Botanical collection composed exclusively of trees
Autumn colours at
Westonbirt Arboretum
,
Gloucestershire
, England
An
arboretum
(
pl.
:
arboreta
) is a
botanical
collection composed exclusively of
trees
of a variety of species. Originally mostly created as a section in a larger garden or park for specimens of mostly non-local species, many modern arboreta are in
botanical gardens
as living collections of woody plants and are intended at least in part for scientific study.
In Latin, an
arboretum
is a place planted with trees, not necessarily in this specific sense, and "arboretum" as an English word is first recorded used by
John Claudius Loudon
in 1833 in
The Gardener's Magazine
, but the concept was already long-established by then.
[1]
The pinetum section at
RHS Wisley
An arboretum specializing in growing
conifers
is known as a
pinetum
. Other specialist arboreta include
saliceta
(
willows
),
populeta
(
poplar
), and
querceta
(
oaks
). Related collections include a
fruticetum
, from the
Latin
frutex
, meaning
shrub
, much more often a
shrubbery
, and a
viticetum
(from the Latin
vitis,
meaning
vine
, referring in particular to a
grape vine
). A
palm house
is a large
greenhouse
for palms and other tender trees.
History
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]
Neptune
's fountain at
Trsteno Arboretum
Egyptian pharaohs
planted exotic trees and cared for them; they brought
ebony
wood from the Sudan, and pine and cedar from Syria.
[
citation needed
]
Hatshepsut
's expedition to
Punt
returned bearing thirty-one live
frankincense
trees, the roots of which were carefully kept in baskets for the duration of the voyage; this was the first recorded attempt to
transplant
foreign
trees
. It is reported that Hatshepsut had these trees planted in the courts of her
Deir el Bahri
mortuary temple complex.
[2]
Marco Polo
describes how
Kublai Khan
collected specimens of
evergreen
trees that he admired from around the
Mongol Empire
in the late 13th century, and had them brought by elephant to his winter capital at
Khanbaliq
(modern
Beijing
), where they were planted on a large artificial mound, "a hundred paces in height and over a mile in cicumference", known as the "Green Mound", with a palace or pavilion at the top. The ground of the mound was also covered in pieces of green stone.
[3]
In an arboretum a wide variety of trees and
shrubs
are cultivated. Typically the individual trees are labelled for identification. The trees may also be organised in a way to aid their study or growth.
Many tree collections have been claimed as the first modern arboretum, with the term applied retrospectively as it probably did not come into use even orally until the later eighteenth century, or later. Probably the most important early proponent of the arboretum in the English-speaking transatlantic world was the prolific landscape gardener and writer,
John Claudius Loudon
(1783?1843) who undertook many gardening commissions and published the
Gardener's Magazine
,
Encyclopaedia of Gardening
and other major works. Loudon's
Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum
, 8 vols., (1838) is probably the most significant work on the subject in British history and included an account of all trees and shrubs that were hardy in the
British climate
, an international history of
arboriculture
, an assessment of the cultural, economic and industrial value of trees and four volumes of plates.
Loudon urged that a national arboretum be created and called for arboreta and other systematic collections to be established in
public parks
, private gardens, country estates, and other places. He regarded the
Derby Arboretum
(1840) as the most important landscape-gardening commission of the latter part of his career because it demonstrated the benefits of a public arboretum (for more details see below). Commenting on the
Loddiges
family's famous
Hackney Botanic Garden
arboretum, begun in 1816, which was a
commercial nursery
that subsequently opened free to the public, for educational benefit, every Sunday, Loudon wrote: "The arboretum looks better this season than it has ever done since it was planted... The more lofty trees suffered from the late high winds, but not materially. We walked round the two outer spirals of this coil of trees and shrubs; viz. from
Acer
to
Quercus
. There is no garden scene about London so interesting". A plan of the Loddiges' arboretum was included in
The Encyclopaedia of Gardening
, 1834 edition. Leaves from Loddiges' arboretum and in some instances entire trees, were studiously drawn to illustrate Loudon's encyclopaedic book
Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum
which also incorporated drawings from other early
botanic gardens
and parklands throughout the
United Kingdom
.
[4]
One example of an early European tree collection is the
Trsteno Arboretum
, near
Dubrovnik
in
Croatia
. The date of its founding is unknown, but it was already in existence by 1492, when a 15 m (49 ft) span
aqueduct
to irrigate the arboretum was constructed; this aqueduct is still in use. The garden was created by the prominent local
Gu?eti?/Gozze family
. It suffered two major disasters in the 1990s but its two unique and ancient
Oriental Planes
remained standing.
