Historic RittenhouseTown

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What beautiful trees did this horticulturist love?

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Have you ever noticed the grove of magnolia trees in RittenhouseTown? The Magnolia Grove contains at least 10 magnolias and at least four varieties. The Grove is marked with a granite stone and memorial plaque dedicated to Jack Fogg Jr. Dr. Fogg, a native Philadelphian, was the director at the Morris Arboretum for 20 years, a professor at University of Pennsylvania, a cofounder of the American Magnolia Society and helped establish the horticulture program at the Barnes Foundation in Merion. The Grove was dedicated in his honor in 1976.

Fogg Stone at Historic RittenhouseTown

Answer: Magnolias

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