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Snowdrops Crabapples Winter Aconite Dogwoods Painter Library Witchhazel Magnolias This remarkable building was constructed Native Woodland Walk Native Woodland Walk in 1863 by Minshall and Jacob Painter and This peaceful tree-lined walk lets you Rhododendrons houses their huge collection of books, experience the many diverse woodland Woodland Wildflowers specimens and scientific equipment, plants that are native to the eastern including their own printing press. Guided region of the United States. MAY JULY tours of Painter Library and Lachford Hall are scheduled from April through July and JUNE AUGUST Painter Trees September through October. These historic trees, of which four have been officially Lachford Hall designated as the largest of Between 1738 and 1937, their kind in the state, were the Minshall, Painter and planted by Jacob and Minshall Tyler families occupied Painter beginning in the 1830s. Lachford Hall.Today, half The trees are living legacies the building is an historic Azaleas Bottlebrush Buckeye of Tyler’s past and are carefully museum containing the maintained by the Arboretum. families’ housewares and Bottlebrush Buckeye Fragrant Garden Each Painter tree has a furniture.The other half is Lilacs Meadow Wildflowers special blue the administrative office of Meadow Wildflowers Butterfly House identification Tyler Arboretum. Rhododendrons label. Native Woodland Walk SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER OCTOBER DECEMBER

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Magnolias 1 Dogwoods Hollies Gingko Pinetum Pond 2 Meadow Grasses Arboretum Service Facility Red Maple Lachford Hall Cherries 3 Visitor Center Painter Rhododendrons Library Rhododendrons 4

Picnic Main Entrance Area Barn 5 Bird Garden Fragrant Meadow Maze Garden Trailhead Fragrant Garden The Fragrant Garden is full of amazing scents and textures. Pinetum You’ll find a wide variety of herbs planted here. A Special Setting for Your Wedding

The Arboretum is available for special occasion and corporate rentals.The Painter Road porch and lawn of historic Lachford Hall, circa 1738, is just one of many location choices for romantic wedding ceremonies.Within the stone bank barn, circa 1792, a reception room and adjoining tented terrace can accommodate large gatherings or meetings.The Arboretum’s many gardens Raptor Roost and charming structures offer unlimited backdrops for photography. Raptor Roost On the crest of the hill overlooking the Meadow Maze is the Raptor Roost, offering a bird’s-eye perspective of the meadow.

A Towering Champion 6 Tyler’s giant sequoia is the tallest of its kind in Giant Sequoia Pennsylvania. Over 150 years old, this giant 7 sequoia was planted by Jacob and Minshall Painter and is the signature tree of the Arboretum. Dismal Run

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Stopford Family Meadow Maze The Meadow Maze transforms Pinetum a portion of the property into Pinetums are a dramatic venue for better unique collections that are Barren Road understanding how plants, designed to highlight the animals and humans interact rich diversity of conifers. with one another.There is a Pink Hill Tyler’s Pinetum is one of discovery loop trail that runs the Arboretum’s most throughout the Maze that illus- popular destinations. trates these relationships through plantings and stepping stones. TRAIL MAP LEGEND

