Maackia amurensis in het Morton Arboretum
The Morton Arboretum is an arboretum in Lisle (Illinois). The arboretum is open to the public every day. The arboretum was founded in 1922 by Joy Morton (1855-1934). The area is 690 ha. Collection
The Morton Arboretum has plant collections that are geographically and taxonomically arranged. There are also special collections that are included in the arboretum because of other properties.
Geographic collections include plants from the temperate regions of North America, Europe and Asia. Geographical collections were set after Joy Morton had visited some botanical gardens in Europe (including the Arboretum Tervuren) and the United States (including the Arnold Arboretum). The geographic collections include more than 1100 species. Of the plants, almost 75% of wild origin. They are often collected in the wild by the Arboretum staff.
The taxonomic collection includes plants that are ranked on relationship. There are 42 taxonomic collections, sorted by gender (12), family (22) or other taxonomic group (8). The taxonomic collections include Thuja, Fagus, birch family, horse chestnut, elephant family, conifers, apple, pear, Magnolia, olive family, Ginkgo biloba), honeysuckle family, lime, maple, oak, walnut family and willow family.
Special collections include plants that thrive on acidic soils (rhododendron, Ilex), low-standing woody plants and plants growing in gardens.
The arboretum has a herbarium with more than 160,000 specimens. Herbarium staff is conducting research on plant systems.
The arboretum has a library, the Sterling Morton Library. The book collection contains books related to botany and horticulture, especially aimed at trees and shrubs that can be grown in northern Illinois. The subjects include botany, urban forestry, horticulture, forestry and nature conservation, botanical art, landscape architecture and natural history. The library is open to the public. The Sterling Morton Library is affiliated with the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL), an international organization of individuals, organizations and institutes engaged in the development, maintenance and use of botanical literature and literature on gardens. / p> Collaboration
The Morton Arboretum is affiliated with the Center for Plant Conservation, a network of botanical institutes dealing with the protection of native United States flora. Together with the Chicago Botanic Garden, the Morton Arboretum has been the Chicago Center for Endangered Plants, a collaborative venture to investigate plant protection in the United States of America since 1997. The arboretum is affiliated with the Plant Conservation Alliance (PCA), a partnership aimed at the protection of plants occurring naturally in the United States. In addition, the arboretum is a member of the American Public Gardens Association, an organization of publicly accessible gardens in the United States. The arboretum is a member of Botanic Gardens Conservation International, a nonprofit organization that wants to bring botanical gardens together into a worldwide collaborative network to maintain the biodiversity of plants. The arboretum is also affiliated with the American Society of Botanical Artists, an association focusing on the promotion of contemporary botanical art. In addition, the arboretum is affiliated with the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), a scientific association focused on promoting biological research and education in the United States. The arboretum is a member of the Natural Science Collections Alliance, an American nonprofit association that focuses on the support of natural
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