The Morton Arb

Trees & Gardens

Use our Interactive Collections Map and our Plant Collections Map to identify where plants are located on our grounds.

Explore our Plant Database

Integrated data of The Morton Arboretum's living collections, herbarium, interactive collections map, and photographs. Search database

How Plants are Named
The words in the scientific name of a plant all mean something. Learn how plants get such interesting names. Click here

How To Read a Plant Label at the Arboretum

Gardens

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Maze Garden: Take the Maze Garden Challenge!

The Maze Garden at The Morton ArboretumMazes have stimulated imagination, myth, and legend throughout history. Our one-acre Maze Garden offers an adventure for young and old alike. Try to find your way through this living puzzle. It changes from season to season.

If you’d rather watch from above, climb to a 12-foot high lookout platform built around a stunning, 60-foot tall Sycamore tree. Enjoy a birds-eye-view of family and friends as they navigate the maze.

The Maze Garden is adjacent to the Children’s Garden. A toddler maze offers a mini-challenge to the youngest of Arboretum visitors.