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Orono is a town located in Penobscot County, Maine. It was first settled in 1774 and named in honor of Chief Joseph Orono of the Penobscot Nation. It is home to The University of Maine.

The Lyle E. Littlefield Ornamentals Trial Garden (6.5 ha) is located on the University of Maine campus in Orono, Maine, USA. It consists of two parts: the Littlefield Garden, housing the permanent collection of woody and herbaceous ornamentals; and the Research Center dedicated to research. The Littlefield Garden is open to the public every day of the year.

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The Roger Clapp Greenhouses (15,000 square feet) are greenhouses with botanical gardens on the campus of the University of Maine, Orono, Maine. The Greenhouses are open to the public without charge during business hours.

The Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation (also known as the Fay Hyland Arboretum), 10 acres (40,000 m²), is an arboretum and botanical garden located along the Stillwater River on the University of Maine campus in Orono, Maine, USA. It is open to the public daily.

The University of Maine, established in 1865, is the flagship university of the University of Maine System. It is located in Orono, Maine just outside of Bangor, one of Maine's largest cities. Known as "UMaine" for short, the school has an enrollment of over 11,000 students making it the second largest university in the state behind the University of Southern Maine. Athletic teams are nicknamed the Black Bears, and sport blue and white uniforms.

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