Ernest Jesse Palmer’s son explains the unlikely circumstances that made his father’s exceptional botanical career possible.
Ernest Jesse Palmer and Charles Sprague Sargent: A Serendipitous Relationship
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Ernest Jesse Palmer and Charles Sprague Sargent: A Serendipitous Relationship
by Matthew Caulkins, Web Applications Program ManagerJune 3, 2020
Searching the Spontaneous Flora
by Jon Hetman, Director of External Relations & CommunicationsFebruary 12, 2018
Searching the Spontaneous Flora
A “spontaneous” plant is defined as one that grows and reproduces without human care or intent. In the early twentieth century, Arnold Arboretum botanist Ernest Jesse Palmer collected over 2,000 herbarium specimens to represent the spontaneous plants that occurred on the Arboretum grounds. Palmer wanted to know how spontaneous vegetation reacted to the drastic changes […]
Arboretum participates in native plant expedition in Arkansas
by Jon Hetman, Director of External Relations & CommunicationsOctober 14, 2014
Arboretum participates in native plant expedition in Arkansas
The Arnold Arboretum is a living museum, displaying plants collected from all corners of the temperate world for conservation, study, and enjoyment. The 281-acre landscape displays some 2,100 species, represented by some 15,000 trees, shrubs, and vines. While some of these plants are of garden or nursery origin, others have been gathered directly from the […]
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