Hatanpaa Arboretum
, a 20th-century botanical garden in
Tampere
,
Finland
Later examples
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Asia ? India
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- Udhagamandalam
(Ooty) Arboretum, The Nilgiris, India
The
arboretum at Ooty
was established in 1992 with an aim of conserving native and indigenous trees; it occupies 1.58 hectares (3.9 acres) near Ooty lake. It was established during the year 1992 and maintained by Department of Horticulture with Hill Area Development Programme funds. The micro watershed area leading to Ooty lake where the arboretum is now located, had been neglected and the feeder line feeding water to Ooty was contaminated with urban waste and
agricultural chemicals
. The area is the natural habitats of both indigenous and migratory birds. During the year 2005?2006, it was rehabilitated with funds provided by the Hill Area Development Programme (Rs 1,250,000) by providing permanent fencing, a footpath, and other infrastructure facilities.
Australia and New Zealand
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- Eastwoodhill Arboretum, Gisborne, New Zealand
Probably the largest collection of Northern Hemisphere trees in the Southern Hemisphere can be found at
Eastwoodhill Arboretum
,
Ngatapa
,
Gisborne
,
New Zealand
.
The arboretum is the realization of the dream of
William Douglas Cook
(1884?1967), who started planting trees on his farm shortly after the
First World War
. The arboretum is now the National Arboretum of New Zealand, and holds some 4,000 different trees, shrubs and climbers.
- Taitua Arboretum, Hamilton, New Zealand
This arboretum was offered to
Hamilton
residents in 1997. Trees and shrubs were planted there from 1973 by John and Bunny Mortimer to provide shelter and shade for local animals.
[5]
The arboretum is a popular
picnic
spot and is enjoyed by about 60,000 people every year. The twenty-two hectare arboretum contains 1500 species of trees and much birdlife.
[6]
- RJ Hamer Arboretum, Victoria, Australia
Parks Victoria
RJ Hamer Arboretum, Visitors to the RJ Hamer Arboretum can take a quiet, peaceful stroll along the many walking tracks and roads providing access to the 126 hectares of breathtaking scenery and tranquil beauty that the Arboretum has to offer. The RJ Hamer Arboretum land is a small part of the original Dandenong and Woori Yallock State forest, proclaimed over 110 years ago. The RJ Hamer Arboretum is the first known occasion in which a forest style Arboretum was completely established by planting. A basic planting design was completed in 1970 and planting was carried out for the next 15 years.
- The Tasmanian Arboretum, Devonport, Tasmania
The Tasmanian Arboretum
was established in 1984 on the
Don River
in
Devonport, Tasmania
,
Australia
. The main site is 58 ha. There are over 2,500 plants in the geographic and thematic collections along with riparian revegetation. Maintenance of the collections is done by volunteers.
Looking South-South-East at the Event Pavilion from the
Chinese Tulip Tree
plantings at The
National Arboretum Canberra
.
- The National Arboretum, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
National Arboretum Canberra
is being developed on a 250-hectare site in the Greenhills Forest areas west of the
Tuggeranong Parkway
and
Lake Burley Griffin
,
Canberra
,
Australia
. It includes an existing stand of 5000
Himalayan Cedars
and the 80-year-old
Cork Oak
plantation which were damaged by the 2001 and
2003 Canberra bushfires
. It features different types of threatened and symbolic trees from around Australia and the world, including the world's largest planting of the
Wollemi pine
. There will eventually be 100 forests and 100 gardens with almost 80 forests planted already.
[7]
- Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum, Canberra,
Australian Capital Territory
Located at
Yarramundi Reach
on the shores of
Lake Burley Griffin
, the
Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum
is a 30-hectare site originally planted by Professor Pryor between 1954 and 1957 to improve the view from Government House.
[8]
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Europe
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During part of the 18th century,
Abney Park Cemetery
was the largest arboretum in
Europe
.
- Abney Park Arboretum, London, England
Shortly before the
Derby Arboretum
opened in 1840, another arboretum was opened for free public access at
Abney Park Cemetery
in
Stoke Newington
near London, modelled partly on
Mount Auburn Cemetery
near Boston and designed by
Loddiges
nursery. It was laid out with 2,500 trees and shrubs, all labelled and arranged in an unusual alphabetical format from A for
Acer
(maple trees) to Z for
Zanthoxylum
(American toothache trees). Until
Kew
was enlarged and opened to the public, this remained the largest arboretum in Europe. It never achieved the recognition of the better financed early nineteenth century botanical gardens and arboreta that could afford members' events, indoor facilities and curatorial staff for those who paid accordingly. However, unlike these, and even unlike the 'public' arboretum at Derby, the Abney Park arboretum always offered public access free of charge, though sometimes, by pre-arrangement; a
Viewing Order
was needed so as not to interfere with funeral events.
