Eddy Arboretum facts for kids
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| Type | Public |
| Location | Placerville, California, USA |
| Nearest city | Placerville, California |
| Created | 1926 |
| Status | Open year round |
| Website | Eddy Arboretum information at the Pacific Southwest Research Station |
The Eddy Arboretum is a special garden located in Placerville, California, a town in El Dorado County, eastern California. It's part of the Institute of Forest Genetics, nestled in the beautiful Sierra Nevada mountains. An arboretum is like a botanical garden, but it focuses mainly on trees and shrubs.
What You'll Find There
This arboretum is famous for its amazing collection of pine trees. It has one of the best-documented collections of both native and foreign pines in the world. You can also find many other types of conifers here. Conifers are trees that usually have needles and cones, like pines and firs.
There are 78 different kinds of pine species growing at the Eddy Arboretum. You'll also see 24 types of fir species. Plus, there are many other conifer species to explore. Some of these collections show a wide range of genetic diversity. This means they have many different versions of the same tree species. For example, you can see many types of native California conifers like the sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana) and the Coulter pine (Pinus coulteri).
The first trees were planted at the Arboretum in 1926. Scientists wanted to gather as many different pine species as possible. This helps them study how trees grow and adapt. They even recorded where each seed came from. This detailed information is very important for understanding tree genetics and for future tree breeding programs.
Visiting the Arboretum
The Eddy Arboretum is managed by the Pacific Southwest Research Station. This station is part of the United States Forest Service. The arboretum is open to the public during normal business hours. However, it is closed on weekends and holidays. It's a great place to learn about different trees and enjoy nature.
See also
In Spanish: Eddy Arboretum para niños
