This living arbor of interwoven hornbeam trees is one of the notable features at the Polly Hill Arboretum in West Tisbury. The late Polly Hill grew thousands of woody plants from seeds and kept meticulous records for half a lifetime on 20 acres of this former farm and summer home, creating an arboretum in the process.

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