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The University of Georgia Campus Arboretum is an arboretum
Arboretum

An arboretum is a collection of trees. 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 university research university located in Athens, Georgia, Georgia , the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning....
 campus in Athens, Georgia
Athens, Georgia

Athens-Clarke County is a Consolidated city-county in Georgia , United States, in the northeastern part of the state, at the intersection of U.S....
. 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.






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The University of Georgia Campus Arboretum is an arboretum
Arboretum

An arboretum is a collection of trees. 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 university research university located in Athens, Georgia, Georgia , the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning....
 campus in Athens, Georgia
Athens, Georgia

Athens-Clarke County is a Consolidated city-county in Georgia , United States, in the northeastern part of the state, at the intersection of U.S....
. 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 Daniel B....
, Braselton, Georgia
Braselton, Georgia

Braselton is a town in Barrow County, Georgia, Gwinnett County, Georgia, Hall County, Georgia, and Jackson County, Georgia Counties in the U.S. state of Georgia , about 40 miles northeast of Atlanta, Georgia....
. 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, 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
    List of botanical gardens in the United States

    This list of botanical gardens in the United States is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the United States of America....
  • 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, Georgia ....
  • 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 Daniel B....


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