United States National Arboretum

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The United States National Arboretum is an arboretum in Washington, D.C., operated by the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service as a division of the Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center. It was established in 1927 by an act of Congress after a campaign by USDA Chief Botanist Frederick Vernon Coville.

It is 1.78 km² (446 acres) in size, and is located 3.5 km (2.2 miles) northeast of the Capitol, with entrances on New York Avenue and R Street. Nine miles of roadways wind through and connect the numerous gardens and collections on the 446-acre campus.

The arboretum acts as a major center of botanical research. It conducts wide-ranging basic and developmental research on trees, shrubs, turf, and floral plants. It has a library with 10,000 volumes and approximately 90 publications concentrating in botanical literature.

Attractions

• Asian Collections, Japanese Woodland, Asian Valley, China Valley, Korean Hillside
• Azalea Collections, Glenn Dale Azalea Hillside, Morrison Garden, Lee Garden
• Dogwood Collections, Dogwoods, Anacostia River Overlook
• Fern Valley, Fern Valley Woodland, Prairie, Southeastern Coastal Plain
• The Friendship Garden, Arbor House: Gift Shop, Friends of the National Arboretum Office, National Bonsai Foundation Office
• Gotelli Dwarf and Slow Growing Conifer Collection, Gotelli & Watnong Collections, Spruces, Firs, Japanese Maples
• Holly and Magnolia Collections
• National Bonsai and Penjing Museum, Japanese, Chinese, North American, and International Pavilions
• National Boxwood Collection
• National Capitol Columns (see image above)
• National Grove of State Trees, specimens of most of the U.S. State trees.
• National Herb Garden, Historic Roses, Knot Garden, Specialty Gardens
• Perennial Collections, Peonies, Irises, Daylilies
• Classical Chinese Garden (proposed), a new 12-acre garden designed by a joint team from China and the United States.

See also

• List of botanical gardens in the United States
• North American Plant Collections Consortium

External links

• United States National Arboretum. .
• Friends of the National Arboretum

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