Public Gardens: Fulfilling the University's Research Mission

The University of Minnesota’s Landscape Arboretum will be featured as an example of a public arboretum that conducts research in a public setting and fulfills the important research mission of a university. In 2008, the Horticultural Research Center (HRC) at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum celebrated its 100th Anniversary. Known for introducing many cold hardy fruits and ornamental plants, the HRC, along with the Arboretum serve as a public garden with a strong research component. Examples of successful applied research, including plant collection and evaluations, breeding, models of native plant restorations, collaboration between Arboretum staff and university faculty, as well as publications and symposium will be discussed.