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NIAGARA PENINSULA CONSERVATION AUTHORITY
The Bert Miller Arboretum
�-2Description
of
The site
the Site
chosen by \he Niagara Peninsula Conservation
Authority for its
arboretum i! at
Conservation Area
near
acres in
Vineland.
the1i·f!denic Ball's Falls
It is
approximately four
.
size and overlo6ks the deep valley of Twenty Mile
Creek where the watercourse carves its path through the Niagara
Escarpment.
ponds are located
Two man-made
the site:
on
through
created by an earth dam across a deep gully which cuts
a second dugout
the eastern third of the area;
the
by
western
hedges and
a
woodlot touches
is
fence,
the
pond lies
The Area Superintendent's home,
extremity.
is
site
toward
surrounded
located in the southwest corner.
on
the west
and north sides.
is
one
Natural
soil
The
Oneida loam with good to imperfect drainage.
an
In recognition of
one of
Niagara Peninsula and,
indeed,
the best known botanist of the
lover of all
a
Conservation Authority has fittingly
named
trees,
the
the area The Bert
Miller Arboretum.
The Arboretum Plan
Considerable research and site investigation has been
carried out to date.
Hamilton,
Existing arboreta in Niagara Falls,
Guelph and Cambridge have been
together ideas
as
Arboretum work.
to the methods
Soil
a
fertilizer
recommendation
'
A survey of existing shrub ahd tree
top of the slopes
surrounding
list of native tree
piled.
and routines involved in
samples of the site have been analyzed
by the University of Guelph and
received.
visited to draw
species of
the site was carried out.
site,
A
the Niagara Peninsula was com-
At the direction of the Authority and due to
limited size of the
the
species on
only ne:rtive.and·
the
�-3are being considered.
From this list
are shrubs were. chosen.
ness,
effectiveness
and
'!'his choice
total of
a
78 selected trees
based upon vigour,
was
at'J:Fac,.t:iY�l>'7J�.�1.y.4,(Table 1).
Special
at ion was given to those with the greatest potential
domestic environment.
The selected
thriftÂ
considerÂ
for use in the
and shrubs were then
trees
positioned considering the growth re quirements for each individual.
The plan was based upon the effective placement of
compliment
attention
a
species
to
each other and provide year round interest with special
on
fall colouring.
dugout pond
The smaller
was
used as
focal point.
Details of the Proposed Plan
The various items described below are illustrated on the
accompanying map
a)
to
Entrance
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(Figure
It
�s
1):
proposed
to
establish
the Arb0retum in the porth-west
intendent's house.
corner
It is felt that
an
persons
area
at
a
set of
the hills
Road
75
�ould be
and that an additional
the east end of the site would be utilized by
seeking recreational
servation Area.
the SuperÂ
vicinity of _the Blacksmith
access from Regional
dangerous due to the presence of
.parking
behind
It would be reached by climbing
stairs up the escarpment face from the
Shop.
the main entrance
pursuits
By utilizing
elsewher� in the Con-
the main existing parking
arboretum parking and ·erecting
a
large routed map at the
lot
for
corner
of the parking lot it should be possible to easily direct visitors
the stairs.
to
the base of
of
the steps would further direct people up to
th�
visitors have climbed
A clearly labelled
the
steps,
{Figure 2) covered in -vines such
or
as
Boston Ivy would welcome them to
an
sign
the
at the base
arboretum. Once
arch-type of entrance
virg�nia creeper, wild grape
tpe .Bert Miller Arboretum.
Inside the arch it is proposed to locate
a
<;ied��ation plague
�-4-
(Figure 3)
.
in
recognition o f Mr.
Coffee
Kentucky
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Tree
favorite tree of Mr.
a
For senior citizens
or
'
made for access
screenings be
people
parking
- It is
Trail
c)
the
' '
that
the
early in
provided
grafted
A small
Since
shrubs
be
stock
quality stock such
as
a
or
to encourage
development
to
ensure
a
circular
an arboretum is a show place of
it is recommended that quality s pecimen
obtained from
a
shrub
recognized source of
should be purchased.
The specimen trees
stock would ensure
This
Where possible,three
15 years only the be s t specimen will
shrub.
on
foot bridge will be required
the number should be reduced un:til
or
individuals of each
Over
after
a period of
approximately
remain for each
type of tree
should be planted with great care
good growth.
d)
Labelling - Each
both
common
and
planted group
latin names.
should be
labelled
with
The name plate could be mounted at
Pond
-
The
cAcellent focal
shallower
point for the
b�ckdrop for photographs
the
church).
of the
to be utilized
be made to improve the
Perhaps addition of allum
lish this goal.
arboretum and could
serve
( especially for wedding parfies
In order for it
arrangements should
two ponds would provide
t6 �ts ful
clarity
an
as
or
(Fi<Jnre 4).
near ground level with an unremovable concrete type of base
e)
·
of _fine gravel
trail
Sheridan Nurseries.
snape and quality.
selected tree
be
allowance would
5/"'
into the easterly pond.
stream
trees and
or
years,
-_,
to follow the route desired and to lead them
quality
proper
'
area.
Specimen Planting
stock
'
recommended
tour back to the stairs.
across
th� ha,rid.l;c�J;?ped,
ti.({;'.,)''�'&,
Miller.
to the arboretum from the Superintendent's drive-
way from a small
b)
perhaps backed by a
Miller,
a
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�-5-
f)
Benches
shown for
It is
proposed
to lqcate 4 bench es at the points
rest stops.
Fencing
g)
-
-
Lengths of
Superintendent's
rail
or
f>Ole!'1'•1rencing
along
the
driveway would help to enclose the site.
passageway should be
left to allow
for
access by
senior
A
citizens,
etc.
h)
Maintenance
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Continual maintenance of the site will be
'l'he turf
· required.
should be well managed.
Mulch.should be
placed around each tree to maintain soil moisture and protect
the trees during mowing.
soon
as
possible and all
during dry weather,
Any dead trees
should be replaced as ·
plants should be watered regularly
and selective pruning carried out annually.
Financing
The. greatest single cost incurred for the development of
the arboretum will.be the actual
themselves.
Because of
purchase of
specimen
trees
An estimated 200 trees and shrubs would be required.
this
large cost and the type of project involved,
Foundation to
is proposed to request the Authority
required funds.
By
various persons and
by
the
a
series of
press
releases,
it
raise the
to
and notices
organizations, donations could be
received
the Foundation to be put toward the purchase of planting
stock.
Acknowledgement of donors could be made on the back panel of
a
brochure.
The estimated cost for the arboretum pro j ect would be
$15,000.
spent in
Of this total
it is estimated
the purchase of specimen trees,.
The remaining
that $12,000 would
be
planting, and labelling.
$3,000 would be required for turf improvement,
trail construction,
stai rs and
signs.
\':¢
/6
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This
based upon
total
does
6
-
include annual maintenance
costs
and is
dev.elopment during 1977.
Brochures
It is.proposed to develop
a
brochure for public distribution;
especially to visitors at the site.
a
This document would contain
picture and biography of Bert Miller,
trees and shrubs
in the arboretum,
of the donors who assisted with the
a
a species list of the
map of
the site,
and
project.
Prepared By:
D.
J.
Campbell
Manicom
a
list
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