‘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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Eastern Redbud 9042*A -
Japanese Larch 11276*R -
Magnolia amoena 385-2012*A -
Crataegus x disperma 6770*A -
Sprenger's Magnolia 228-2005*A -
Tschonosk Maple 326-97*B -
Mountain Witch Alder 694-34*A -
Dwarf Siberian Peashrub 2894*A -
Korean Abelialeaf 141-2002*B
Featured Event
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May
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Lilac Sunday
Experience the springtime bloom of our renowned lilac collection with Lilac Sunday, offering fun, free explorations for the entire family. The event features ongoing tours of the Arboretum’s lilacs as well as guided meditations, art, family activities, and picnicking on this day only. Visitors may also enjoy a host of self-guided tours, including a lilac tour, via the Arboretum website and its Expeditions app.
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Stories
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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.
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Director’s TourExperience the Arnold Arboretum’s world-class living collections from Director Ned Friedman’s perspective. Take this tour online or use the page for self-guided exploration while visiting the Arboretum in person.
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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.
Plants & Collections
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‘Gus Mehlquist’ Sprawling Sand Cherry
- Scientific Name
- Prunus pumila var. depressa 'Gus Mehlquist'
‘Gus Mehlquist’ is an adaptable, low-growing woody groundcover. With dainty spring white flowers, blue-black fruit, crimson fall foliage, and a unique shape, it is a standout during all four seasons.
Community
We are and everyone in between.
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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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I love connecting members and donors with the landscape and the Arboretum’s mission. Together, we can ensure the Arboretum’s dynamic landscape grows in perpetuity.
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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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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 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.
