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Acer Garden – 40 varieties of maples with an emphasis on Asiatic species. Coenosium Rock Garden – one of the largest collections of dwarf conifers on the West Coast. Mert & Beth Dawley Fern Garden – 20 types of ferns and a variety of companion plants. Mabel Davis Memorial Garden – with a fine view of Elliott Bay and the Seattle skyline.
Conifer Collection (1981) - including many dwarf conifer varieties. Herb Garden (2011) - over 500 types of herbs. Japanese Garden of Tranquility (1965, 1989) - designed by Dr. P. T. Tono, Tokyo; redesigned by Dr. Koichi Kawana. Rose Garden - 75 rose varieties. Sensory Garden (1989) Anne Heard Stokes Butterfly Garden (1997) Memphis Garden Club ...
The San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum (formerly Strybing Arboretum) is located in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.Its 55 acres (22.3 ha) represents nearly 9,000 different kinds of plants from around the world, with particular focus on Magnolia species, high elevation palms, conifers, and cloud forest species from Central America, South America and Southeast Asia.
The American Conifer Society has established a select group of public gardens, designated as "reference gardens". To be considered for this program, a garden must follow the following standards: Contain conifer collections that will educate the public about growing conifers and demonstrate their uses in the landscape
Podocarpus (/ ˌ p oʊ d ə ˈ k ɑːr p ə s / [2]) is a genus of conifers, the most numerous and widely distributed of the podocarp family, the Podocarpaceae. Podocarpus species are evergreen shrubs or trees, usually from 1 to 25 m (3 to 82 ft) tall, known to reach 40 m (130 ft) at times.
The arboretum's collection of garden conifers contains over 600 accessions from 14 genera hardy in USDA Hardiness Zones 4a to 6a, each labeled with botanical and common names. These including over 100 one-of-a-kind Witches' Brooms , of which 3 are naturally occurring.
Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve is a 10-acre (40,000 m 2) public garden located at 820 John B. White Sr. Blvd. in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Admission is free and the garden is open to the public during daylight hours.
Coast Douglas-fir is the fourth tallest conifer and fifth tallest of all trees in the world (after sitka spruce).Currently, coast Douglas-fir trees 60–75 metres (197–246 ft) or more in height and 1.5–2 metres (4.9–6.6 ft) in diameter are common in old growth stands, [4] and maximum heights of 100–120 metres (330–390 ft) and diameters up to 4.5–5.5 metres (15–18 ft) have been ...