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The property's history began in 1681, when William Penn signed a "lease and release" agreement with Thomas Minshall, an English Quaker, for property in Pennsylvania that contained the site now occupied by the arboretum. Between 1681 and 1944, the property was home to eight generations of the same family. The arboretum itself started in 1825 when two brothers, Jacob and Minshall Painter, set aside land to systematically plant more than 1,000 varieties of trees and shrubs. In 1944, descendant Laura Tyler bequeathed the property, in memorial to her husband John J. Tyler, to be a nonprofit arboretum.[3][4]
Today, Tyler Arboretum attracts 70,000 visitors a year to its 650-acre campus and boasts 17 miles of pathways and hiking trails. The horticultural collections include the following major features:
The original Painter Trees: 1. Lebanon Cedar (Cedrus libani), a Pennsylvania state champion; 2. Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); 3. Yulan Magnolia (Magnolia denudata), a Pennsylvania state champion; 4. Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum); 5. Red Maple (Acer rubrum) 6. Osage-orange (Maclura pomifera), blown down by a hurricane in 1954, just the rot-resistant trunk remains; 7. Cucumbertree Magnolia (Magnolia acuminata); 8. Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum); 9. Leatherleaf Mahonia (Mahonia bealei); 10. Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera); 11. Yellow Buckeye (Aesculus flava); 12. River Birches - 2 (Betula nigra); 13. Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum), the largest giant sequoia in Pennsylvania and possibly in the eastern United States; 14. White Oaks -2 (Quercus alba); 15. Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor); 16. Sweetgums - 2 (Liquidambar styraciflua); 17. Corsican Pine (Pinus nigra spp. laricio); 18. Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum); 19. American Linden (Tilia americana); 20. Common Pear (Pyrus communis); and 21. Oriental Spruce (Picea orientalis), a Pennsylvania state champion.
^"Zoning Map" (PDF). Middletown Township. Retrieved April 23, 2020. - The map indicates the location of the arboretum.
^. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved January 7, 2012. Note: This includes Susan Mulchahey Chase (December 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John J. Tyler Arboretum" (PDF). Retrieved January 6, 2012.
^Cheney, Jim (October 31, 2016). "Visiting the Beautiful and Historic Grounds of the Tyler Arboretum". UncoveringPA. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
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Not to be confused with Tyler State Park Pennsylvania Tyler Arboretum is a nonprofit arboretum located at 515 Painter Road Middletown Township Delaware County Pennsylvania 2 It is open daily except for major holidays an admission fee is charged to non members Tyler ArboretumU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtGiant Sequoia November 2007Location in PennsylvaniaShow map of PennsylvaniaLocation in United StatesShow map of the United StatesLocation515 Painter Rd Media PA 19063Coordinates39 56 05 N 75 25 52 W 39 93472 N 75 43111 W 39 93472 75 43111Area657 acres 266 ha Built1710Built byThomas Minshall 1738 house Jacob Minshall 1777 addition ArchitectRobert Rodes McGoodwin 1932 stone house Architectural styleGeorgian RevivalNRHP reference No 03000080 1 Added to NRHPFebruary 27 2003 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tyler Arboretum Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wister Rhododendron Collection The property s history began in 1681 when William Penn signed a lease and release agreement with Thomas Minshall an English Quaker for property in Pennsylvania that contained the site now occupied by the arboretum Between 1681 and 1944 the property was home to eight generations of the same family The arboretum itself started in 1825 when two brothers Jacob and Minshall Painter set aside land to systematically plant more than 1 000 varieties of trees and shrubs In 1944 descendant Laura Tyler bequeathed the property in memorial to her husband John J Tyler to be a nonprofit arboretum 3 4 It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 1 Today Tyler Arboretum attracts 70 000 visitors a year to its 650 acre campus and boasts 17 miles of pathways and hiking trails The horticultural collections include the following major features The original Painter Trees 1 Lebanon Cedar Cedrus libani a Pennsylvania state champion 2 Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba 3 Yulan Magnolia Magnolia denudata a Pennsylvania state champion 4 Sugar Maple Acer saccharum 5 Red Maple Acer rubrum 6 Osage orange Maclura pomifera blown down by a hurricane in 1954 just the rot resistant trunk remains 7 Cucumbertree Magnolia Magnolia acuminata 8 Baldcypress Taxodium distichum 9 Leatherleaf Mahonia Mahonia bealei 10 Tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera 11 Yellow Buckeye Aesculus flava 12 River Birches 2 Betula nigra 13 Giant Sequoia Sequoiadendron giganteum the largest giant sequoia in Pennsylvania and possibly in the eastern United States 14 White Oaks 2 Quercus alba 15 Swamp White Oak Quercus bicolor 16 Sweetgums 2 Liquidambar styraciflua 17 Corsican Pine Pinus nigra spp laricio 18 Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum 19 American Linden Tilia americana 20 Common Pear Pyrus communis and 21 Oriental Spruce Picea orientalis a Pennsylvania state champion Ornamentals collections of flowering cherry begun in 1951 with 45 plants representing 23 species and varieties magnolia begun 1951 crabapple 1951 1953 rhododendron begun 1959 with more than 500 rhododendrons and 200 azaleas holly and lilac Pinetum 34 ha 85 acres begun in 1954 containing pines spruces hemlocks firs cedars cypresses and larches Native Woodland Walk begun in 1970 Meadow Maze a recent four ring labyrinth of meadow grasses based on a classical seven ringed design Pink Hill a serpentine barren of serpentine stone with wildflowers Uncultivated land 180 ha 450 acres that remain natural and contain 32 km 17 miles of marked hiking trails Wister Rhododendron Collection a collection of more than 500 rhododendrons Contents 1 Gallery 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksGallery edit nbsp Giant Sequoia Sequoiadendron giganteum nbsp Example rhododendrons from the Wister Rhododendron Collection nbsp Visitor centerSee also editList of botanical gardens in the United States Taylor Memorial Arboretum located about 10 miles 16 km southReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Zoning Map PDF Middletown Township Retrieved April 23 2020 The map indicates the location of the arboretum National Historic Landmarks amp National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania CRGIS Cultural Resources Geographic Information System Archived from the original Searchable database on July 21 2007 Retrieved January 7 2012 Note This includes Susan Mulchahey Chase December 2001 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form John J Tyler Arboretum PDF Retrieved January 6 2012 Cheney Jim October 31 2016 Visiting the Beautiful and Historic Grounds of the Tyler Arboretum UncoveringPA Retrieved November 7 2016 External links editTyler Arboretum Tyler Arboretum Writing Project Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John J Tyler Arboretum amp oldid 1198277667, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