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HANNAH MINSHALL, THE ONLY CHILD OF JACOB II AND 1863 THE BROTHERS BUILD AFTER JOHN TYLER’S 1930 THE WISTER LEGACY 1800 Ann marries Enos Painter.They raise a family of Painter Library death, his wife, Laura 1707 THOMAS MINSHALL TRANSFERS HIS JACOB MINSHALL II, 1777 seven children, including Minshall,born in1801, for their growing Hoopes Tyler, arranges Dr. John C. Wister, Tyler’s first Middletown Township holdings son of Thomas II and Jacob, born in 1814. natural science for the property to be of 500 acres to his youngest son, and Agness, An immensely astute business-person, Enos collections and left in trust as the John director, and his wife, Gertrude Jacob, who marries Ann buys back much of the original land grant which equipment. J.Tyler Arboretum. S.Wister (left), worked diligently marries Heacock of had been sold off over the years. He turns exten- John and Laura have Sarah Owen Middletown. sive real estate holdings into profit-making no children and when to cultivate collections and main- a few years enterprises and invests capital wisely. Laura dies in 1944, a tain the natural areas at Tyler, later. remarkable family transforming the property into a ENOS, THROUGH ENOS DIES AND heritage of eight 1817 his wife, inherits Minshall and 1857 generations ends. first-class arboretum. the property Jacob inherit They are especially remembered from Jacob II. the property. for creating Tyler’s renowned Wister Collections that include ENOS BUILDS A WILLIAM PENN THOMAS MINSHALL II, ENOS AND HANNAH’S BACHELOR SONS,JACOB AND ANN, THE YOUNGEST JOHN J.TYLER DR.JOHN C.WISTER 1681 1734 1825 massive stone 1876 1914 1946 magnolias, lilacs, cherries, rhodo- signs a "Lease the son of Jacob and Minshall Painter, begin the systematic planting child of Enos and inherits the is appointed Tyler addition onto and Release" Sarah, inherits the of more than 1,000 varieties of trees and shrubs Hannah inherits family estate Arboretum’s first dendrons and crabapples. These 1838 the western agreement with property from his in order to create an the family property and makes director. He and end of the collections are spectacular when Thomas Minshall, father. He marries arboretum of their after Minshall and Victorian his wife, Gertrude existing barn. an English Quaker, Agness Salkeld and own design. Minshall Jacob die. John J. alterations and S.Wister, begin in bloom. The magnolias bloom for the property they became the first and his brother Jacob Tyler, son of Ann additions to building a legacy in March and April, the crabapples that is now Tyler of the family to live in continue a lifelong BY 1850, THERE 1850 and William man- Lachford Hall of horticultural Arboretum. Lachford Hall. pursuit of knowledge are 4 farms and a ages the farm for and adds the excellence at Tyler. in April, the rhododendrons in at the same time they saw mill on the his mother. rear wing. April through June, and the lilacs family property. manage the family farms. in May. VISITOR SERVICES Staff members are always on hand at the Visitor Center to WELCOME! ABOUT TYLER… answer questions and provide information. Public restrooms Tyler Arboretum, one of the oldest and largest arboreta in are located in the Barn. Explore Tyler Arboretum’s 650 acres of blossoms, the northeastern United States, is a 650-acre property located just outside Media, Pennsylvania, VISITOR INFORMATION birds, butterflies and towering trees located in the in central Delaware County. It Since Tyler Arboretum was established in 1946 as a non- heart of Delaware County. contains renowned horticultural profit organization, individuals and organizations committed collections, extensive natural Visit Tyler’s renowned to our region’s horticultural and environmental legacy have areas, and over 20 miles of honored the Arboretum with their support. horticultural collections marked woodland trails. Tyler Tyler Arboretum is funded by admissions, memberships, also features the Stopford Family nestled amidst the natural contributions, grants and an endowment. Visitors help fund Meadow Maze. educational programs and the maintenance of our horticultural beauty of the region. The Arboretum offers a wide collections and native woodland areas through admission fees range of programs, including school Walk our tranquil and purchases. Individuals and organizations seeking to become field trip and family programs, along more involved can become members of the Arboretum. In woodland trails beside with special programming for young addition to providing crucial support, members enjoy terrific children. In addition, we have work- tumbling brooks. benefits like free admission and invitations to members-only shops, seminars and field trips for events. Members also enjoy reciprocal admission privileges at Discover the wonder adults, along with bird and over 150 arboreta and public gardens nationwide. For those and beauty of native wildflowers on one of our wildflower walks. Tyler’s seeking to make a gift of their time, Tyler offers a rich variety mission is to preserve, of volunteer opportunities. award-winning nature walks. develop and share our For more information about membership, please call (610) Delight in the laughter of children as they play in a diverse horticultural, histor- 566-9134 ext. 209. Those interested in volunteer opportunities ical and natural site resources in can call (610) 566-9134 ext. 205. Thank you for your interest in cornstalk maze, go on a hayride or make a scarecrow order to stimulate stewardship and an understanding Tyler Arboretum. at Tyler’s Pumpkin Days Festival. of our living world.

