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The Dawes Arboretum Celebrates 114th

Tree Dedication

Dawes honors the America-250 Ohio Commission

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The Dawes Arboretum dedicated stories that highlight Ohio’s unique & Gardens, Keep Ohio Beautiful, ications show promise of a healthy
a post oak tree to the America-250 role in American history. Through the Ohio Department of Natural and long life. To learn how to find
Ohio Commission on Sept. 18, 2026. initiatives ranging from historic trails Resources, Rowe Arboretum, and a specific Tree Dedication, please
Tree Dedications at The Arboretum and murals to community readings Secrest Arboretum. visit www.dawesarb.org/blog/
are chosen by The Board of Trust- and under-told stories, America 250- “Being honored with a Tree Dedica- how-find-tree-dedications.
ees to “honor individuals or groups Ohio invites everyone to discover, tion at The Dawes Arboretum, a tra- Historian, Leslie Wagner, said
of outstanding achievement in the celebrate and reflect on Ohio’s con- dition dating back nearly a century, “This is the 10th Tree Dedication I’ve
stream of human history, or events tributions to the American history. is a distinction we are tremendously overseen on behalf of the arboretum
of significance to The Dawes Arbore- Ceremonial tree plantings have grateful for,” said Todd Kleismit, Ex- board during my time as historian at
tum.” Tree Dedications at The Arbo- been planted all throughout Ohio ecutive Director, America 250-Ohio. The Dawes Arboretum. Being able
retum began in 1927. since 2025 through America-250 “This recognition reflects the work to commemorate this organization
America 250-Ohio is leading Ohio as part of the Heritage Trees: of communities in all 88 Ohio coun- during such a historic year is an ab-
Ohio’s statewide celebration of the Planting History program. The Her- ties who have embraced America’s solute privilege. Today, we honored
250th anniversary of the United itage Trees program aims to com- 250th anniversary and helped bring the America-250 Ohio Commission
States throughout 2026. Bringing memorate America’s 250th anni- our Heritage Trees initiative to life. and America.”
communities together across all 88 versary by planting trees across the We’re honored to have a piece of
counties, the organization connects state. The program was created in that story now rooted at Dawes for
Ohioans with events, educational partnership with Dawes, Cox Arbo- generations to come.”
programs, cultural experiences, and retum MetroPark, Holden Forests Trees that are chosen for Tree Ded-