Lewis W. Barton Arboretum
- Lewis W. Barton Arboretum
The Lewis W. Barton Arboretum & Nature Preserve [http://medfordleas.org/arboretum.htm] is a convert|168|acre|km2|sing=on arboretum and nature preserve located in Medford Township. The arboretum is situated on the grounds of Medford Leas [http://medfordleas.org] , a not-for-profit, Quaker-related community for adults age 55 and older.
The arboretum is on the edge of the Pine Barrens, and includes landscaped grounds, courtyard gardens, wildflower meadows, natural woodlands and wetlands, as well as tree collections. It was created with the assistance of the Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania. The Morris Arboretum continues to provide technical support.
Attractions include the Pinetum an international collection of exotic pines, a conifer collection, a convert|0.5|acre|m2|sing=on rhododendron woodland, holly, viburnum, and crabapple collections, and an experimental planting of chestnut trees being grown in cooperation with The American Chestnut Foundation.
The Arboretum is a member of Greater Philadelphia Gardens [http://www.greaterphiladelphiagardens.org] as well as the American Association of Public Gardens [http://www.apga.org] and is open to the public seven days a week from dawn till dusk, free of charge.
See also
* List of botanical gardens in the United States
External links
* [http://www.medfordleas.org/arboretum.htm|Medford Leas Arboretum and Nature Preserve]
* [http://www.mlra.org/arboretum.htm|The Barton Arboretum]
* [http://www.greaterphiladelphiagardens.org|Greater Philadelphia Gardens]
* [http://www.publicgardens.org|American Association of Public Gardens]
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