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The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University is a botanical research institution and free public park, located in the Jamaica Plain and Roslindale neighborhoods of Boston, Massachusetts. Established in 1872, it is the oldest public arboretum in North America. [2] The landscape was designed by Charles Sprague Sargent and Frederick Law Olmsted and ...
Politician. Bussey married Judith Gay in 1780. Portrait by Francis Alexander. Benjamin Bussey (1757—1842 [1]) was a prosperous American merchant, farmer, horticulturalist and patriot in Boston, Massachusetts, [2] who made significant contributions to the creation of the Arnold Arboretum. He was said to be "a man of excellent business capacity."
Created. 1953. Operated by. Hampshire County Council. Open. Yes. Designation. Grade II. The Sir Harold Hillier Gardens is an arboretum comprising 72 hectares (180 acres) accommodating over 42,000 trees and shrubs in about 12,000 taxa, notably a collection of oaks, camellia, magnolia and rhododendron.
The James Pass Arboretum was established by the City of Syracuse, New York through the philanthropy of Adelaide Salisbury Pass and family with the guidance and cooperation of the State College of Forestry (now SUNY-ESF) to be a classic arboretum in the tradition of the Arnold Arboretum in Boston, Massachusetts, that is, a museum of woody plants designed for education and horticultural display.
Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park is a 691-acre (2.80 km 2) state park located in the hamlet of Great River, New York, on Long Island. [2] The park includes an arboretum designed by Frederick Law Olmsted for William Bayard Cutting in 1886, [6] as well as a mansion designed by Charles C. Haight. [3] [7] Today Bayard Cutting Arboretum State ...
The Seed Herbarium Image Project (SHIP), [1] is an initiative of the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University to create a web-based repository of high-resolution digital images documenting the morphology of woody plant seeds and selected fruit structures. Headquartered at the Arboretum’s Dana Greenhouse facility and coordinated and photographed ...
October 9, 1960. Designated NHL. October 9, 1960. Bartram's Garden is a 50-acre public garden and National Historic Landmark in Southwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, situated on the banks of the Tidal Schuylkill River. [2] Founded in 1728 by botanist John Bartram (1699–1777), it is the oldest botanical garden to survive in North America. [3]
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden. / 34.1415392; -118.0540609. The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, 127 acres (51.4 ha), is an arboretum, botanical garden, and historical site nestled into hills near the San Gabriel Mountains in Arcadia, California, United States. Open daily, it only closes on Christmas Day.