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Polly Hill Arboretum
- Location & Contact Information
- Address: 809 State Road West Tisbury MA USA 02568
- Telephone Number: +1-508-693-9426
- Official Website: [1]
- Overview
Polly Hill Arboretum includes 8 ha (20 acres) under cultivation, with an additional 16 ha (40 acres) of native woodland, located on USA . It has been developed since 1958 by the horticulturist Polly Hill .In 1687, Henry Luce, one of the first English settlers on Marthas Vineyard purchased 400 acres (1.6 km²) of land in the islands center from the natives. In 1926, 16 ha (40 acres) of this land, then a sheep farm, were acquired by Hills family. After her fathers death, Hill decided to create an arboretum in 1958, growing the trees from seed. Through purchase of adjacent land, the property was increased to a total of 24 ha (60 acres). The Arboretum’s administrative offices are housed in a building dating from the 1670s. Other historic structures on the property include the Far Barn (circa 1750) with its attached Slaughterhouse, the Cow Barn (a private residence), and the adjacent Gym. The Arboretum now contains North Tisbury azaleas, witch hazels, winter hazels, camellias, magnolias, stuartia s, conifers, and deciduous and evergreen hollies , and incorporates a dogwood avenue and a pleached hornbeam arbor. Polly Hill plant introductions include varieties of Cornus kousa, Ilex, Stewartia, and about forty Rhododendrons.[1]
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