MINNESOTA LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM FOUNDATION

Description

Founded in 1958, The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is a 1,200-acre public garden in Chaska, Minnesota, that attracts more than 500,000 visitors per year.
Gardens & Collections: The Arboretum has grown dramatically over the years to include 28 specialty gardens, 44 plant collections, more than 150 permanent works of art, 200 staff members and a stunning array of 5,900 unique species, cultivars and hybrids.
Education: As part of its mission, the Arboretum offers educational classes -in person and online- for more than 20,000 adults and children every year.
Research: As part of the College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS) at the University of Minnesota, the Arboretum is world-renowned for woody plant and fruit breeding research programs, including the commercial introduction of the Honeycrisp apple and more than 160 cold-hardy plant varieties developed at the Arboretum's Horticultural Research Center.