Her ornamental lakes and choice of trees (such as Japanese maples) can still be seen in the present-day formal grounds, as can the "Fuji-yama Mound" which was built with earth from the Hall's lakes.
This fungus attacks the leaves of the Acer platanoides (Norway Maple) in North America, and in Great Britain and/or Ireland, Acer palmatum (also known as the Japanese Maple or Smooth Japanese Maple).
Samuel Bowne Parsons Sr. was an accomplished and well noted horticulturist, who was the first to import Japanese Maples and propagate rhododendrons.
His woodland garden and its Japanese maples, was described by The New York Times as being "widely considered among the finest gardens in the Hudson Valley".
Acer saccharinum | Acer saccharum | Acer pseudoplatanus | Acer macrophyllum | Acer Inc. | Acer platanoides | Acer rubrum | Acer palmatum | Acer pictum subsp. mono | Rheum palmatum | Norway Maple (''Acer platanoides'') | Manitoba Maple (''Acer negundo'') | Glaucidium palmatum | Acer sempervirens | Acer heldreichii | ''Acer griseum | Acer davidii | ''Acer'' |