State Arboretum of Utah
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The State Arboretum of Utah (1500 acre (6.1 km²)) is an arboretum
located across the campus of the University of Utah
in Salt Lake City, Utah
, as well as on an additional site (147 acre (0.59488842 km²)) at the Red Butte Garden and Arboretum
. The campus grounds and the Red Butte Garden are open to the public every day. The conservatory is open by appointment only.
The State Arboretum was established in 1961. It now contains over 8,000 trees (300 species and varieties, including over 40 taxa of conifers), and what is claimed to be the largest Russian Olive (Elaeagnus
angustifolia) collection in the United States. The arboretum's conservatory (1100 sq ft (102.2 m²)) contains over 400 exotic taxa. The Red Butte Garden and Arboretum
contains more than 300 large conifers and an extensive collection of dwarf conifers (over 75 taxa).
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 across the campus of the University of Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
in Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
, as well as on an additional site (147 acre (0.59488842 km²)) at the Red Butte Garden and Arboretum
Red Butte Garden and Arboretum
Red Butte Garden and Arboretum is a botanical garden and arboretum operated by the University of Utah, in the foothills of the Wasatch Range in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. It is open year-round to the public. Red Butte Garden contains of botanical gardens and several miles of hiking trails through...
. The campus grounds and the Red Butte Garden are open to the public every day. The conservatory is open by appointment only.
The State Arboretum was established in 1961. It now contains over 8,000 trees (300 species and varieties, including over 40 taxa of conifers), and what is claimed to be the largest Russian Olive (Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus , silverberry or oleaster, is a genus of about 50–70 species of flowering plants in the family Elaeagnaceae.The vast majority of the species are native to temperate and subtropical regions of Asia. Elaeagnus triflora extends from Asia south into northeastern Australia, while E...
angustifolia) collection in the United States. The arboretum's conservatory (1100 sq ft (102.2 m²)) contains over 400 exotic taxa. The Red Butte Garden and Arboretum
Red Butte Garden and Arboretum
Red Butte Garden and Arboretum is a botanical garden and arboretum operated by the University of Utah, in the foothills of the Wasatch Range in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. It is open year-round to the public. Red Butte Garden contains of botanical gardens and several miles of hiking trails through...
contains more than 300 large conifers and an extensive collection of dwarf conifers (over 75 taxa).