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Morton Arboretum

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Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum
Morton Arboretum
Phone:
+1 630-968-0074

Hours:
Sunday7am - 5:15pm
Monday7am - 5:15pm
Tuesday7am - 5:15pm
Wednesday7am - 5:15pm
Thursday7am - 5:15pm
Friday7am - 5:15pm
Saturday7am - 5:15pm


The Morton Arboretum, in Lisle, Illinois, is a public garden and outdoor museum with a library, herbarium, and program in tree research including the Center for Tree Science. Its grounds, covering 1,700 acres , include cataloged collections of trees and other living plants, gardens, and restored areas, among which is a restored tallgrass prairie. The living collections include more than 4,100 different plant species. There are more than 200,000 cataloged plants.As a place of recreation, the Arboretum has hiking trails, roadways for driving and bicycling, a 4-acre interactive children's garden and a 1-acre maze. The Schulenberg Prairie at the arboretum was one of the earliest prairie restoration projects in the Midwest, begun in 1962. It is one of the largest restored prairies in the Chicago suburban area. The arboretum offers an extensive nature-centered education program for children, families, school groups, scouts, and adults, including tree and restoration professionals. The Woodland Stewardship Program offers classroom and online courses in ecological restoration techniques. The arboretum also offers credit courses through the Associated Colleges of the Chicago Area, a regional consortium.
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