Petersen Arboretum
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Petersen Arboretum is an arboretum
located in Petersen Park, Alpine, Utah
, USA. It was established prior to 2003, when 150 additional trees were planted. Its collection includes Big Tooth and Amur Maple
s, Tri-colored Oak
s, and the Dawn Redwoods. The arboretum is located at Ridge Drive and 100 East.
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...
located in Petersen Park, Alpine, Utah
Alpine, Utah
Alpine is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9555 at the 2010 census. Alpine has been one of the many quickly-growing cities of Utah since the 1970s, and especially the 1990s. It is located on the...
, USA. It was established prior to 2003, when 150 additional trees were planted. Its collection includes Big Tooth and Amur Maple
Maple
Acer is a genus of trees or shrubs commonly known as maple.Maples are variously classified in a family of their own, the Aceraceae, or together with the Hippocastanaceae included in the family Sapindaceae. Modern classifications, including the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system, favour inclusion in...
s, Tri-colored Oak
Oak
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...
s, and the Dawn Redwoods. The arboretum is located at Ridge Drive and 100 East.