Experience the magic of Tyler’s gardens on a TYLER’S HISTORY… TYLER ARBORETUM In 1681 William Penn signed an agreement with Thomas 515 PAINTER ROAD summer day as hundreds MEDIA,PA 19063-4424 Minshall, an English Quaker, for property in Pennsylvania that 610-566-9134 of butterflies dance among contained the site now occupied by the Arboretum. Between FAX 610-891-1490 TYLER ARBORETUM 1681 and 1944, the property was home to eight generations of www.tylerarboretum.org the blossoms. the Minshall/Painter/Tyler family. In 1944 Laura Tyler, a descendent of Thomas Minshall, bequeathed the property to Enjoy your visit to the public as an arboretum. HOURS The Arboretum opens Tyler Arboretum! The present-day Arboretum originated as the private col- daily at 9 am; closing time lection of two brothers, Jacob and Minshall Painter, who in varies between 4 and 8 pm. Please call 610-566-9134 or 1825 started planting more than 1,000 varieties of trees and visit tylerarboretum.org TYLER shrubs. Over 26 of the original trees planted by the Painter for exact times. Tyler is ARBORETUM closed Thanksgiving Day brothers still survive, four of & Christmas Day. them officially recognized as the largest of their kind in Pennsylvania. Today, Tyler Arboretum preserves the horti- cultural legacy of the Painter M EDIA P ENNSYLVANIA

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WHAT TO SEE AND DO AT TYLER… From the incredible beauty of thousands of fragrant spring blossoms to the excitement of Pumpkin Days in the fall, there is something to see and do at Tyler Arboretum all year long.

Please stop by the Visitor Center and our staff will be glad to Rocky Run point out areas of special or seasonal interest. We’ve made it easy for you to explore the Arboretum on your own, with maps, directional and interpretative signs and a marked trail system. You can choose to visit the Meadow Maze, Native Woodland Walk or Tyler’s

renowned Wister Collection, Rocky Run 1 Dismal Run which consists of crabapples, magnolias, 2 cherries, lilacs and thousands of rhododendrons, Pond 4 Main Entrance 3 some of which exist nowhere else. You also have a choice of over 20 miles of trails Trailhead that wind through the Arboretum. To 5 begin your journey, just follow the Painter Road signs to the Tyler Trailhead. 6 If you’d rather go on one of Tyler’s 7 award-winning guided nature walks, check our event schedule in Tyler Topics or on our Web site, www.tylerarboretum.org. Pink Hill Throughout the year, Tyler staff and Dismal Run volunteers offer well over 100 programs ARBORETUM ETIQUETTE and field trips, including weekly bird and The Arboretum is maintained for wildflower walks, historic rambles and woodland hikes. We the quiet enjoyment of nature’s beauty, also offer a variety of horticultural workshops and field trips. horticultural preservation and research, and educational activities. For the youngsters, there are hands-on nature and gardening programs. PLEASE: Barren Road You’re invited to all of these Take everything you bring onto the and more at Tyler. property with you when you leave. Stay on designated paths and/or trails. TYLER’S SPECIAL EVENT CALENDAR Close all pedestrian gates behind you. TRAIL MARKERS TRAIL MAP LEGEND Do not pick flowers or collect any FEBRUARY RAIL ISTANCE ALKING IFFICULTY plants or plant material, including Pancake Breakfast and Trail continues straight T D W D Maple Sugaring DESCRIPTION TIME seeds, leaves, pinecones and acorns. Celebration Trail turns right Green .9 miles 25 minutes Easy Do not climb on any trees. APRIL Do not disturb or feed any animals Plant Sale Trail turns left Yellow 1.9 miles 45 minutes Moderate MAY –OCTOBER Blue 2.1 miles 1 hour Moderate you see. Seasonal Exhibition L Trail connector Pink 2.3 miles 1 hour Moderate to Steep Picnicking is allowed at the picnic JUNE tables near the main parking lot. Tyler at Twilight Auction Orange 2.7 miles 1 hour 10 min. Moderate to Steep LATE JUNE –AUGUST Red 3.1 miles 1 hour 20 min. Moderate to Steep Alcohol is prohibited. Live Butterfly House White 8.5 miles 4 hours Moderate to Steep No pets, bicycles or recreational equip- OCTOBER ment are permitted on the grounds. Pumpkin Days Festival Note: All Tyler trails circle back to the trailhead. Commercial photography/videography Call or check our Parking Restrooms Pedestrian gate Phone

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