Crozer Arboretum

{{Short description|Arboretum and garden park in Upland, Pennsylvania}}

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File:Crozer Chester Medical Center Campus Map.jpg

Crozer Arboretum, now the Crozer Garden, is a {{convert|12|acre|m2|adj=on}} arboretum and garden park located at 1 Medical Center Boulevard, Upland, Pennsylvania. The grounds are open daily; admission is free.

The park was formerly the campus of the Crozer Theological Seminary,{{sfn|Bennett|1999|p=116}} the buildings of the seminary are currently used as office space by the Crozer-Chester Medical Center. The arboretum features large specimen trees dating from the mid-19th century, more than 1,400 rhododendrons,{{sfn|Spencer|2006|p=351}} native herbaceous plants and shrubs, lawns, two ponds, natural springs, and walkways. The campus also features the {{Convert|10|acre|m2|adj=on}} Leona Gold Garden and Crozer Greenhouse.

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References

  • {{cite book

| last = Spencer

| first = Thomas S.

| year = 2006

| title = Gardens Across America: East of the Mississippi

| publisher = Rowman & Littlefield

| isbn = 9781589791022

| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=uWWY9pXjKmUC&pg=PA351

}}

  • {{cite book

| last = Bennett

| first = Paul

| year = 1999

| title = Garden Lover's Guide to the Northeast

| publisher = Princeton Architectural Press

| isbn = 9781568981635

| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=OuM4AQAAIAAJ

}}

  • [http://www.arbnet.org/morton-register/c The Morton Register of Arboreta]
  • [https://www.gardenvisit.com/gardens/crozer_arboretum_garden GardenVisit entry (with photographs)]
  • [https://davesgarden.com/products/go/view/20007/ Dave's Garden entry]

See also