Payson Park

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Payson Park is a public urban park in Portland, Maine.

[edit] Longfellow Arboretum

The Longfellow Arboretum is a small arboretum within the 23 hectares (56 acre) Payson Park, which is located on Ocean Avenue in Portland, Maine.

The arboretum contains approximately 40 non-native trees, including Betula nigra, Cercidiphyllum, and Stewartia. The arboretum is named in honor of American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) who grew up in the nearby Wadsworth-Longfellow House.

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