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G”teborg Botanical Garden /
Sweden
Address
Carl Skottsbergs Gata 22
Town/City
G”teborg
POST/ZIP code
413 19
Telephone No.
(+46) 31-7411100
Fax Number
(+46) 31-7411109
Organisational Structure
Garden proper (20 hectares) with plantings for various horticultural and educational purposes, especially Rhododendron and E. Asiatic collections: extensive rock-garden; bulb-frames with mainly C. and SW. Asiatic material: hothouses and alpine houses with particularly rich collections of orchids, succulents, Begonia etc. Nature Park (20 hectares) nature reserve. Outer Area (135 hectares) nature reserve incl. Arboretum (15 hectares) with stands of American, European and (mainly) Asiatic trees and shrubs in semi-natural surroundings. Horticultural activity: mainly introduction of new material for gardens and parks in W. Sweden. Status: municipal.
Elevation
15-120 m
Annual Rainfall
670 mm
Hours of Sunshine
1600
Commodity
botanical garden
Discipline
botany, systematics, cultivar selection and introduction
Staff:
Ald‚n, B.
Brink, L.
Jagne, I.
Neuendorf, M.
Persson, J.
Weimarck, G.
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