Title:
Arboretum, this 14-ton granite boulder is being unloaded on the site of the Peter J.
Shields Grove on the Davis campus of the University of California. The rock will bear a bronze
plaque dedicating the 12-acre grove of oak trees to Judge Shields of Sacramento, "Father of the
Davis campus." Official dedication ceremonies for the Shields Grove were held as part of the
Charter Day program on April 5 on the campus. The Grove will serve as a pleasant retreat for
students, faculty members, and campus visitors. With as many as possible of the 300 known species
of oaks to be planted in the Grove, horticulturists will be able to evaluate those best adapted to
Central Valley conditions. The trees also will be used for teaching and for research, particularly
for production of oak hybrids for landscape use. Knowles A. Ryerson of Berkeley, emeritus Dean of
the College of Agriculture, is heading the Friends of the Davis Arboretum committee responsible for
raising funds for development of the Grove.
Date:
1962
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