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The Morton Arboretum and its collection
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The Morton Arboretum, located in Lisle, Illinois, is a sprawling 1700-acre arboretum and botanical garden. It offers a diverse range of plant life and tree collections from specific taxonomic and geographical areas. The arboretum is generally open to the public every day of the year except Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Plant Collections at The Morton Arboretum
The Morton Arboretum is home to 9055 living plant accessions with 4132 cultivated taxa. It features gardens of various types of plants and tree collections from specific taxonomic and geographical areas. In total, there are about 185,000 cataloged plants.
The Sterling Morton Library
The Sterling Morton Library, built in 1963, is located on the east side of the Morton Arboretum, adjacent to the administration building. The library houses around 25,000 volumes of books and magazines, as well as hundreds of thousands of non-literary items including prints, art, letters, photographs, landscape plans, and original drawings.
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