The Morton Arboretum Quarterly V. 08 No. 01 (3.34577)
Date: March 21 – June 20 1972Type: Serial
Description:
- All the Things Trees Are (1-5)
- The Man Who Started Arbor Day (6-8)
- Planting a Tree: From a Letter by Loren Eiseley (8)
- A New Arbor Day (9-11)
- Trees, Arbor Day, and a New Ethic (12-14)
- Climatological Summary (13)
- Arbor Day (14-15)
- “Our Grandest Arbor Day” (15)
- Arbor Day Centennial (16)
Extent: 16 pages
CHANGE bench in the maple (Acer) collection at The Morton Arboretum (3.36285)
Date: June 11 2013Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Photographic image
Description:Maples are known for change, especially when they are transformed by showy fall colors. But maples are also dealing with another type of change--climate change--that threatens their continued survival and success in the midwestern United States. The laser-cut corten steel letters of the CHANGE bench, located in the maple (Acer) collection at The Morton Arboretum, change from positive to negative from left to right.
GRACEFUL bench in the elm (Ulmus) collection at The Morton Arboretum (3.36290)
Date: June 10 2013Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Photographic image
Description:The graceful, arching limbs and serrated leaf edge of the elm inspired the design of the GRACEFUL bench, located in the elm (Ulmus) collection at The Morton Arboretum. The bench’s corten base with arching supports mimic the elm's branch structure, while the wood back and seat--cut at varying lengths and assembled at right angles--evoke a folded leaf with a serrated edge.
STRENGTH bench in the oak (Quercus) collection at The Morton Arboretum (3.36328)
Date: April 24 2015Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Photographic image
Description:Throughout history oaks have been associated with strength, power, endurance, and permanence; much of this is due to the physical properties of the oak's wood, its large size, and its longevity. The STRENGTH bench, located in the oak (Quercus) collection at The Morton Arboretum, is composed of large corten steel dimensional letters capped off by a simple wood plank top.
STRENGTH bench in the oak (Quercus) collection at The Morton Arboretum (3.36329)
Date: May 14 2014Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Photographic image
Description:Throughout history oaks have been associated with strength, power, endurance, and permanence; much of this is due to the physical properties of the oak's wood, its large size, and its longevity. The STRENGTH bench, located in the oak (Quercus) collection at The Morton Arboretum, is composed of large corten steel dimensional letters capped off by a simple wood plank top.
Undated: Peter [Wang] to George Ware (3.44552)
Creator: Wang, Peter
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Peter [Wang] to George Ware discussing entrees in the Chinese plant name index of the Iconographia Cormophytorum Sinicorum containing elements of the phrase "Beautiful green gift of the future".
Extent: 1 sheet
Benefits of Trees Illustration (3.83140)
Date: January 28 2020Creator: Bradley, Pat
Type: Drawing
Description:An illustration depicting the economic, ecological, and social benefits of trees.
Extent: 1 page