Morris Arboretum, The

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United States of America - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia

Institution Code: MOAR

BGCI Member: No

ArbNet Accredited: Level IV

About the Morris Arboretum, The

The Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania is a historic public garden and educational institution. It promotes an understanding of the relationship between plants, people and place through programmes that integrate science, art and the humanities.

Main Address:
Morris Arboretum, The
100 Northwestern Avenue
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania 19118 United States of America

Telephone: (215) 247-5777
Fax: (215) 248-4439
URL: www.morrisarboretum.org
Primary Email: info@morrisarboretum.org

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: William G. Cullina, The F. Otto Haas Executive Director
    Curator's Name: Vince Marrocco, The Gayle E. Maloney Director of Horticulture
    Plant Records Officer's Name:

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: State: Yes
    Status: Educational: Yes
  • Date founded: 1932
  • Physical Data
  • Total Area: 67 Hectares
    Latitude: 40.0848283
    Longitude: -75.2317794
    Altitude: 0.00 Metres

Features and Facilities

  • Herbarium: Yes
    Arboretum: Yes
    Arboretum Size: 67
  • Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: No
    Seed Bank: No
    Published Plant Catalogue: Yes
    Computer Plant Record System: Yes
  • Open to public: Yes
    Friends society: Yes
    Retail Outlet: Shop: Yes
  • Number of Volunteers: 500

Plant Collections

  • Special Collections:Hamamelidaceae, Acer (27 spp., 67 taxa), Ilex (17 spp., 111 taxa), Magnolia (13 spp., 51 taxa), Rhododendron and native deciduous azalea (14 spp., 10 taxa), Rosa (58 taxa). Extensive Asian collections collected in late 1800's by John Morris and Ernest Wil

Conservation Programmes

Research Programmes

Education Programmes

  • Education Signs in Garden: Yes
    Public Lectures/Talks: Yes
    Courses for General Public: Yes