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Part of the 16 miles of hiking trails at the Morton Arboretum. Photo courtesy Morton ArboretumPress Release: Morton Arboretum Open House Promises To Be An Eye Opener With Behind-the-Scenes Look
LISLE, IL (June, 2009) At the Member Open House on Sunday, June 28 from noon to 4 p.m., the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois, invites non-members to enjoy special behind-the-scenes tours, mini-classes, artistic demonstrations, entertainment, food, and more. The afternoon promises enlightenment and joy for anyone, especially those who've never been to a tree museum before. Everyone will get a chance to talk with the Arboretum's scientists, arborists, educators and horticulturists.
Spring Redbud at the Morton Arboretum. Photo courtesy Morton ArboretumEver wonder what's really going on under the soil, where tree roots grow? Want to learn how to estimate a tree's age? Do you know the top tree root problems in urban areas and how to address them? Research scientists will be on hand to answer these and other tree-related questions.
Guides will take guests on walking tours through state-of-the-art greenhouses and the Arboretum Herbarium, a library of 176,000 categorized dried plant specimens, including a wild hybrid buckeye from a seed that George Washington collected in 1784; a fern that Clarence Hemingway collected in 1891, just eight years before his famous child, Ernest, was born; and three willow specimens from 1824.
An Amur Corktree is on the eastside next to the Hedge Garden. Photo courtesy Morton Arboretum.Tram tours will take visitors on trips to the China Collection, Schulenberg Prairie, wetlands and the tree breeding nursery. Experts in the Collections Department will explain the important tree breeding, living collections, and natural areas management work at the Arboretum, and answer questions.
At the Sterling Morton Library there will be a special preview of the newest library exhibit: Darwin's Flowers: Unlocking Natural Selection.
Section of the DuPage River that runs through the Morton Arboretum. Photo courtesy Morton Arboretum.The Morton Arboretum is a 1,700-acre outdoor museum with collections of 4,117 kinds of trees, shrubs, and other plants from around the world. The Arboretum's natural landscapes, gardens, research and education programs, and year-round family activities support its mission - the planting and conservation of trees and other plants for a greener, healthier, and more beautiful world. Located at I-88 and Rte. 53 in Lisle, Illinois, the Arboretum is open 7 days a week, 365 days a year, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Central Time or sunset, whichever is earlier.
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