Dendrological Garden in Przelewice facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Dendrological Garden in Przelewice
Arboretum w Przelewicach
Palace in Dendrological Garden
Location	Przelewice, Pyrzyce County, Poland
Area	30 ha
Created	1933
Open	Yes

The Dendrological Garden in Przelewice (Polish: Ogród Dendrologiczny w Przelewicach) is a special botanical garden. It was started in 1933 in Przelewice, Pyrzyce County, Poland. This amazing garden is located about 60 kilometers (around 37 miles) from the city of Szczecin.

The garden covers a huge area of 45 hectares. That's like 45 football fields! It is a great place to learn about many different kinds of trees and plants.

One of the biggest trees you can find here is a giant European white elm. In 2012, this tree was 607 centimeters (nearly 20 feet) around its trunk. It also stood 31 meters (over 100 feet) tall!

The Dendrological Garden in Przelewice is part of a big international group. It has a special code, PRZEL, from the Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). This garden is also a member of the Network of Botanic Gardens in the Baltic Sea region.

Amazing Plant Collections

This garden is home to over 1000 different types of plants. These are called taxa. The garden has many special collections of certain plant families.

Some of the main plant groups you can explore here include:

• Spruce trees
• Chamaecyparis (a type of cypress)
• Juniper bushes
• Fir trees
• Thuja (another type of evergreen tree)
• Yew trees
• Maple trees
• Malus (apple trees and their relatives)
• Magnolia (beautiful flowering trees)
• Birch trees
• Cotoneaster (shrubs with small berries)

Explore the Garden in Pictures

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  Japanese Garden

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  Path in the Garden

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  The ruins of the mausoleum

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  Pond

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  The rock garden

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  Orangery

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In Spanish: Jardín dendrológico de Przelewice para niños