Ataturk Arboretum
in
Istanbul
- Arboretum Norr, Umea, Sweden
An arboretum containing mostly plants from Scandinavian countries.
- Ataturk Arboretum, Istanbul, Turkey
Situated on the European side of
Istanbul
in the northern
Sarıyer
district,
Ataturk Arboretum
covers 296 ha (730 acres) adjacent to the
Belgrad Forest
. The arboretum also includes a rare
plant nursery
operated by
Istanbul University
Forestry Department.
- Bank Hall Arboretum, Lancashire, England
The 'Fallen Sequoia' at the Bank Hall Arboretum in January 2010
A small arboretum at
Bank Hall Gardens
,
Bretherton
in
Lancashire
, contains a
yew
thought to be at least 550 years old, the oldest in Lancashire.
George Anthony Legh Keck
had the arboretum planted in the gardens which were abandoned from the 1970s until 1995 when
Bank Hall Action Group
cleared the grounds. It contains one of two known fallen
Sequoia sempervirens
in the
UK
,
Wellingtonia
, dawn redwood (
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
),
Atlas cedar
(
Cedrus atlantica
), western hemlock (
Tsuga heterophylla
),
Chinese swamp cypress
and yew.
[10]
Recent additions by the Action Group include paperbark maple (
Acer griseum
) (2004), cedar of Lebanon (
Cedrus libani
) (2005), further yew and pine trees (2006?2009) and a
Ginkgo biloba
(2011) for the Royal Wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. It also has many specimens of
snowdrop
,
daffodil
and
bluebell
.
- Batsford Arboretum, Gloucestershire, England
Situated one and a quarter miles west of
Moreton-in-Marsh
,
Gloucestershire
,
Batsford Arboretum
is tucked away on a south facing escarpment of the famous Cotswold Hills.
- Bedgebury National Pinetum, Kent, England
Bedgebury National Pinetum
, near
Goudhurst
,
Kent
is one of the world's most complete collections of
conifers
. The 300 acre Pinetum contains over 12,000 trees and shrubs (including 1,800 different species) from across five continents, many of them rare and endangered.
Autumn colour in Bluebell Arboretum: Many trees have educational labels as shown at bottom.
- Bluebell Arboretum, Derbyshire, England
Located in South Derbyshire near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, with planting begun in 1992, this 9 acre
Royal Horticultural Society
recommended arboretum contains a large variety of rare but hardy plants and trees, including amongst many species a grove of
Giant Redwoods
and a substantial
Liquidambar
collection. The arboretum is extensively labelled with educational notes and information for many of the plants.
[11]
- Bodenham Arboretum, Worcestershire, England
Wolverley, Kiddermister, Bodenham Arboretum has 156 acres (0.63 km
2
) contains mature woodland, specimen trees and shrubs. With a collection of over 3,000 species of trees and shrubs it includes a number of collections such as Acers, North American Oaks and Alders. There are many species of insects and resident and migrating birds with the aquatic and wet margins to the pools provide a breeding ground for many water-fowl and frogs.
- Derby Arboretum, Derbyshire, England
The Derby Arboretum opened on 16 September 1840. Commissioned and presented by Joseph Strutt (1766?1844) a wealthy industrialist and major local benefactor, the Derby Arboretum was designed by John Claudius Loudon and had a major impact upon the development of urban parks. It was one of the first Victorian public parks and also unusual for the quality of its collection of trees and shrubs. Although established on only quite a small site of 14 acres, the park featured a labelled collection of over 1000 trees and shrubs and was landscaped with mounds, sinuous paths, urns, benches, statues, lodges and other features. Managed by a committee until it was acquired by the Derby Corporation during the 1880s, the Derby Arboretum was only open free to the public for two days of the week for its first four decades, the remaining days being reserved for subscribers and their families and guests. Very popular anniversary festivals were staged annually which drew crowds of tens of thousands and helped to fund the upkeep of the park. The Derby Arboretum is also significant because it was the planted counterpart to Loudon's
Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum
(1838) which detailed all the hardy and semi-hardy trees and shrubs of the British Isles. Within the park, the trees and shrubs were laid out according to the natural system and labelled so that visitors could identify them using the guide.
