Francis A. Bartlett
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Francis A. Bartlett, an eminent dendrologist, graduated from Massachusetts Agricultural College, now the University of Massachusetts
, in 1905 (he would later accept an honorary doctorate at his alma mater). Dr. Bartlett taught horticulture at the Hampton Institute in Virginia
for two years before a benefactor of that college persuaded him to relocate to the New York
area, where many valuable shade and ornamental trees were declining and dying. Bartlett accepted the challenge by founding the F.A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company in 1907.
In 1913, Dr. Bartlett established the Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens
at his residence in North Stamford
, Connecticut
for use as a training school for his company. By 1927, there was enough scientific work in progress to warrant the establishment of the Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories, located first in North Stamford, and, since 1965, on a large property in Charlotte
, North Carolina. Bartlett was the first to use power spray equipment to manage landscape pests, and the first to develop practical cabling and bracing methods to reinforce structurally weak trees.
He is not to be confused however with Joseph W. Bartlett for whom Bartlett Hall at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
is named.
University of Massachusetts
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, in 1905 (he would later accept an honorary doctorate at his alma mater). Dr. Bartlett taught horticulture at the Hampton Institute in Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
for two years before a benefactor of that college persuaded him to relocate to the New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
area, where many valuable shade and ornamental trees were declining and dying. Bartlett accepted the challenge by founding the F.A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company in 1907.
In 1913, Dr. Bartlett established the Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens
Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens
The Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens contains 91 acres of parkland, gardens, landscapes, and hiking trails, that focus on the regional plants, ecology and character of Southwestern New England. The Arboretum is open and accessible to the public every day of the year. It is located at 151 Brookdale...
at his residence in North Stamford
North Stamford
North Stamford is section of Stamford, Connecticut north of the Merritt Parkway. Often hilly and woodsy, it is less densely developed than the rest of the city....
, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
for use as a training school for his company. By 1927, there was enough scientific work in progress to warrant the establishment of the Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories, located first in North Stamford, and, since 1965, on a large property in Charlotte
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, North Carolina. Bartlett was the first to use power spray equipment to manage landscape pests, and the first to develop practical cabling and bracing methods to reinforce structurally weak trees.
He is not to be confused however with Joseph W. Bartlett for whom Bartlett Hall at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system...
is named.