Bailey Arboretum

Dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
Munnysunk, summer home of Frank Bailey and his family.
A view of some of the variety of trees that can be found at Bailey Arboretum.

Bailey Arboretum is a 42-acre (17 ha) arboretum located in Lattingtown, New York, a small village on the North Shore of Long Island.[1] It opened to the public on Aug. 5, 1969 after being donated to Nassau County in 1968 by the heirs of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bailey.[2] Through an agreement with the Village of Lattingtown, admission to the arboretum was limited to 200 people at any one time.[3]

  1. ^ "Bailey Arboretum". Nassau County Preserves. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "County Opens Its Arboretum". Newsday. August 4, 1969. ProQuest 915759975.
  3. ^ "Nassau Estate Becomes an Arboretum". Newsday. August 30, 1969. Retrieved November 17, 2017.