1 Bender Great 13 2 Ginkgo 3 Weeping European beech

Treestour 4 Blue Atlas cedar 12 5 Giant-sequoia

19 6 Edith Bogue southern magnolia 14 18 7 Katsura- 17 16 8 Lacebark pine 11 9 Hardy Cedar-of-Lebanon 15 10 Japanese zelkova

6 11 Swan Pond Cluster 8 4 10 12 Trident 13 Tatar wingceltis 5 9 3 14 Engler beech 7 1 2 15 Chinese elm

16 Tabletop Scotch elm

Morris 1 7 Yellow buckeye of the University of

1 8 Bark Park

1 9 Dawn-redwood Grove

Most can be easily seen from the accessible paths, but to best enjoy them we invite you to take a closer look. 1. Bender oak PA 4. Blue Atlas cedar PA 7. Katsura-tree Quercus × benderi Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’ Cercidiphyllum japonicum • Native to eastern North America; a • The straight species is native to the Atlas • Native to Japan and , planted naturally occurring hybrid between Mountains of North Africa. around 1902 by the Morrises. scarlet oak (Q. coccinea) and red oak • Layered branches with blue-green • One of the largest of its kind in North (Q. rubra). needles create a picturesque landscape America, this plant is the signature tree • Possibly 250 years old, the tree provided tree. of the Arboretum. a dramatic entrance to the Morris garden and hilltop home. • Small finger-shaped male cones on lower branches pollinate • Bright yellow/apricot leaves in fall release a spicy cinnamon/ • Noted for its branch structure in winter, shiny green leaves attractive large beehive-shaped female cones above. brown sugar aroma. in summer, and red fall color.

5. Giant-sequoia 8. Lacebark pine PA 2. Ginkgo, maidenhair-tree Sequoiadendron giganteum Pinus bungeana Ginkgo biloba • Native to California. Sequoia National • Native to China, this stately lacebark • One of the world’s oldest tree species, Park is the home of the national pine, is one of the largest in the growing on earth for well over 150 champion, 275 feet by 107 feet. Delaware Valley. million years. • Related to the coastal redwood of • Striking exfoliating bark changes color • With striking gold fall color, this female California and the Metasequoia with age and moisture. specimen, planted by the Morrises, (dawn-redwood). • Fine-textured foliage gives an airiness to the crown. has messy and very smelly fruit. Non-fruiting males make • Orange bark of these trees accents the orange theme of this excellent city trees. garden area. Note the state champion paperbark maple (Acer • A male specimen is near the Edith Bogue magnolia (6). griseum) nearby. 9. Hardy Cedar-of-Lebanon Cedrus libani ssp. stenocoma • This subspecies is native to the mountains 3. Weeping European beech 6. Edith Bogue southern magnolia of southwest Turkey and has an upright Fagus sylvatica f. pendula Magnolia grandiflora ‘Edith Bogue’ habit. • Native to , planted before 1909 by • This cultivar is a descendent of a tree in • The straight species, known for its historic the Morrises. Edith Bogue’s New Jersey garden that stands in Lebanon, has more wide- • Branches weep down and form roots survived a particularly harsh winter. spreading branches. where they touch the ground. New rings • A spectacular tree in all seasons: large of trees grow outward as the original tree lemon-scented creamy white flowers PA ages and dies. in spring/summer, bright red seeds set 10. Japanese zelkova • An impressive tree in all seasons with its smooth gray in velvety fall fruit, and lustrous dark Zelkova serrata elephant hide-like bark, lustrous green leaves in summer, and evergreen leaves. • Native to China, Korea and Japan, this red to golden brown fall color. • Ornamental leaves ideal for decorative arrangements. tree has been growing at the Arboretum • Small holes in trunk are made by sap sucking birds. since the Morrises’ time. • Often used as a street tree, it has beautiful bark, a vase shape and red-orange fall color. 11.  Swan Pond Cluster 14. Engler beech PA 18. Bark Park Dwarf eastern white pine PA Fagus engleriana Japanese stewartia Pinus strobus ‘Nana’ • Native to China, this tree is very rare Stewartia pseudocamellia • A cultivated variety, this tree has a in North America, with only a few in & Tall stewartia the US. compact rounded habit. Stewartia monadelpha • A very large example of a dwarf tree. • It is the Chinese relative of the more common American and European • Native to eastern Asia, these trees have Weeping Canada hemlock beeches. early summer white flowers, yellow to red to burgundy Tsuga canadensis f. pendula • A deciduous tree with fine to medium texture, rounded leaves in fall, and attractive exfoliating bark. crown, low spreading branches, and russet fall color. • A rare tree, approximately 100 years old. • Mature height is 20 to 40 feet. • This form was displayed at the Centennial Exposition at Fairmount Park. 15. Chinese elm Paperbark maple Ulmus parvifolia Cilician fir Acer griseum Abies cilicica • Native to Eastern Asia, this plant’s exfo- • Native to western China, with liating bark, fall color, and fine-textured outstanding cinnamon/reddish • Native to the Taurus Mountains of foliage make it excellent for any landscape. brown exfoliating bark, this is an Turkey, Syria and Lebanon, this tree • Known for its rapid growth and has a narrow growth habit. durability. attractive small specimen tree. • Part of our national fir collection. • Resistant to Dutch elm disease and the elm leaf beetle. • Orange-red fall color.

