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INTERESTING FACTS

  1. The Arboretum has over 500 centenarian trees (over 100 years old).
  2. Over 2,000 children take part in the Arboretum’s field study programs each year.

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Arnold Arboretum

The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University is the oldest public arboretum in North America and one of the world's leading centers for the study of plants. A unique blend of public landscape and research institution, the Arboretum is committed to providing and supporting world-class research, horticulture and education programs that foster the understanding, appreciation and preservation of trees.

Created in 1872 through a trust, the Arboretum’s first director, Charles Sprague Sargent, forged a public-private partnership with the City of Boston, whereby the land of the Arboretum became part of the city’s renowned Emerald Necklace park system. Designed by Sargent and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, the Arboreum is a national historic landmark and home to one of the world’s most extensive collections of trees, shrubs and vines. Today the Arboretum’s 265 acres in Jamaica Plain support researchers from around the world, as well as active programs in landscape design, adult continuing education and children’s science education.

Go to the Arnold Arboretum website