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Episode 9 - Paul Meyer is the retired F. Otto Haas Executive Director of the Morris Arboretum

Paul Meyer – Morris Arboretum 

https://www.morrisarboretum.org/ 

https://www.inquirer.com/news/paul-meyer-morris-harold-sweetman-jenkins-retiring-2019031

https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/outgoing-morris-arboretum-director-says-farewell

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Paul Meyer is the retired F. Otto Haas Executive Director of the Morris Arboretum.  During his 43-year tenure at the Arboretum (28 years as Director), Paul played a major role in the Arboretum’s restoration of its historic gardens, architecture, and vistas with notable plant collections.  He has taught Urban Horticulture at the University of Pennsylvania’s Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning Department and is a frequent contributor to horticultural publications.

Paul is a leader in the field of plant exploration and evaluation.  He completed twelve expeditions to countries including China, Korea, Taiwan, Armenia, and the Republic of Georgia, where he collected plants from various sources to introduce greater genetic diversity.