• European Beech seedlings were brought to Saint Mary's College by Sister Madeleva aaround 1952. In 1954 they were 12" high, and in 1986, they were 35' to 40' high. They are now located at the west side of Lake Marion, the southeast corner of the lake, and east of Lemans.

• The Pin Oak located west of Madeleva and south of the walk from Haggar was ordered to be preserved by Sr. Madeleva in 1954.

• Some of the Red Oaks on campus were grown from acorns, planted in 1957, from the mother tree located north of Moreau neart the steps. These trees can be found east of the Madeleva courtyard, northwest of Madleeva, South of theScince Hall entrance and east of the dinining hall across the walk.

• In the spring of 1985 some 50 seedlings were collected from under the European Beeches brought to Saint Mary's College about 1950 by Sr. Madeleva. This was the first time in 30 years that Joe Bonadies (former grounds superintendent) noticed so many seedlings. They might have been destroyed by squirrels, chipmunks, or rabbits in previous years. Fifty of these seedlings are planted east of the Physical Plant building in fenced in area to protect from rodents.

Check out an article from The Holy Cross Courier in 1928 that encourages almunae to donate trees to the campus for the future.
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