Gardens & Trees

An abstract series of metal sculptures in front of a body of water, surrounded by green grass, spring trees, and a pink flowering magnolia.

What's in Bloom: April

See what's blooming this month at the Morris.

Garden Features

Almost around every corner, visitors will discover unusual gardens and garden areas that are unique to the Morris Arboretum & Gardens.

Mercury Loggia English Park Rock Wall Garden The Alice & J. Liddon Pennock Flower Walk Orange Balustrade Long Fountain Gayle E. Maloney Garden & Marble Fountain

Great Trees

Katsura-tree

Planted in the early 1900s as part of a Japanese garden, this native of Japan and China has become the signature tree of the Morris.

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Engler beech

This spectacular specimen with its wide-spreading branch structure is one of the rarest trees in the collection.

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Dawn-redwood

Many Morris visitors make a special pilgrimage to the grove of dawn redwood trees along the East Brook. This grove includes some of the oldest and largest dawn redwoods in the country.

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A natural area in bloom with native flowers and a rainbow in the sky. — Photo: Delainey Williams

Natural Areas

Today, the Morris's natural areas in the lower meadows look almost as they did when the property was the Morrises’ estate. They include wetlands, meadows, and the woodlands along the Wissahickon Creek. These areas are a thriving example of an ecosystem that supports an abundance of native plant life, as well as year-round and migratory bird populations.

Gardens & Trees

Garden Features

Great Trees

Katsura-tree

Engler beech

Dawn-redwood

Natural Areas

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Natural Areas

Wildlife & Birding