[12]
The Derby park had a major impact on park design elsewhere including Europe, the British colonies and North America and other public parks and arboreta were established modelled on Loudon's creation and using his ideas. In 1859 for example, it was visited by
Frederick Law Olmsted
on his European tour of parks, and it had an influence on the planting in
Central Park
, New York. Industrial pollution killed most of the original plantings by the 1880s (although a few examples remain), but it has been renovated and replanted with National Lottery Heritage funding closer to Loudon's original layout and with a new cafe and visitor centre.
[
citation needed
]
- Dropmore Park, Buckinghamshire, England
Dropmore Park
,
Buckinghamshire
(Bucks) England, was created in the 1790s for future
prime minister
Lord Grenville
. On his first day in occupation, he planted two cedar trees. At least another 2,500 trees were planted. By the time Grenville died in 1834, his
pinetum
contained the biggest collection of
conifer
species in Britain. Part of the post-millennium restoration is to use what survives as the basis for a collection of some 200 species.
[13]
- Dømmesmoen Arboret, Grimstad, Aust-Agder, Norway
Dømmesmoen Arboret is a 40 hectares (99 acres) arboretum in
Grimstad
municipality,
Aust-Agder
county,
Norway
. In the Dømmesmoen forest, where the arboret is planned in harmony with nature, 22 different ecosystems have been defined. The trees and plants have been planted along the tracks so that the visitors can experience and learn about them in the various ecosystems. Information about the various ecosystems are found along the tracks in the forest and park area.
[14]
Through the years, approximately 700 different species of trees and plants have been planted in the Dømmesmoen area.
[15]
The Dømmesmoen area, where the arboret is situated, has a fascinating history. Excavations have found traces of settlements that can be dated to around year 0. There are 50-60 burial mounds from pre Viking area at Dømmesmoen,
[16]
among the densest burial mound areas found in Norway. The most famous attractions at Dømmesmoen among locals are a 400-500 year old hollow
oak
, and a wooden tower overlooking the town of Grimstad. 2 kilometres east of Dømmesmoen, at
Fjære
, Fjære church is situated. The stone church was built around year 1150, and has significant historical value dating back to the Viking area.
- Golden Grove / Gelli Aur arboretum, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Golden Grove / Gelli Aur Arboretum
is a collection of mature trees and shrubs that spreads over 10 acres of the
Golden Grove / Gelli Aur Country Park
.
Commissioned by
John Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor
, the majority of the planting took place in 1865. It is an unusual, fine arboretum and celebrated in Victorian and Edwardian times as the finest in the UK. It is built in an arc as though embracing the house, fanning out from an ancient oak which stands at the top of the terraced lawn. The natural slope enhancing the view from the house. Many of the trees are champions, they love the damp, temperate climate. Several are on the Monumental Trees website. The Great Western Red Cedar is particularly spectacular, people come from all over the world to see it.
Herbaceous plants and bulbs were planted as part of the carpet, and American and Asiatic shrubs were planted to provide colour and fragrance. The Rhododendrons are an extremely fine single variety and present a spectacular display of colour in May and June. In the Summer the arboretum is bordered by white foxgloves, interspersed with shades of pink.
The arboretum is much loved by locals but it is an irony that the fame of its youth has been largely forgotten, unappreciated, in its magnificent maturity.
The arboretum of
Greifswald Botanic Garden
,
Germany
- Greifswald Botanic Garden and Arboretum, Greifswald, Germany
The Greifswald Botanic Garden and Arboretum (total area 9 hectares, German: Botanischer Garten und Arboretum der Universitat Greifswald), was founded in 1763. It is one of the oldest botanical gardens in Germany, and one of the oldest scientific gardens in the world. It is associated with the University of Greifswald in Greifswald, Germany.
- Jubilee Arboretum, Surrey, England
This is located at
RHS Garden, Wisley
,
Surrey
, England.
- Kew Gardens, London, England
The
Kew Gardens
botanical gardens are set within an arboretum covering the majority of the 121-hectare (300-acre) site.
- Kilmun Arboretum, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Established in the 1930s, this
Forestry Commission
arboretum is at
Kilmun
,
Argyll and Bute
,
Scotland
.
Magnolia
near the
Kornik Castle
in the
Kornik Arboretum
Rhododendrons
, in the
Kornik Arboretum
near the
Kornik Castle
,
Poland
- Kornik Arboretum
, Poland
Established in the early 19th century around the historical
Kornik Castle
by its owner, Count
Tytus Działy?ski
, later enriched by his
heirs
: his son
Jan Kanty Działy?ski
and
Władysław Zamoyski
. It is the largest and oldest arboretum in Poland. It covers over 40 hectares and is famous for rich collections of
rhododendrons
,
azaleas
,
conifers
,
lilacc
, and other woody species from all over the world. The
Institute of Dendrology in Kornik
is located within the arboretum.
