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The retired F. Otto Haas Executive Director of the Morris Arboretum, Paul Meyer, was recently honored with the Veitch Medal of the Royal Horticultural Society

In these final days of winter, as both plants and people get anxious for spring, we are searching for signs of growth—and the Dorrance H. Hamilton Fernery is the perfect place to be surrounded by lush greenery.

Juniperus virginiana (eastern redcedar) is a common native evergreen tree spread by birds that eat and disseminate the blue, berry-like seed cones.

When the Haverford College Arboretum staff was concerned about one of their historic trees, they called the Morris Arboretum Urban Forestry Consultants for advice.

Temple juniper is an evergreen conifer tree whose common name conveys that it is traditionally found planted on temple or other sacred grounds in Japan. The evergreen nature of the plant imbues it with an air of immortality.

For the past 10 years, the Morris Arboretum’s Urban Forestry Consultants have been honored to monitor the health and well-being of a renowned and beloved mature Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore) in Bryn Athyn, PA.

Morris Arboretum is the perfect place to indulge in a little pteridomania: a mania for ferns! 

The Penn Campus Arboretum is home to over 6,500 trees and 240 species in West Philadelphia. Keeping the trees alive and thriving in an urban setting is an ongoing task for Penn’s Facilities & Real Estate Services (FRES) and Morris Arboretum’s Urban Forestry team who partner to manage and improve Penn’s green infrastructure.