Sweet Auburn: The Magazine of the Friends of Mount Auburn Mount Auburn as a Horticultural Innovator | Page 22

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Did you know…?
…Mount Auburn has
• many specimens of plants that were novel introductions
in their day, like H.H. Hunnewell’s (Lot 3799, Iris Path)
hybrid yews, which were first bred at his family’s estate
in Wellesley, Mass., in 1929. These are now common in
the nursery trade;
• three dozen oaks that predate the Cemetery’s founding
in 1831;
• 80 varieties of conifers to increase winter interest;
• more than 40 different varieties of native grasses and
wildflowers in the Wildflower Meadow at Washington
Tower; and
• a pre-1831 oak tree that has a trunk more than 3 ½ feet
in diameter on Indian Ridge Path.
…our Horticulture Staff
• plants for all four seasons so that there is always an
example of horticultural interest to be seen;
• produced 300 cubic yards of mulch from fallen leaves
in the last year, all of which will be used in the coming
year as part of our sustainable practices; and
• offered 20 horticultural programs and 32 group tours
with a horticulture focus to educate and enrich the
public in FY2010.
…in Historical Collections
• our staff assists researchers from institutions throughout
the country including: the Boston Athenaeum, Cornell
University, Gettysburg National Military Park, Harvard
University, Massachusetts Historical Society, and
the University of Chicago.
…our P