Dendropark of the Northern Research Institute of Forestry

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Russian Federation - Arkhangelsk

Institution Code: ARKH

BGCI Member: No

A breeding fund of sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) and rosehip (Rosa majalis Hermm.) was created in the European North of Russia; the first candidates for local cultures were proposed.
A breeding fund of sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) and rosehip (Rosa majalis Hermm.) was created in the European North of Russia; the first candidates for local cultures were proposed.

About the Dendropark of the Northern Research Institute of Forestry

Taxa: 603 species (75 genera of 31 families, including 1,166 samples totaling 6 879 plants of different geographical origin (Europe, Siberia, the Far East, Central Asia, North America).

Main Address:
Dendropark of the Northern Research Institute of Forestry
Nikitova st., 13
Arkhangelsk
163062 Russian Federation

Telephone: 7 (8182)412-679
Fax: 7 (8182)412-578
URL:
Primary Email: forestry@sevniilh-arh.ru

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Natalia Demidova
    Curator's Name: Tatyana Durkina
    Plant Records Officer's Name:
  • Total Staff:
    Horticultural Staff Number: 2
    Educational Staff Number:
    Research Staff Number: 2
    Administration Staff Number:

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: State: Yes
  • Date founded: 1960
  • Physical Data
  • Natural Vegetation Area: Yes
    Natural vegetation area: Size: 20 Hectares
  • Landscaped Area: No
  • Total Area: 45 Hectares
    Latitude: 64.2945
    Longitude: 40.4641
    Annual Rainfall: 606 mm
    Altitude: 0.00 Metres
  • Locality: Information
  • Locality: Garden Name: Дендрологический сад им. В.Н. Нилова Северного научно-исследовательского института лесного хозяйства
  • Local Address: ул. Никитова, 13
  • Locality: City: Архангельск
  • Locality: State:

Features and Facilities

  • Herbarium: No
    Arboretum: Yes
    Arboretum Size: 12
  • Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: No
    Seed Bank: Yes
    Published Plant Catalogue: Yes
    Computer Plant Record System: No
  • Open to public: No
    Friends society: No
    Retail Outlet: Shop: No
    Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: No
    Disabled access: No
  • Number of Visitors: 100

Plant Collections

  • Accession Number: 6879
    Cultivation Taxa Num: 709
  • Special Collections:N. American flora, European flora, Manchurian flora,Central Asian flora. European representatives total 26,7%, Siberia – 7,4%, Far East – 30,5%, Middle Asia – 4,8%, North America – 24,7, and representatives of different origin (hybrids) – 5,9%.
    The part of tree species is 47,1% of the total amount of the collected species, 51,3% are shrubs, 0,8% - subshrubs and dwarf shrubs, and 0,8% – lianas.
    Such species as honeysuckle (54 species), rose (48), hawthorn (36), spirea (34), currant (25), birch (28), barberry (29), willow (24), mountain ash (25), poplar (14), apple (18), spruce (17), pine (15), larch (14) are widely presented.
  • Invasive Species Monitoring: No
    Invasive Species Policy: No
    ABS Policy: No
    Plant Collection Policy: Yes

Conservation Programmes

  • Conservation Programme: Yes
    Medicinal Plant Programme: No
    Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Yes
    Reintroduction Programme: No

Research Programmes

  • Biotechnology: No
    Plant Breeding: Yes
    Conservation - Biology: Yes
    Conservation - Genetics: Yes
    Data Management Systems and Information Technology: Yes
    Ecology: Yes
    Ecosystem Conservation: Yes
    Education: Yes
    Ethnobotany: No
    Exploration: No
    Floristics: No
    Horticulture: Yes
    Invasive Species Biology and Control: No
    Molecular Genetics: No
    Pollination Biology: No
    Restoration Ecology: No
    Seed/Spore Biology: Yes
    Systematics and Taxonomy: No
    Sustainability: No
    Pharmacology: No
    Agriculture: No
    Land Restoration: Yes
    Urban Environments: Yes

Education Programmes

  • Visitor/Education Centre: No
    Education Signs in Garden: No
    Public Lectures/Talks: No
    Education Booklets/Leaflets: No
    Guided Tours: No
    Permanent Public Displays: No
    Special Exhibitions: No
    Courses for School Children: No
    Courses for University/College Students: No
    Courses for General Public: No
    Education Programme: No