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Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania began in 1887 as Compton, the summer home of John and Lydia Morris, brother, and sister. The I.P. Morris Company, an iron-manufacturing firm founded by their father and later run by John Morris, was a source of family wealth. It inspires an understanding of the relationship between plants, people, and place through education, research, and..
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Springfield Mills volunteer tells of lessons learned as the grandson and son of millers ..read more
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Do you have a teen in your life who is good with kids, likes to spend time outdoors, and is looking for work experience? Encourage them to apply for a CIT (Counselor in Training) position with our Nature Explorers Summer Camp ..read more
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Explore winter wonders with guided tours, wellness walks, discounted admission, and more at the Morris ..read more
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The 2023 Morris Motor Show showcased almost a dozen vehicles manufactured during many of the nine decades the Morris has been open to the public.  ..read more
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Horizontalis' (tabletop Scotch elm) is a treasure at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens, one of very few arboreta in the US to cultivate one. This tree was planted on the Morris Estate sometime before 1909 ..read more
Morris Arboretum Blog
6M ago
On islands like Madagascar, a particularly high proportion of plants have been introduced via long-distance dispersal, and recent research demonstrates that Madagascar has also been a prominent source for dispersal of plants to other places, including the tropical plant group Dombeyoideae ..read more
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Find out more about our Treetop Yoga courses, where participants find themselves fifty feet up among the tree canopy on , one of the Morris’s most popular attractions ..read more
Morris Arboretum Blog
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This August, the Morris Arboretum & Gardens Urban Forestry Fellow attended the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) annual conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico ..read more