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The Earl G. Maxwell Arboretum is a 5-acre (2.0 ha) arboretum and botanical garden located on the East Campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Lincoln Nebraska.The arboretum began more than 50 years ago when Earl G. Maxwell began to plant trees on the campus. It was subsequently dedicated as the second site of the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum.Mature oaks include specimens of black bur English pin sawtooth shingle shumard and swamp white varieties.