| • | The University of Nevada, Reno Arboretum is an arboretum located across the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno in Reno, Nevada.
The arboretum was established in 1985, and contains a collection of trees, shrubs, flowers, ornamentals and native flora, including over 60 genera and about 200 species of trees, many with several cultivars present. Thirty-six mature elm trees line the Quad.
· Benson Gardens and Xeriscape, with Challenger Tree Memorial ࢀ&#-2912;crabapples, plums, maples, evergreens, plus an area of drought tolerant plants. Blue atlas cedars commemorate the astronauts lost in the Challenger Space Shuttle accident.
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