Arboretum du Chêne-Vert

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France - Poitou-Charentes region - Chabanais

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BGCI Member: No

About the Arboretum du Chêne-Vert

The Arboretum du Chêne-Vert is a private arboretum located just off the Route de Limoges in Chabanais, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France. It is open daily by appointment; an admission fee is charged.

Main Address:
Arboretum du Chêne-Vert
Le Chêne-Vert
Chabanais
Poitou-Charentes region 16150 France

Telephone: 0545 89 2046 - 0688 19 7383
Fax:
URL: http://arboretum.lechenevert.net/
Primary Email: arboretum@lechenevert.net

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Jean louis Vignaud
    Curator's Name:
    Plant Records Officer's Name:

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: Private: Yes
  • Date founded: 1977
  • Physical Data
  • Total Area: 3 Hectares
    Latitude: 45.878228
    Longitude: 0.736519
    Altitude: 0.00 Metres

Features and Facilities

  • Open to public: Yes

Plant Collections

  • Cultivation Taxa Num: 3000
  • Special Collections:More than 3,000 natural and introduced species and varieties are now represented at the arboretum.

    Trees:
    - Conifers (60) Pinus
    - Maples (102) Acer
    - Birches (40) Betula
    - Magnolia (40) Magnolia
    - Oaks (60) Quercus

    Shrubs:
    - Lonicera (60)
    - Cornus (40) - Collection approved CCVS
    - Rosa (75)

    Other collections include:
    - Hamamelidaceae - Collection approved CCVS
    - Styracaceae
    - Theaceae - which Stewartia Collection approved CCVS
    - Camellia
    - Herbs, ferns, bulbs, and flowers

    More information can be found at:
    http://arboretum.lechenevert.net/plantes.htm

Conservation Programmes

Research Programmes

Education Programmes

  • Guided Tours: Yes
    Courses for School Children: Yes