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The iconic Morris Arboretum & Gardens bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) that stood atop the Holly Slope for 100 years had to be removed in 2022 as it declined from a nasty fungus.

Learn about the name and characteristics of Aesculus flava (yellow buckeye), as well as where to find the nine different taxa of Aesculus from around the world at the Morris. 

Morris Arboretum & Gardens recently reopened the Rose Garden following renovations to make it more accessible for all. Learn more about these renovations, as well as the history of this much beloved garden. 

Morris Arboretum & Gardens’ Urban Forestry Consultants recently visited North Coventry Township in Chester County to inspect a white oak (Quercus alba) known locally as the “Great Oak.” The tree’s owner and the arborist caring for it became concerned about the biological health when many branches on half of the tree failed to leaf out this spring.

The Garden Railway is celebrating 25 years with a new addition—300 feet of track!

Ninety years ago today, the gates of the Morris, the estate formerly known as Compton, swung open to the public for the first time. That week in June 1933, eighteen months after Lydia Morris's death, marked the transition from private estate to public garden amidst great fanfare and publicity.

Determining when some of the earliest specimens at the Morris were planted requires a bit of sleuthing.

Fothergilla spp. are in the witchhazel family, and attract pollinators with the showy stamens of its male flowers. Named for Dr. John Fothergill (1712–1780), an English physician with a thriving medical practice, the Morris hosts a range of these plants including fothergillia ʻMt. Airy’ (F. × intermedia ʻMt. Airy’).