Skip to content
News News

Shawnee Park Pinetum Planting Complete

Back to News & Updates

Thanks to a MSD Urban Reforestation grant awarded to Olmsted Parks Conservancy 57 trees were planted in Shawnee Park. This planting is called a pinetum, a term meaning, “Arboretum of pine trees or other conifers for scientific or ornamental purposes”. This newly planted pinetum in Shawnee Park has 23 varieties of evergreens and was planted according to the original landscape plans for Shawnee Park designed by Olmsted in the late 1890’s.

Find something similar: News

Similar Posts

See all

Mary's first week!

New Olmsted Parks Conservancy President and CEO Mary Grissom officially started on May 15, and …

Natural News for June

Natural areas management is a never-ending battle in which we subdue introduced and invasive species …

Pride in the Parks

Frederick Law Olmsted believed that parks are democratic spaces that foster free expression and heal …

Natural News for May

The Bad In May, the Team for Healthy Parks is off to the races to …

2024 Annual Report

Read the Olmsted Parks Conservancy Annual Report to learn about the accomplishments that you supported …