Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Arnold Arboretum
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Description area
Dates of existence
1872-present
History
Connected to Harvard University, the Arnold Arboretum, founded in 1872, is the oldest public arboretum in America. The first director was Charles Sprague Sargent, who, from the 1890's established a three decade long programme of plant exploration in Asia.
(right click, open link in new tab) https://arboretum.harvard.edu/about/our-history/