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The Louise Pearson Memorial Arboretum, located in the Green Frog Historic Village in Crockett County,TN, was established by the Bells Garden Club in 2001. Many native trees were already present on the site when the project began. Club members named the arboretum in memory of deceased garden club member, Louise Pearson.

The arboretum was certified as Level I arboretum in 2002 by the Tennessee Urban Forestry Council in cooperation with Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs. Additional trees were added with the help of several grants and the arboretum attained its Level II certification in 2006. Arboreta are designated as Level I through IV based on the number of diffeent tree species they contain. Each species must be correctly labelled with both common and scientific names. The arboretum now has more than 100 different tree species and was designated Level III in October, 2011.

Bells Garden Club welcomes students to do their required leaf collections at the arboretum, and conducted tours can be arranged by request. Self-guided tour guides are available in a mailbox on the arboretum grounds for anyone wishing to tour the arboretum independently.