Word: arboretum
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...boast an eventual pricetag of $1 billion—but announced in February that it would slow construction and reconsider the pace and design of the project. In the meantime, the University has pushed forward on expansion and renovation projects at the Harvard Art Museum, Law School, and Arnold Arboretum...
...shop at the indispensable H&M and Macy’s. One stop more will take you to Chinatown for Dim Sum and Asian supermarkets. The end of the inbound line takes you to Forest Hills, from where you can walk to Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum. Check out Haymarket in the outbound direction, where you can buy amazingly cheap produce at the bustling open air market. Also get off there to explore the North End, Boston’s Little Italy...
Though FlyBy felt no significant spiritual uplifting, the birch tree, located directly behind Thayer and across from Memorial Hall, is itself is soaked in symbolism. According to the Gazette, the tree is a hybrid specially grown by the staff of Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum, a mix of North American and Tibetan birches. The tree symbolizes a harmonious mix of Eastern and Western culture...
...quick “No,” eliciting laughter from the audience. Following the talk, the Dalai Lama proceeded outside for a tree-planting ceremony, where he planted a special hybrid birch tree, created from Eastern and Western birch tree strains by Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum. University President Drew G. Faust also presented him with a commemorative picture to honor his visit. “It’s interesting to see him in a Western setting, and not his native setting,” said Neethi A. Venkateswaran, a Divinity School student in her final year...
Under the terms of a deal between the clan and scientists, the land will be used for research on climate change in a joint venture that includes Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute’s Center for Tropical Forest Science...