Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum

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United States of America - Missouri - St. Louis

Institution Code:

BGCI Member: Yes

ArbNet Accredited: Level II

About the Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum

In addition to being a cemetery, Bellefontaine is a Level II Accredited Arboretum and is listed in the Morton Register of Arboreta. The mission of the Arboretum at Bellefontaine is to support and enhance the cemetery as a place of perpetual commemoration, and as a garden of beauty, inspiration, and historic significance. Bellefontaine has an accessible and diverse horticultural collection, and has become an important natural sanctuary and habitat for wildlife in the urban environment. In total, there are five accredited arboreta in the St. Louis area as well as the internationally recognized Missouri Botanical Garden, making the region very well represented in the horticultural community.

Main Address:
Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum
4947 West Florissant Avenue
St. Louis
Missouri 63115 United States of America

Telephone: (314) 381-0750
Fax: (314) 381-0751
URL: https://bellefontainecemetery.org/destination/horticulture/
Primary Email:

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Michael Garrett
    Curator's Name: Michael Garrett, Director of Horticulture, Curator of Living Collections
    Plant Records Officer's Name:
  • Total Staff:
    Horticultural Staff Number: 4
    Educational Staff Number:
    Research Staff Number:
    Administration Staff Number:

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Date founded: 1849
  • Physical Data
  • Natural Vegetation Area: Yes
    Natural vegetation area: Size: 2 Hectares
  • Landscaped Area: Yes
    Landscaped Area: Size: 1 Hectares
  • Total Area: 127 Hectares
    Latitude: 38.691858
    Longitude: -90.233264
    Annual Rainfall: 863 mm
    Altitude: 142.00 Metres
  • Locality: Information
  • Locality: Garden Name:
  • Local Address: 4947 W. Florissant Ave.
  • Locality: City: St. Louis
  • Locality: State: Missouri

Features and Facilities

  • Herbarium: No
    Arboretum: Yes
    Arboretum Size: 127
  • Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: No
    Seed Bank: No
    Published Plant Catalogue: No
    Computer Plant Record System: Yes
  • Open to public: Yes
    Friends society: Yes
    Retail Outlet: Shop: No
    Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: No
    Disabled access: Yes

Plant Collections

  • Accession Number: 9600
    Cultivation Taxa Num: 569
  • Special Collections:Plant collections highlight hardy woody plant species native to the region and within similar temperate regions of the world.
  • Invasive Species Monitoring: Yes
    Invasive Species Policy: Yes
    ABS Policy: Yes
    Plant Collection Policy: Yes

Conservation Programmes

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

Research Programmes

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

Education Programmes

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