Morton Arboretum
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Morton Arboretum is an arboretum in Lisle, Illinois. It covers approximately 1,700 acres (6.9 Square kilometres) and is made up of gardens of various plant types and groupings of plants from specific geographical areas. It includes some native woodland forest preserves and a restored Illinois prairie.
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[edit] History
The arboretum was established on 14 December 1922 by Joy Morton, owner of the Morton Salt Company. Mr. Morton's father Julius Sterling Morton was the founder of Arbor Day.
[edit] The Sterling Morton Library
Designed by noted Chicago architect Harry Weese, the Sterling Morton Library [1] constructed in 1963, is located on the east side of The Morton Arboretum adjacent to the Administration Building. Built to house the many resources of the Arboretum, this building honors the memory of Sterling Morton, son of founder, Joy Morton.
The Library’s current holdings include over 25,000 volumes of books and magazines, as well as tens of thousands of non-book items including prints, original art, letters, photographs, landscape plans and drawings. The collections focus on plant sciences, especially on trees and shrubs, gardening and landscape design, ecology with a special interest in Midwestern prairie, savanna, woodland, and wetland ecosystems, natural history and its art and illustration, both art history and techniques. Animal subjects include birds, mammals, and insects. Works abound on the history of plant exploration, and biographies of botanists, horticulturists, and botanical artists. The library’s historic and current nursery catalogs will assist homeowners find plants of interest.
Gwen Stefani's 2006 single "Wind It Up" was filmed here.
The Sterling Morton Library is a member of the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) [2].
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