The Shadow of Humphry Marshall: Delaware Valley Horticulture in the 19th C.

Chester County History Center

Join Tony Aiello, an Associate Director of Longwood Gardens, for an exploration of the impact of Humphry Marshall on 19th century botany.

Humphry Marshall&#x27;s legacy was felt throughout the Delaware Valley and had a strong influence on horticulture in our region. In this talk Tony Aiello will discuss Marshall&#x27;s impact on horticulture in Chester County and more widely across the region. Tony will highlight some of the more prominent horticulturists and arboreta and how their legacy continues until today.About the Speaker: Anthony Aiello is Associate Director, Conservation, Plant Breeding, and Collections at Longwood Gardens, where he participates in tree conservation, plant exploration and evaluation, and collections development. Previously he served for 22 years as the Gayle E. Maloney Director of Horticulture and Curator at the Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania, where he has managed the Morris Arboretum’s historic gardens and living collections. These positions have allowed him to travel throughout the U.S., Europe, China, and Japan to find novel plants suitable for growing in the Delaware Valley. He has a B.S. from Cornell University and M.S. from Purdue University and for many years chaired the North America-China Plant Exploration Consortium (NACPEC) and participated in the APGA’s taxonomy and plant collections committees. Tony’s interests include temperate trees and shrubs, in particular oaks, maples, hollies, witchhazels, and flowering cherries, as well as economic botany and the history of horticulture. He has written extensively about his travels, as well as his historic and plant interests. About the Program: Admission is Pay as You Wish! Registered participants will receive a Zoom link the day of the program; if you don&#x27;t see a link, check your spam folder. This presentation WILL BE RECORDED and will be available to view within 24 hours after the program. Your donation supports the ongoing preservation and interpretation efforts of CCHC&#x27;s 70,000 objects and over 700,000 manuscripts.IF YOU HAVE ANY TROUBLE LOGGING IN, PLEASE EMAIL EDUCATION@MYCCHC.ORG.2022 marks the 300th Birthday of Humphry Marshall, widely considered America&#x27;s first dendrologist.

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