‘Merrill’ Loebner Magnolia
- Scientific Name
- Magnolia x loebneri 'Merrill'
‘Merrill’ is an outstanding early white flowering cultivar. It is reliable bloomer and was hybridized at the Arnold Arboretum in 1939.
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White Forsythia 141-2002*B -
Tianmu Magnolia 385-2012*A -
Siberian Larch 269-77*A -
Nikko Fir 22767*A -
Tschonosk Maple 326-97*B -
Siberian Pea Tree 2894*A -
Eastern Redbud 9042*A -
Hybrid Hawthorn 6770*A -
'Karl Sax' Cherry 57-2000*A -
Mountain Witch Alder 694-34*A
Announcements
Featured Event
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Apr
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Rescheduled: Taiko Drumming in the Cherry Blossoms
Come celebrate Japanese culture amongst the Arboretum's beautiful cherry blossoms, with Taiko drumming by local band KM2 and calligraphy and Japanese games by the Showa Boston Institute. The Taiko drumming will be taking place from 6:00-6:30, with Showa activities before and after.
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Stories
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Metasequoia glyptostroboides 524-48-L Introductory TourThis half-mile Introductory Tour features stories about the Arboretum’s history, mission, and research endeavors. If you’re at the Arboretum, click here to take a version of this tour with Expeditions, our mobile web app.
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Michael Dosmann Keeper’s TourTake a virtual walk with Michael Dosmann, the Keeper of the Arboretum’s living collections. Take this tour online or use the page for self-guided exploration while visiting the Arboretum in person.
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Workmen constructing the South Street Gate area of the Arboretum photographed in 1889. A Walk Through Time, Part 1Walk with Landscape Architect Rosetta S. Elkin and Arboretum Archivist Lisa E. Pearson.
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Dove tree (Davidia involucrata). Explorers Garden TourThis quarter-mile tour through the Explorers Garden features stories from the Arboretum’s century and a half of collecting plants around the world. If you’re at the Arboretum, click here to take a version of this tour with Expeditions, our mobile web app.
Plants & Collections
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500-2007*A
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Forever Emerald™ Inkberry
- Scientific Name
- Ilex glabra ‘Peggy’s Cove’
Forever Emerald™ inkberry is a versatile evergreen treasure introduced by one of the great propagators of the Arnold Arboretum.
Community
We are and everyone in between.
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My work throughout the grounds allows me to frequently interact with visitors, and I love how our shared curiosity and enthusiasm for this living landscape brings us all together.
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I think the Arboretum's most valuable impact is its role as a place where people can engage in a relationship with plants, something usually forgotten in big cities. The collection of hundreds of fascinating plant species offers each day a new flower, a bark you have not seen before, or a giant tree that has seen generations of visitors walking by.
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The Arnold has an incredible history of plant-loving people that I really relate to. I feel lucky to work here and look forward to it every day.
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I am so grateful to come to work every day in a place where so many people come to find joy, relaxation, healing, and learning. Working with seeds and plants in the beginning stages of their lives is a constant reminder of the miraculous and complex life cycles that plants carry out all around us.
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There are not many other places where I could study such a diverse group of species. I love having such an exceptional collection next door to the lab, and despite spending so much time in the landscape, I still keep finding wonderful new spots with plants from around the world.
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I love creating programs that get people excited about plants and the Arboretum and seeing the participants’ reactions first-hand. When someone feels really inspired, or excited, or awestruck because of a program I planned, there’s no better feeling.
