Fota Arboretum and Gardens

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Ireland - Carrigtwohill

Institution Code: FOTA

BGCI Member: No

Main Address:
Fota Arboretum and Gardens
Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork, Ireland.
Carrigtwohill
Ireland

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Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Unknown
    Curator's Name: S.F.O`Donovan
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  • Total Staff:
    Horticultural Staff Number: 5
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About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Date founded: 1840
  • Physical Data
  • Total Area: 12 Hectares
    Latitude: 51.9083
    Longitude: -8.2701
    Altitude: 0.00 Metres

Features and Facilities

Plant Collections

  • Cultivation Taxa Num: 900
  • Special Collections:Temperate trees and shrubs (1,200 plants representing 900 taxa, 485 spp. and 350 genera). Agavaceae, Palmae,Pinaceae, Platanaceae, Taxaceae, Taxodiaceae, Myrtaceae, Cedrus, Cinnamomum, Gevuina, Liriodendron, Magnolia, Metasequoia, Phoenix, Sequoia, Sequoi

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