Arboretum facts for kids
An arboretum (plural: arboreta) in a general sense is a botanical collection composed exclusively of trees. More commonly a modern arboretum is a botanical garden containing living collections of woody plants and is intended at least in part for scientific study.
An arboretum specializing in growing conifers is known as a pinetum. Other specialist arboreta include saliceta (willows), populeta (poplar), and querceta (oaks).
The term arboretum was first used in an English publication by John Claudius Loudon in 1833 in The Gardener's Magazine but the concept was already long-established by then.
Related collections include a fruticetum (from the Latin frutex, meaning shrub) and a viticetum (from the Latin vitis, meaning vine, referring in particular to a grape vine).
Images for kids
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The pinetum section at RHS Wisley
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Neptune's fountain at Trsteno Arboretum
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Looking South-South-East at the Event Pavilion from the Chinese Tulip Tree plantings at The National Arboretum Canberra.
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During part of the 18th century, Abney Park Cemetery was the largest arboretum in Europe.
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Atatürk Arboretum in Istanbul
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The 'Fallen Sequoia' at the Bank Hall Arboretum in January 2010
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Autumn colour in Bluebell Arboretum: Many trees have educational labels as shown at bottom.
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The arboretum of Greifswald Botanic Garden, Germany
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Magnolia near the Kórnik Castle in the Kórnik Arboretum
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Rhododendrons, in the Kórnik Arboretum near the Kórnik Castle, Poland
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Arboretum de Pézanin and its lake
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Arboretum Sequoiafarm Kaldenkirchen
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Sofiyivsky Park, Ukraine
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The Tropenburg Arboretum in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Map at the Entrance of the Arboretum, Guelph, Canada
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The John C. Gifford Arboretum, located on the campus of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, May 2006
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Waterfall and Flowers at the Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, Overland Park, KS
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A woodland ecosystem in the Morton Arboretum
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National Capitol Columns at the United States National Arboretum in Washington, D.C.
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The 1911 Lynn Street Aqueduct in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle
See also
In Spanish: Arboreto para niños
