'Italian Garden', with view across Lake Waban to Wellesley College in 1901.
About 1843, H. H. Hunnewell began designing the landscape for his new estate in Wellesley. Mr. Hunnewell took great interest in planting species of evergreens from around the world that had not previously been available in the United States, and from other regions of the country not tested in New England.[1] By 1847 he had over 2,000 trees of over two dozen genera imported from England planted on the grounds.[1] The Italianate residence, designed by Arthur Gilman, was built later in 1851.[1]
The Hunnewell rhododendrons may be the oldest cultivated specimens in the United States, as H. H. Hunnewell started importing and planting them in the 1850s and 1860s on the grounds.[1] Some of these original plants are likely still alive. He staged the first exhibit of large rhododendrons in the U.S., on Boston Common in 1873, which helped to make them popular in American cultivation for gardens and parks.[1]
In 1898 John Muir visited Mr. Hunnewell in the company of Charles S. Sargent, the first director of the Arnold Arboretum. Muir noted in his diary that "Hunnewell planted every tree here since he was 45 (now 88) except one – an oak 250 years old."[3] In 2010 the International Dendrology Society awarded an IDS plaque, its highest honor, to the Hunnewell estate – the first ever for an American garden.
hunnewell, estate, wellesley, massachusetts, country, home, hunnewell, 1810, 1902, containing, over, species, woody, plants, families, estate, remains, family, includes, first, 1854, topiary, garden, united, states, featuring, intricate, geometrically, clipped. The H H Hunnewell estate in Wellesley Massachusetts was the country home of H H Hunnewell 1810 1902 containing over 500 species of woody plants in 53 families The estate remains in the family and includes the first 1854 topiary garden in the United States featuring intricate geometrically clipped native Eastern white pine and Eastern arborvitae 1 A collection of specialty greenhouses feature over 1 000 plant species The estate has been cared for by six generations of the Hunnewell family 2 The topiary Italian Garden with view pavilion in 1909 at the H H Hunnewell estate in Wellesley Massachusetts The property is located within the Hunnewell Estates Historic District on Washington Street in southwest Wellesley near Boston Massachusetts All of the properties within the district including the H H Hunnewell estate are private residences and are not open to the public Contents 1 History 2 Pinetum 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp Italian Garden with view across Lake Waban to Wellesley College in 1901 About 1843 H H Hunnewell began designing the landscape for his new estate in Wellesley Mr Hunnewell took great interest in planting species of evergreens from around the world that had not previously been available in the United States and from other regions of the country not tested in New England 1 By 1847 he had over 2 000 trees of over two dozen genera imported from England planted on the grounds 1 The Italianate residence designed by Arthur Gilman was built later in 1851 1 The Hunnewell rhododendrons may be the oldest cultivated specimens in the United States as H H Hunnewell started importing and planting them in the 1850s and 1860s on the grounds 1 Some of these original plants are likely still alive He staged the first exhibit of large rhododendrons in the U S on Boston Common in 1873 which helped to make them popular in American cultivation for gardens and parks 1 In 1898 John Muir visited Mr Hunnewell in the company of Charles S Sargent the first director of the Arnold Arboretum Muir noted in his diary that Hunnewell planted every tree here since he was 45 now 88 except one an oak 250 years old 3 In 2010 the International Dendrology Society awarded an IDS plaque its highest honor to the Hunnewell estate the first ever for an American garden Pinetum editThe pinetum begun in 1867 includes rare mature specimens of Torreya nucifera Japanese nutmeg yew Tsuga canadensis pendula Sargent s weeping hemlock Cedrus libani Cedar of Lebanon Juniperus formosana Taiwan juniper and Metasequoia glyptostroboides dawn redwood one of the oldest specimens in the United States In front of the 1851 residence is a massive weeping European beech The collection of specimen trees and shrubs includes towering Pinus strobus Eastern white pine American white and English Oaks lindens tulip trees bald cypress and Chinese golden larch as well as different species and cultivars of azaleas lilacs viburnums hollies weeping cherries mountain laurel and rhododendrons 1 The Hunnewell pine Pinus x hunnewellii is a hybrid between Eastern white pine and Japanese white pine first raised at the Hunnewell estate in 1952 Wellesley College Botanic Gardens The H H Hunnewell estate is not to be confused with the H H Hunnewell Arboretum in the Wellesley College Botanic Gardens at nearby Wellesley College located across Lake Waban 4 See also edit nbsp Stereo card of the Italian topiary Garden and pavilion H H Hunnewell Estate Wellesley Hunnewell Estates Historic District Elm Bank Horticulture Center Massachusetts Horticultural Society headquarters in Wellesley Arnold Arboretum at Harvard University National Register of Historic Places listings in Norfolk County Massachusetts Index Arboreta in MassachusettsReferences edit a b c d e f g Arnoldia Hunnewell accessed 5 11 2011 Wellesley Massachusetts City Information Muir John October 23 1898 Personal Diary of John Muir John Muir Wellesley College Botanic Gardens Archived from the original on 2011 06 24 Retrieved 2011 05 17 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hunnewell Gardens and Arboretum Arnoldia Bulletin The Hunnewell Arboretum 1852 1951 article in the Harvard Arnold Arboretum bulletin Arnoldia Bulletin Private Pleasures Derived From Tradition The Hunnewell Estates Historic District Flickr all Hunnewell Arboretum images Wellesley College Botanic Gardens virtual tour of Wellesley Hunnewell Arboretum Alexandra Botanic Garden and Margaret C Ferguson Greenhouses 42 17 06 N 71 18 25 W 42 285 N 71 307 W 42 285 71 307 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title H H Hunnewell estate amp oldid 1185161444, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
