This sculpture is the heart and focus of this section of the formal gardens at Temple University Ambler Arboretum.  This is the shade garden, and it’s a peaceful place for students to study (though only the Horticulture and Landscape Architecture students even know it exists).  When I went to school here, these trees were just planted.  While they may not seem very large, they’ve grown at least two more inches in caliper (diameter of the trunk) and added at least ten feet to their height.

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