- Lincoln Arboretum, Lincoln, England
Affectionately referred to as "The Arb" or "The Arbo",
Lincoln Arboretum
is to the east of the city and retains its line of sight up the hill to the nearby
Lincoln Cathedral
. This was one of the original design features. It was laid out between 1870 and 1872 by
Edward Milner
and has been renovated since 2002.
- Arboretum Mly?any, Slovakia
Arboretum Mly?any
is located in the area of two neighboring villages
Vieska nad ?itavou
and
Tesarske Mly?any
near
Zlate Moravce
,
Slovakia
. It was established in 1892 by Hungarian Count Istvan Ambrozy-Migazzi. Today, it is governed by the
Slovak Academy of Sciences
. Within its 67 hectares (170 acres) area, the arboretum features more than 2,300 woody plant species, being one of the largest collections in
Central Europe
.
- Nottingham Arboretum, Nottinghamshire, England
The Nottingham Arboretum (1852) was designed by Samuel Curtis as the centrepiece of a major scheme enclosing the common lands around the town. It included various public walks, parks, cemeteries and other green spaces. The Nottingham Arboretum was modelled on Loudon's Derby Arboretum and also originally had a systematic labelled collection of trees and shrubs. Advantage was taken on the hilly site to produce an attractive landscaped park with a small lake, lodges, benches and other features and some of the nineteenth-century trees still survive.
Affectionately referred to as "The Arb", the
Nottingham Arboretum
it also gives its name to the residential area ? in which it lies ? of the City of
Nottingham
, England.
[17]
- Arboretum de Pezanin
, Dompierre-les-Ormes, France
Arboretum de Pezanin
and its lake
Located in
Dompierre-les-Ormes
, in South
Burgundy
, near
Macon
, the
Arboretum de Pezanin
was established in 1903 by French botaniquer
Joseph-Marie-Philippe Leveque de Vilmorin
(1872?1917). Acquired by the state in 1935, it is now one of the richest collection in
France
, visited every year by thousands of tourists.
- Pr?honice Park, near Prague, Czech Republic
Pr?honice Park in the
Czech Republic
is a National Heritage Site, and since 2010 has been included within the boundaries of the
UNESCO
World Heritage Site
of
Prague
. The arboretum was founded in 1885 by Count Arno?t Emanuel Silva-Tarouca.
[18]
2,360 taxa (species and cultivars), of which 310 were evergreen and 2,050 deciduous taxa were planted in the park between 1885 and 1927.
[19]
Today it contains over 1,200 taxa (species and cultivars) of broad-leaved trees, 300 of coniferous trees, and about 600 of perennial herbs.
[19]
- Arboretum Wespelaar, Wespelaar, Belgium
Arboretum Wespelaar
, in
Wespelaar
,
Belgium
, brings together trees and shrubs from the whole world. The arboretum focuses on:
Acer
,
Magnolia
,
Rhododendron
and
Stewartia
.
- Westonbirt, England
The
Westonbirt Arboretum
, near Tetbury, Gloucestershire,
England
, was founded around 1828 as the private tree collection of Captain
Robert Holford
at the Holford estate. Holford planted in open fields and laid out rides before he rebuilt the house. Planting at Westonbirt was continued by his son, George Holford. Eventually the estate passed to the government in lieu of death duties and was opened to the public. Also the word "arbortorium" was changed to arboretum in the early 1950s. The arboretum comprises some 18,000 trees and shrubs, over an area of approximately 600 acres (240 ha). It has 17 miles (27 km) of marked paths which also provide access to a wide variety of rare plants.
- St Roche's Arboretum, West Dean, England
The St Roche's Arboretum at
West Dean College
is a circuit walk 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long that encompasses a collection of specimen trees and shrubs.
Edward James
made a significant contribution to its planting, specialising in exotic, pendulous, contorted and twisted trees. It is also his final resting place ? he is buried beneath a massive slab of Cumbrian slate inscribed by local artist John Skelton with the simple words "Edward James, Poet 1907 ? 1984".
Arboretum Sequoiafarm Kaldenkirchen
- Arboretum Sequoiafarm Kaldenkirchen, Nettetal, Germany
The
Sequoiafarm Kaldenkirchen
is a German arboretum that has been used as a biological institute for many years. It is situated close to the
Dutch
border in
North Rhine-Westphalia
and has 500 varieties of trees and an interesting ground flora. The founder Illa and Ernst J. Martin wanted to find out if the giant sequoia, which had existed in Germany before the ice age, could be introduced to German
forestry
.
