Our primary workplace is a carefully planned, 350-acre site in Charlotte, North Carolina.

In 1913, our founder, F.A. Bartlett, began to experiment with the trees on a farm he bought for this purpose. Research was a separate department for many years until 1927, when Dr. Bartlett formally established The Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories and Experimental Grounds and staffed the laboratory with some of the leading researchers of the day. Today's research is absolutely essential to assure that future generations will have beautiful and useful trees to enjoy, and today's Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories continue to build on Dr. Bartlett's legacy.

We have at our disposal a modern, fully equipped laboratory with an extensive library, a classroom facility, an arboretum containing about 2000 species of trees and plants, several working test plots, and even a bird sanctuary. The Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories is capable of evaluating plant samples, culturing and identifying disease-causing organisms, identifying insects, and performing complete soil analysis services.