 It will become Penn State's second arboretum, joining the Arboretum at Penn State Behrend, which was created in 2003.The arboretum's master plan was developed from 1996-1999 by Sasaki Associates.Specific plans for landscape and botanic gardens and their associated facilities were completed in 2002 by MTR Landscape Architects LLC, and the first tree, a white oak ("Quercus alba") was dedicated in 2005.