[20]
- Sochi Arboretum
Sochi Arboretum
is a monument of landscape architecture located in the
Khosta district
of the city of
Sochi
,
Krasnodar Krai
, in Russia. It includes 76 species of pine, 80 species of oak, and 24 species of palm.
Sofiyivsky Park
,
Ukraine
- Sofiyivsky Park, Ukraine
Sofiyivsky Park
is an arboretum and a scientific-researching institute of the
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
. The park is located in the northern part of the
Uman
city,
Cherkasy Oblast
(
Central Ukraine
), near the river Kamianka. Some areas of the park are reminiscent of an
English garden
. Today the park is a popular recreational spot, annually visited by 500,000 visitors.
[
citation needed
]
Sofiyivka is a scenic landmark of world gardening design at the beginning of the 19th century. The park accounts for over 2,000 types of trees and brush (local and exotic) among which are
taxodium
(marsh cypress),
Weymouth Pine
,
tulip tree
,
platanus
,
ginkgo
, and many others.
The Tropenburg Arboretum in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Trompenburg Botanical Garden and Arboretum, The Netherlands
Arboretum Trompenburg
is an arboretum with a botanical garden in
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
. It is situated next to the
Erasmus University
close to the center of the city of Rotterdam. The garden serves the scientific and botanical community, as well as serving as a recreational park where visitors can walk around or have a
picnic
on benches along the paths, or at the 'theehuis', a place where
high-teas
are served. It has an extensive collection of
Rhodondendron
,
Quercus
,
Ilex
,
Cactai
and
succulents
,
Hosta
and
Fagus
and
Nothafagus
.
- Trsteno Arboretum
Trsteno Arboretum
is located in Trsteno, Croatia. It was erected by the local noble family Gozze in the late 15th century, who requested ship captains to bring back seeds and plants from their travels. The exact start date for the arboretum is unknown, but it was already in existence by 1492, when a 15 m span aqueduct to irrigate the arboretum was constructed; this aqueduct is still in use.
- Volcji Potok Arboretum, in Slovenia
Vol?ji Potok Arboretum
is an 88-hectare arboretum, botanic garden and landscape park near
Kamnik, Slovenia
.
North America
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]
Map at the Entrance of the Arboretum,
Guelph
, Canada
The
John C. Gifford Arboretum
, located on the campus of the
University of Miami
in
Coral Gables, Florida
, May 2006
- University of Guelph Arboretum, Ontario, Canada
[21]
- Arnold Arboretum, US
Harvard University
's
Arnold Arboretum
in
Jamaica Plain
,
Boston
, Massachusetts, was established in 1872 on 265 acres (107 ha) of land in the Jamaica Plain section of Boston and was guided for many years by
Charles Sprague Sargent
who was appointed the Arboretum's first director in 1873 and spent the following 54 years shaping the policies. By an arrangement with the city of Boston, the Arnold Arboretum became part of the "Emerald Necklace", the 6.2-mile-long (10.0 km) network of parks and parkways that Frederick Law Olmsted laid out for the Boston Parks Department between 1878 and 1892.
- The Dominion Arboretum Ottawa, Canada
Ottawa's
Dominion Arboretum
is located at the Central Experimental Farm of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Originally begun in 1889, the arboretum covers about 26 ha of rolling land between Prince of Wales Drive, Dow's Lake and the Rideau Canal. At a latitude of 45°, it can experience extremely hot and humid summers and extremely cold winters. It displays a wide range of well-established trees and shrubs with the intention of evaluating their hardiness, including 1,700 different species and varieties.
- Core Arboretum, US
The Core Arboretum
[22]
is a 91-acre (37 ha) arboretum owned by
West Virginia University
and located on Monongahela Boulevard in
Morgantown, West Virginia
, United States. It is open to the public daily without charge.
The arboretum's history began in 1948 when the university acquired its site. Professor
Earl Lemley Core
(1902?1984), chairman of the Biology Department, then convinced President Irvin Stewart to set the property aside for the study of biology and botany. In 1975 the arboretum was named in Core's honor.
The arboretum is managed by the WVU Department of Biology, and consists of mostly
old-growth forest
on steep hillside and
Monongahela River
flood plain. It includes densely wooded areas with 3.5 miles (5.6 km) of walking trails, as well as 3 acres (1.2 ha) of lawn planted with specimen trees.
The arboretum has a variety of natural habitats in which several hundred species of native WV trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants may be found. Some of the large trees are likely over 200 years old.
