Forstlicher Versuchsgarten Grafrath
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The Forstlicher Versuchsgarten Grafrath (34 hectares) is an arboretum
maintained by the Bayerische Landesanstalt für Wald und Forstwirtschaft. It is located at Jesenwanger Strasse 11, Grafrath
, Bavaria
, Germany
, and open without charge on weekdays in the warmer months.
The arboretum was established in 1881, and since 1995 has been maintained by the Bayerische Landesanstalt für Wald und Forstwirtschaft (LWF). It contains over 200 species
of foreign trees and shrubs from the Americas
, Asia
, and Europe
.
Arboretum
An arboretum in a narrow sense is a collection of trees only. Related collections include a fruticetum , and a viticetum, a collection of vines. More commonly, today, an arboretum is a botanical garden containing living collections of woody plants intended at least partly for scientific study...
maintained by the Bayerische Landesanstalt für Wald und Forstwirtschaft. It is located at Jesenwanger Strasse 11, Grafrath
Grafrath
Grafrath is a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria in Germany. It takes its name from Saint Rasso , who was a count who founded a Benedictine abbey here in the 10th century.- References :...
, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, and open without charge on weekdays in the warmer months.
The arboretum was established in 1881, and since 1995 has been maintained by the Bayerische Landesanstalt für Wald und Forstwirtschaft (LWF). It contains over 200 species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of foreign trees and shrubs from the Americas
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
, Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.