What is a Arboretum?
According to the US National Arboretum, a arboretum "... is a living museum where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes."
It would be interesting to visit the Fullerton Arboretum, a rewarding experience for nature lovers, especially those interested in trees and plants. The Arboretum is located in Fullerton, California, a culturally rich and diverse city in north Orange County. It is about 25 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
As a research and community education facility, its focus is on the diversity of the world's plant life and the protection of the earth's plants treasures. The Arboretum has a collection of 4000 plants.
The Fullerton Arboretum's historical links with the California State University at Fullerton (CSU) started in the early 1970s and has continued till today. It is located on twenty-six acres of CSUF-owned land at the north end of its campus.
Passport to the world of plants
Other arboretums in the US.
One of the biggest Arboretum in the US is the Holden Arboretum, located in Kirtland, Ohio, The Holden Arboretum, is a combination of arboretum and a botanical garden. Its combined facility has over 3,500 acres (1,376 ha), 600 acres (243 ha) of which are devoted to collections and gardens. The Holden Arboretum's collection includes 9,400 different kinds of woody plants, representing 79 plant families.
Another reputable arboretum is the US National Arboretum in Washington, DC with over 446 acres.
Plants do migrate too... from one continent to another?.
Collections in the Fullerton Arboretum
The Fullerton Arboretum has some interesting collections:
(a) Cultivated collections: rare fruits and herb garden roses the origin of oranges
(b) Mediterranean collections: chaparral and channel islands
(c) Woodlands collections: conifers, palms, dedicuous forest, living fossils, redwoods, ombu, figs, cycads
(d) Desert collection: opuntia and agave.
View them here - some collections and more information.
Cultivated collection -fruits
Cultivated collections - fruits
Cultivated collections - fruits
Desert collections
Desert collections
Information on "AGAVE"
Information on "REDWOODS"
Information on "California Giants"
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| A Bottle Tree |
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| Information on "AMBU" |
Woodlands collections
Desert collections
Woodlands collections
Woodlands collections -Bottle Tree
Woodlands collections
References.
Check these out for more information.
a) US National Arboretum
b) The Holden Arboretum
c) Fullerton Arboretum
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