[
citation needed
]
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum, US
The
Edith J. Carrier Arboretum
is located at
James Madison University
in
Harrisonburg, Virginia
, Groundbreaking took place in April 1985 under direction of Norlyn Bodkin,
[23]
who is credited the first scientific botanical discovery along the Eastern Seaboard of Virginia since the 1940s: Trillium: Shenandoah Wake Robin, presently found at the arboretum.
[24]
The only arboretum located on the campus of a Virginia state university, exhibits include an acidic sphagnum bog supporting northern species and insectivorous plants, the only shale barren with endemic species in an arboretum, rare endangered large-flowered azaleas, 125 acres (0.51 km
2
) of mature Oak-Hickory Forrest including two identified century specimens, and a species on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Threatened Species list found protected and propagated at the arboretum: Betula uber, Round-Leaf Birch.
[25]
- Holden Arboretum, US
The
Holden Arboretum
, in
Kirtland, Ohio
, United States, is one of the largest arboreta and
botanical gardens
in the United States, with over 3,400 acres (1,400 ha), 600 acres (240 ha) of which are devoted to collections and gardens. The arboretum is named for
Albert Fairchild Holden
, a mining engineer and executive, who had considered making Harvard University's Arnold Arboretum his beneficiary. However, his sister, Roberta Holden Bole, convinced him that Cleveland deserved its own arboretum. Thus Holden established an arboretum in memory of his deceased daughter, Elizabeth Davis.
- Houston Arboretum and Nature Center, Houston, Texas, US
The
Houston Arboretum and Nature Center
is a 155-acre non-profit urban nature sanctuary that provides education about the natural environment to people of all ages. It plays a vital role in protecting native plants and animals in the heart of the city where development threatens their survival. The Houston Arboretum is a private nonprofit educational facility that operates city land.
- Hoyt Arboretum, US
Located in
Portland, Oregon
, United States, the
Hoyt Arboretum
has over 190 acres (77 ha) and close to 8,300 different species of plants.
Waterfall and Flowers at the Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, Overland Park, KS
- Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens
Located at the southernmost tip of Kansas City (in southern Overland Park, Kansas) this arboretum was founded in 1997 and has a large prairie and forest. It has also added a new garden almost every year since it opened.
- Humber Arboretum, Canada
Located in Toronto, Ontario, the Humber Arboretum includes 250 acres of ornamental gardens and diverse natural areas, including native Carolinian forests. First opened in 1977, the Humber Arboretum is a joint venture of the City of Toronto, Humber College, and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. Its purpose is to establish and maintain quality plant collections, promote conservation and restoration practices, facilitate research and education, and provide a quality visitor experience.
The Centre for Urban Ecology, located in the Humber Arboretum, provides educational programming and children's camps centered on urban ecology. It also serves as a venue for sustainability-focused meetings, conferences, weddings, and events.
- The Arboretum at Flagstaff, US
The Arboretum at Flagstaff
, at 7,150 feet (2,180 m) above sea level, is a 200-acre (81 ha) arboretum that is home to, and focuses on, 2,500 species of mostly drought-tolerant adapted and
native plants
representative of the high-desert
Colorado Plateau
.
- Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Originally called Los Angeles State & County Arboretum, it is located in
Arcadia, California
.
- Louisiana State Arboretum, Louisiana, US
The 600-acre (240 ha)
Louisiana State Arboretum
is located on Louisiana Highway 3042, approximately 13 km (eight miles) north of Ville Platte, Louisiana, inside of Chicot State Park, USA, and bordering a branch of Lake Chicot. Established in 1961, it is the oldest state-supported arboretum in the United States. The arboretum contains over 150 species of plant life native to Louisiana, on a varied topography suitable for nearly all Louisiana vegetation except those of the prairies and coastal marshes. The arboretum is a mature Beech-Magnolia forest containing centuries-old giant beech, magnolia, oak, and ash trees, as well as ferns, hickories, maples, sycamores, and crane fly orchids. Wildlife includes white-tail deer, fox, opossum, raccoon, skunk, squirrel, wild turkey, and numerous other bird species.
A
woodland
ecosystem in the
Morton Arboretum
- Morton Arboretum
, US
Located in
Lisle
,
Illinois
, the
Morton Arboretum
was founded in 1922 by Joy Morton, founder of the Morton Salt Company and son of Arbor Day originator
Julius Sterling Morton
. At 1,700 acres (690 ha) the Arboretum is one of the largest in the world, and features several mature deciduous and coniferous forests, as well as collections of plant life from around the globe, in addition to ten lakes, several wetlands, and a 99 acres (40 ha) restored prairie.
