seed Experiment
Invasive Plants
Red Cedar Riverbank Restoration
Research and Teaching Permits

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Overview
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Public Tours
Tour Request Form
Beal Scholars
Apply for Beal Scholars Program
Resources

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Overview
Rooting Stations
Nurturing Campus
Extending Roots
Meditation Map

< Plant Collections

Overview
Core Collections
Thematic Collections
Augmented Reality Collection
Exploration Map
Garden Collections Map

< Campus Arboretum

Overview
Exploration Map
Historic Woodlands of MSU
Campus Tree Tour
Research and Teaching Permits

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Commemorative Trees and Benches
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The Sherwood Forest English Oak

Beal Botanical Garden’s Spartan Tree Stories

9. The Sherwood Forest English Oak

Quercus robur

Obtained from the Sheriff of Nottingham by Professor Milton Baron, Director of Campus Park and Planning in the 1950s.

The Sheriff of Nottingham (Wikipedia)

- Dr. Frank W. Telewski
Retired, Director of W. J. Beal Botanical Garden and Campus Arboretum
Professor Emeritus, Department of Plant Biology

Sherwood Forest English Oak

Sherwood Forest English Oak

Sherwood Forest English Oak

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