Arboretum Main-Taunus
The Arboretum Main-Taunus (76 hectares) is an arboretum located southwest of Eschborn, Hesse, Germany. The Arboretum lies close to Frankfurt am Main.[1]
Arboretum Main-Taunus
The arboretum was begun in 1982 on the site of a former military airport, and had in 2020 over 600 tree and shrub species.
In the arboretum four regions of the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere are represented:
- Western part of North America
- Eastern part of North America
- Asia (Japan, the Himalayas, China
- Europe, Caucasus and Asia Minor
The arboretum is exploited by "HessenForst", the silvicultural department of Hesse.[2]
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Footnotes
- The distance from Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof is about 10 km.
- (in German) webpage on Arboretum Main-Taurus on the website of HessenForst.
External links
- (in German) Webpage on Arboretum Main-Taunus on the website of HessenForst. (older edition (2015))
- (in German) map of Arboretum Main-Taurus. (older edition (2013))
- (in German) Wikimapia entry on Arboretum Main-Taurus
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