- Peru State College Arboretum, Nebraska, US
Peru State College
's "Campus of a Thousand Oaks," an arboretum campus, is in southeast
Nebraska
.
National Capitol Columns at the
United States National Arboretum
in
Washington, D.C.
- United States National Arboretum, US
In 1927, the
United States National Arboretum
was established in
Washington, D.C.
, on 440 acres (180 ha) of land; currently it receives over half a million annual visitors. Single-genus groupings include
apples
,
azaleas
,
boxwoods
,
dogwoods
,
hollies
,
magnolias
and
maples
. Other major garden features include collections of herbaceous and aquatic plants, the
National Bonsai and Penjing Museum
, the Asian Collections, the Conifer Collections, native plant collections, the National Herb Garden and the
National Grove of State Trees
. A unique feature of the U.S. National Arboretum is the National Capitol Columns, 23
Corinthian
columns
that were used in the
United States Capitol
from 1828 until 1958.
[26]
[27]
- University of Wisconsin Arboretum, US
The
University of Wisconsin?Madison Arboretum
in
Madison
,
Wisconsin
is a study collection devoted to ecology rather than systematics. Founded in the 1930s, it was a
Civilian Conservation Corps
project which restored a body of land to its presettlement state. Portions of the
Walt Disney
nature
documentary
, "The Vanishing Prairie", were filmed there, notably the prairie fire, filmed during a
controlled burn
at the Arboretum.
Utah State University, Logan Campus, US
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With over 30 of the largest species of trees in Utah and over 7,000 specimens, Utah State University's Logan campus (main campus) is recognized as an international arboretum through the ArbNet arboretum accreditation program.
[28]
The 1911 Lynn Street
Aqueduct
in the
Washington Park Arboretum
in
Seattle
- Washington Park Arboretum, Washington, US
The
Washington Park Arboretum
at the
University of Washington
in
Seattle
,
Washington
, was established in 1934 as a public space that was agreed upon by the University of Washington and the City of Seattle. Seattle at the time had in its possession an over-1,200-acre (500+ ha) park known as Washington park located in the central portion of the city, and the university was given authority to design, construct, plant, and manage an arboretum and
botanical garden
in this park. It has been a popular destination of Seattlites ever since.
[
citation needed
]
In 2005, the Washington Park Arboretum, as well as the University of Washington's Center for Urban Horticulture, Elisabeth C. Miller Library, Otis Hyde Herbarium and Union Bay Natural Area, began operating under the umbrella of the University of Washington Botanic Gardens.
- Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, Arizona
Located in the historic copper mining town of Superior, Arizona, 55 miles east of Phoenix.
- Viveros de Coyoacan, Mexico City, Mexico
Viveros de Coyoacan
is a 38.9-hectare arboretum and park in the
Coyoacan
borough of
Mexico City
that was built in 1901 and opened to the public in the 1930s.
- Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania
The
Scott Arboretum
of
Swarthmore College
was established as the Arthur Hoyt Scott Horticultural Foundation in 1929, and has since grown to include the James R. Frorer Holly Collection, which contains over 350 types of holly, the Dean Bond Rose Garden, which contains over 200 types of roses, an extensive
pinetum
, and the woodland and walking trails of Crum Woods. The arboretum's tree peony collection "has historic depth in tree peonies from Japan and China as well as classic selections from European and American tree peony breeders. In 1940 the Scott Arboretum listed 280 cultivars." Partnering with the
University of Michigan
's
Nichols Arboretum
, the Scott Arboretum established "a multi-institution collaborative to conserve the range of peony species and cultivars that can grow in Canada and the United States."
[29]
- Morris Arboretum of University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania
The
Morris Arboretum
of the
University of Pennsylvania
is the official arboretum of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
. It is located in the
Chestnut Hill
neighborhood of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. Built in 1889, the arboretum was opened to the public in 1933. The arboretum contains more than 13,000 labelled plants of over 2,500 types and covers 175 acres.
- Cowling Arboretum, US
The
Cowling Arboretum
(also referred to as the Arb) consists of approximately 880 acres (360 hectares) of land adjacent to
Carleton College
. The Carleton Arboretum is located on a natural border between prairie and forest habitat. The arboretum serves as a Minnesota state game refuge. It was originally created in the 1920s. The arboretum is divided by
Minnesota State Highway 19
into the Upper Arboretum (south of the highway) and the Lower Arboretum (north of the highway; "lower" because it contains the low-lying floodplain of the
Cannon River
).
See also
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Gardner, Helen; Kleiner, Fred; Mamiya, Christin J. (2008).
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- Robinson, Philip,
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