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Fay Hyland Botanical Garden, Orono, ME
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Fay Hyland Botanical Garden

A 10-acre University of Maine garden of indigenous and non-native trees and shrubs beside the Stillwater River.

College Avenue, Orono, ME 04469 (riverside entrance near Heritage House) · Orono, ME

About Fay Hyland Botanical Garden

This 10-acre botanical garden on the University of Maine campus in Orono holds native and foreign plant species from around the world. It was first called the Fay Hyland Arboretum and is considered the oldest organized garden on campus. Since 1934 it has supported research and teaching, including courses in dendrology, horticulture and plant taxonomy. Visitors can stroll along the Stillwater River, enjoy views upstream and downstream, and see many labeled trees and shrubs. The garden honors professor Fay Hyland, whose work at the university centered on woody plants.

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