PA Threeflower maple 12. Trident maple 16. Tabletop Scotch elm PA Acer triflorum Acer buergerianum Ulmus glabra ‘Horizontalis’ • Native to northeast China and Korea, • Native to China, this specimen is larger • Inspired by the Victorian fascination with than most trident . weeping and contorted trees, the Morrises this small upright-spreading tree with • Three-lobed leaves, which give this tree planted this tree sometime before 1909. flowers in clusters of three has ash brown vertically its common name, turn yellow/orange/ • Weeping portion of the plant was grafted fissured bark. red in fall. high onto its 7-foot understock, forming • Orange-red fall color. • Handsome and adaptable tree. the umbrella-like shape. • Unusual accent tree. 19. Dawn-redwood Grove PA 13. Tatar wingceltis Metasequoia glyptostroboides Pteroceltis tatarinowii • A fast-growing tree with a majestic • One of the rarest plants in the Arboretum’s 17. Yellow buckeye habit, golden fall color, reddish brown collection and one of the largest of the Aesculus flava bark – fissured and exfoliating in long narrow strips – species outside its native China. • Native to eastern United States. and a spectacular buttressing fluted trunk. • Beautiful yellow fall color. • Flaky bark, yellow flower clusters, and • This beautiful grove, now over 100 feet tall, was • Attractive gray-brown exfoliating bark. yellow-orange fall color make this a useful planted in ideal conditions – full sun and next to a native alternative to the disease prone stream that provides moisture. horsechestnut. • Once thought to have been extinct, these trees from • The tree has recovered from 1991 tornado damage. the end of the dinosaur age were rediscovered in China through the study of fossils in the 1940s. Selected Bibliography Great Trees Big Trees of Pennsylvania Scott Wade, editor. Pennsylvania Forestry Assoc., at the Morris Arboretum Mechanicsburg, PA: 2006 notes. . . Manual of Woody Landscape Plants 6th Edition Dirr, Michael. Stipes Publishing Co., Champaign, IL: 2009 Native Trees for North American Landscapes Sternberg, Guy with Jim Wilson. Timber Press, Portland, OR: 2004 Native Trees, Shrubs and Vines Cullina, William. Houghton-Mifflin, New York: 2002 National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Trees of North America Kershner, Bruce. Sterling Publishing, New York: 2008 Remarkable Trees of the World Packenham, Thomas. W. W. Norton, and Co., New York: 2002 Trees of Pennsylvania Rhoads, Ann Fowler and Timothy A. Block. University of Pennsylvania Press, : 2004

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Visit Us Again! 100 E. Northwestern Avenue The Great Trees tour and brochure are made between Germantown & Stenton Avenues possible by the generous support of Julia Frick Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia and members of the Arboretum. 215.247.5777 • www.morrisarboretum.org One of the outstanding features of the estate that became the Morris Arboretum in 1932 is the collection of magnificent trees Open every day except Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, found throughout the 92-acre property. Beginning with founder Christmas and New Year’s. John Morris’ interest in growing plants from around the world, Weekdays 10 am - 4 pm (call for summer evening hours) unusual specimens have flourished here for well over 100 years. Weekends 10 am - 5 pm (April - October) On your walk you will see champion trees, old trees, trees from far 10 am - 4 pm (November - March) away continents, and trees native to Pennsylvania.