Botanist Louise Arnold Tanger offered to plant trees on these grounds, and the five-acre arboretum that followed in 1959 spreads in front of you at the Lancaster County Historical Society, 230 North President Avenue, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The arboretum is open to the public daily, and right here you can see the result of an offer: it was established in 1959 after botanist Louise Arnold Tanger offered to plant trees on these grounds. The layout you’re looking at was designed by Gustav Malmborg and the planting carried Mrs. Tanger’s name, honoring her role as instigator.
Today the collection contains 104 varieties of trees, a varied assemblage that includes American chestnuts, beeches, firs, and three Franklinia trees. Take in the scale—five acres of trees—standing where an offer to plant trees led to an established arboretum tied to the Lancaster County Historical Society. Because the arboretum is open to the public daily, you can return often and watch the specimens through seasons.
Notice the American chestnuts, the beeches and firs, and the three Franklinia trees that make this five-acre collection so rare.