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The Morton Arboretum, in Lisle, Illinois, United States, is a public garden [1] and outdoor museum with a library, herbarium, and program in tree research including the Center for Tree Science. [2] Its grounds, covering 1,700 acres (6.9 square kilometres), include cataloged collections of trees and other living plants, gardens, and restored ...
Name Image Affiliation City Coordinates Anderson Japanese Gardens: Rockford: Bethalto Arboretum Bethalto: Cantigny: Wheaton: Century Park Arboretum Vernon Hills
Morton was born on September 27, 1855, in Detroit, Michigan. [2] His mother, Caroline Joy, was an accomplished artist, musician, and gardener. His father, Julius Sterling Morton, a newspaperman and a leader in Nebraska territorial and state politics, played a key role in establishing Arbor Day, and served as the United States secretary of agriculture in the second administration (1893–1897 ...
Ladd Arboretum & Evanston Ecology Center: Evanston: Cook: Chicago area: 23 acre arboretum and nature education facility Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanic Gardens: Palos Heights: Cook: Chicago area: website, operated by the City, 85-acre park, 20-acre man-made lake with gardens, woodlands, and prairie Lake Renwick Preserve: Plainfield ...
Lisle (/ ˈ l aɪ əl / LY-əl) is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 22,390 at the 2010 census, and in 2019 the population was recorded to be 23,270. [ 5 ] It is a south-western suburb of Chicago in the Illinois Technology and Research Corridor .
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Avant, LLC, formerly AvantCredit, is a private Chicago, Illinois-based company in the financial technology industry. The company was established in 2012 by serial entrepreneur Albert "Al" Goldstein, [ 1 ] John Sun, and Paul Zhang.
Trees at Great Fontley, Fareham, in southern England, grown from seed sent from Morton Arboretum and reputedly sourced in Liaoning Province, China, that were thought for many years to be Ulmus davidiana, have fruit and short petioles inconsistent with that species, but matching descriptions and photographs of Ulmus laciniata.