Major Trees
Tree Map
One of the most outstanding features of the estate that became the Morris Arboretum in 1933 is the collection of large and stately trees placed throughout the 92-acre property. These sovereigns form the fabric that weaves together the Arboretum. Beginning with founder John Morris's interest in growing plants from around the world, unusual specimens have flourished on the site of the Morris Arboretum for well over 100 years.
Today, we continue the Morrises' legacy by caring for our mature trees and continuing to expand our tree collection. These 17 trees are a sampling of the most outstanding and beautiful trees throughout the Arboretum. They represent the diversity of our plant collections by showing plants from North America, Europe, the Mediterranean, China, Japan, and Korea. Some of them are among the largest of their kind in North America. Others are exceedingly rare and may be among only a handful grown outside of Asia. Others are unusual horticultural forms. What all these awe-inspiring specimens share, is a connection to our past, hope for our future, and a testimony to the beauty and longevity of trees.
Anthony S. Aiello
Director of Horticulture and
Curator of the Living Collection
For a larger picture and further information on each tree, please click on the thumbnails below.
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Greek fir
Abies cephalonica
32-0696-A |
Needle fir
Abies holophylla
37-7979-A |
Trident maple
Acer buergerianum
32-1676-A |
Yellow buckeye
Aesculus flava
32-0068-A |
Blue Atlas cedar
Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca'
32-0303-A |
Katsura tree
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
32-0589-A |
Engler beech
Fagus engleriana
56-239-A |
Weeping European beech
Fagus sylvatica f. pendula
32-0409-A |
Dawn redwood
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
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Lacebark pine
Pinus bungeana
32-0477-A |
White oak
Quercus alba
54-0520-A
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London planetree
Platanus x acerifolia
48-8600-A
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Bender oak
Quercus x benderi
32-0145-A |
Weeping Canada hemlock
Tsuga canadensis f. pendula
32-0672-A |
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Tabletop Scotch elm
Ulmus glabra 'Horizontalis'
56-239-A |
Chinese elm
Ulmus parvifolia
32-0052-A |
Japanese zelkova
Zelkova serrata
32-0504-A |
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