Description: For more than a century, the Arboretum has played a pivotal role in the study, introduction, and promotion of the genus Malus (apples and crabapples). Today, the permanent collection includes nearly 500 plants representing approximately 166 taxa (kinds). These include manyrarely seen species, many of which were collected from their nativeranges, primarily in Asia. The collection also holds over one hundredcultivars, which have been selected for certain horticultural merits suchas flower size and color, fruit persistence, and disease resistance.Since 2010, the Peters HillMalus collection has been the subject of intensive horticultural care and curatorial reviews. In addition toimproving the appearance of the collection, these efforts will helpin the development of a comprehensive management plan for the collection and will also enhance collections development strategies.
Description: The Section layer delineates the boundaries of detailed administrative areas that can be thought of similarly to the way a country is divided into states or provinces.
Copyright Text: Alliance for Public Gardens GIS, Brian Morgan
Description: The Pavement Segment polygon feature class is used to delineate the boundaries of paved areas such as bridges, driveways, docks, piers, parking, pathways, patios, terraces, ramps, roads, sidewalks, sport surfaces, and stairways. Unique polygons should be used to delineate different types, materials, and even ages of paved areas. Ages and conditions can be used to predict Pavement Condition Index ratings that are useful for planning resurfacing. This feature class can be used to generate centerlines stored in the Pavement Centerline polyline feature class that can be used for routing. This feature class is related to Bollards, Planted Hardscape, Traffic Calming, Traffic Sign, and Curb.
Copyright Text: Sasaki Associates Ltd., 1990s;
Alliance for Public Gardens GIS, Brian Morgan, 2011