| Arnold Arboretum | |
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.JPG) One of the small ponds within Arnold Arboretum | |
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| Type | Botanical garden |
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 42°17′52″N 71°7′22″W / 42.29778°N 71.12278°W |
| Area | 281 acres (114 ha) |
| Operated by | Harvard University |
| Status | Open year round |
| Website | www |
Arnold Arboretum | |
| Built | 1872 |
| Architect | Frederick Law Olmsted |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000127[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL | January 12, 1965 |
The Arnold Arboretum is a botanical research institution and free public park affiliated with Harvard University and located in the Jamaica Plain and Roslindale neighborhoods of Boston.
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 is the second largest "link" in the Emerald Necklace. The Arnold Arboretum's collection of temperate trees, shrubs, and vines has an emphasis on the plants of the eastern United States and eastern Asia,[3] where arboretum staff and colleagues are sourcing new material on plant collecting expeditions.[4] The arboretum supports research in its landscape and in its Weld Hill Research Building.[5]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Arnold Arboretum". The Emerald Necklace Conservancy. Archived from the original on 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ "Plants". Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Archived from the original on 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ "Plant Exploration". Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Archived from the original on 2020-03-20. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ "Research in the Collections". Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Archived from the original on 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2020-03-25.