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Vanderbilt names inaugural campus tree, launching new arboretum tradition
April 23, 2026
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 23 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news release:

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Vanderbilt names inaugural campus tree, launching new arboretum tradition

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The towering white oak northwest of Wilson Hall is nameless no more. The tree will forever be known as Founder's Oak, thanks to the Vanderbilt Student Government.

Affectionately known as "Acornelius," the white oak was selected as the inaugural t . . .

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