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The Arnold Arboretum occupies 265 acres of land in the Jamaica Plain section of Boston, Massachusetts. The living collection consists of over 7,000 plants, with particular emphasis on the woody species of North America and eastern Asia.
The Arnold Arboretum was established in 1872, making it the oldest public arboretum in the US. A creative lease agreement that was forged between the City of Boston and Harvard in 1882: according to the terms of the thousand-year lease, the Harvard-owned land on which the Arnold Arboretum was established became part of the Boston parks system. As a result of this arrangement the Arboretum became part of the famous "Emerald Necklace," the 7-mile-long network of parks and parkways designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, which includes the Boston Common and Boston Public Garden. Since its inception, it has served as a model and benchmark for similar institutions, both in North America and elsewhere. |
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