A4O-L«KMter Farming, Saturday, June 5, 1999
WOOSTER, Ohio Sun shin
ing, flowers blooming, bees buz
zing, and children laughing
these are the sights and sounds of
the lazy days of summer.
They also are the sights and
sounds of the 1999 Wooster Gar
den Festival where visitors can ex
plore the links between them
selves and nature. The event
promises activities and entertain
ment the entire family will enjoy.
The festival will be July 16-17
at the Wooster campus of the Ohio
Agricultural Research and Devel
opment Center, 1680 Madison
Ave., Wooster.
The festival will
showcase two rare
trees, and celebrate the
rediscovery of the
Dawn Redwood and the
300th anniversary of
John Bartram’s discov
ery of the Franklin
Tree. A bus will carry
festival-goers to tree
sites in the arboretum
and to the College of
Wooster campus where
they will walk to sever
al tree sites in and
around Wooster.
Franklinia ala
tamaba, or Franklin
Tree, is a distinctive
small tree marked by
the unusual quality of
its brilliant autumn fol
iage multicolored
leaves with white flow
res. The snow-white
petals and golden yel
low stamens of the
flowers are a striking
contrast against bright
reddish-orange autumn
leaves. The Franklin
Tree is a North Ameri
can native dating to the
late 18 th century when
it was discovered by bo
tanist John Bartram
along the banks of
Georgia's Altamaha
River. Bartram named
the tree after his friend,
Benjamin Franklin.
Bartram and his son
William saved this spe
cies from total extinc
tion. It hasn't been seen
in its natural setting
along the banks of the
Altamaha River since
the early 1800 s.
Metasequoia glypto
stroboides, or Dawn
Redwood, was known
only on the basis of fos
sil material until 1941,
when the species was
found growing in Chi
na. The species has de
ciduous needle-like
leaves and is bare of
foliage in winter, giving
it a unique appearance.
The fast-growing coni
fer is pyramidal, with a
strongly tapered central
leader.
In addition to the
celebration of trees,
visitors will see lots of
other plants, flowers
and shrubs. The Biolab
for Children will give
the young and young
at-heait a chance to ex
plore the scientific
Wooster Garden Festival Set July 16-17 At OARDC
world of plants. Discover ecologi
cal gardening with wildflowers in
a natural setting. Aquatic plant de
monstrations will teach site pre
paration, plant selection and pool
construction. Get a taste of herbal
history by learning uses for herbs.
Watch as bakers use an outdoor
bread oven to produce mouth-wa
tering European Rye Breads. Take
a stroll through die arboretum on
one of several garden walks fea
turing birds, butterflies, peren
nials, conifers and insects. Chil
dren will delight at the garden rail
way, continuously chugging
throughout the two-day event
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tum curator, said the Wooster Gar
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one,” Cochran said, “from inquisi
tive youngsters to experienced
gardeners.”
Festival hours are 10 a.m. to 7
p.m. Admission is free and open to
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