University of Georgia Campus Arboretum
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The University of Georgia Campus Arboretum is an arboretum
located across the University of Georgia
campus in Athens, Georgia
. It is open daily without charge.
Today's arboretum is the third near campus. The first (1833-1854) was located east of campus, and the second (early 1900s) was on south campus. The first has entirely vanished, but a few trees remain of the second. Today's arboretum is organized into three walking tours through the North, Central, and South Campus. A free booklet provides maps and tree identification, and more than 150 campus trees are marked by plaques corresponding to the booklet.
The campus arboretum should not be confused with Georgia's state arboretum, also operated by the university but located in Thompson Mills Forest
, Braselton, Georgia
. It is also distinct from The State Botanical Garden of Georgia
, organized in 1968 as the university's third botanical garden, and located off campus.
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 University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
campus in Athens, Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...
. It is open daily without charge.
Today's arboretum is the third near campus. The first (1833-1854) was located east of campus, and the second (early 1900s) was on south campus. The first has entirely vanished, but a few trees remain of the second. Today's arboretum is organized into three walking tours through the North, Central, and South Campus. A free booklet provides maps and tree identification, and more than 150 campus trees are marked by plaques corresponding to the booklet.
The campus arboretum should not be confused with Georgia's state arboretum, also operated by the university but located in Thompson Mills Forest
Thompson Mills Forest
Thompson Mills Forest is a research forest and Georgia's official state arboretum. It is located at 8755 Highway 53 , Braselton, Georgia, and operated by the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources...
, Braselton, Georgia
Braselton, Georgia
Braselton is a town in Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, and Jackson Counties in the U.S. state of Georgia, about 40 miles northeast of Atlanta. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 7,511....
. It is also distinct from The State Botanical Garden of Georgia
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia is a botanical garden with a conservatory operated by the University of Georgia. It is located at 2450 South Milledge Avenue, Athens, Georgia....
, organized in 1968 as the university's third botanical garden, and located off campus.
See also
- List of botanical gardens in the United States
- The State Botanical Garden of GeorgiaThe State Botanical Garden of GeorgiaThe State Botanical Garden of Georgia is a botanical garden with a conservatory operated by the University of Georgia. It is located at 2450 South Milledge Avenue, Athens, Georgia....
- Thompson Mills ForestThompson Mills ForestThompson Mills Forest is a research forest and Georgia's official state arboretum. It is located at 8755 Highway 53 , Braselton, Georgia, and operated by the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources...