The Howard Van Vleck Arboretum is a
arboretum located on the grounds of the
Montclair Art Museum
The Montclair Art Museum (MAM) is located in Montclair, New Jersey, United States, a few miles west of New York City. Since it opened in 1914 as the first museum in New Jersey that granted access to the public and the first dedicated solely to a ...
, 3 South Mountain Avenue,
Montclair, in
Essex County,
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
, United States. The arboretum is open daily without charge.
The arboretum first began in 1940 as museum landscaping by horticulturist Howard Van Vleck, and has been named in his honor. It was redesigned and partially replanted circa 2001 during the museum's expansion.
See also
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List of botanical gardens in the United States
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Van Vleck House and Gardens
Van Vleck House and Gardens is a former private estate run as a non-profit community resource in Montclair in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It features a public botanical garden of mostly ericaceous plants that has been developed ove ...
External links
Montclair Art Museum
Arboreta in New Jersey
Botanical gardens in New Jersey
Protected areas of Essex County, New Jersey
Montclair, New Jersey
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