White Fences Arboretum

United States of America - Florida - Loxahatchee

Garden Information

Institution Code:

BGCI Member: No

Sunset over the lake with old growth Pond Cypress stand.

About the White Fences Arboretum

26-acre arboretum overlying an existing historic equestrian competition venue. Focus on selective breeding and propagation of superior tropical flowering tree cultivars. Extensive free hybrid trial tree distributions throughout the community as part of the breeding programs. Bombacaceae is by far the most well represented (sub)family. Expanding palm and conifer collections as well.

Main Address:
White Fences Arboretum
3978 Hanover Circle
Loxahatchee
Florida 3340 United States of America

Telephone: 954-803-6522
Fax:
URL:
Primary Email: WhiteFencesArboretum@gmail.com

Staff Details

Director's Name: Adam Pollak
Curator's Name:
Plant Records Officer's Name:
Total Staff:
Horticultural Staff Number: 2
Educational Staff Number:
Research Staff Number:
Administration Staff Number: 1

About the Garden

Institution Type: Botanic Garden
Status
Status: Private: Yes
Status: State: No
Status: Educational: Yes
Status: Municipal: No
Status: Satellite: No
Status: Trust: No
Physical Data
Natural Vegetation Area: Yes
Natural vegetation area: Size: 1 Hectares
Landscaped Area: Yes
Landscaped Area: Size: 9 Hectares
Total Area: 10 Hectares
Latitude: 26.7279747
Longitude: -80.3497723
Annual Rainfall: 1600 mm
Altitude: 6.00 Metres
Locality: Information
Locality: Garden Name: White Fences Arboretum White Fences Equestrian Center
Local Address: 3978 Hanover Cir
Locality: City: Loxahatchee
Locality: State: Florida

Features and Facilities

Herbarium: No
Arboretum: Yes
Arboretum Size: 6
Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: No
Seed Bank: Yes
Published Plant Catalogue: No
Computer Plant Record System: Yes
Open to public: Yes
Friends society: No
Retail Outlet: Shop: No
Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: No
Disabled access: No
Number of Visitors: 1000

Plant Collections

Accession Number: 3500
Cultivation Taxa Num: 2000
Special Collections:Extensive collection of Bombacaceae, both species and natural & and cultivated hybrids. Large grafted collection of Ceiba (Chorisia) cultivars.

Primary focus on tropical flowering trees, but other edible and agroforestry trees as well.

Expanding palm and tropical (and subtropical-tolerant) conifer collections.

Approximately 1,500 trial trees from our breeding programs are growing ex situ in parks and homeowner yards in surrounding communities.
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: Yes
Reintroduction Programme: No

Research Programmes

Biotechnology: No
Plant Breeding: Yes
Conservation - Biology: No
Conservation - Genetics: No
Data Management Systems and Information Technology: No
Ecology: No
Ecosystem Conservation: No
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: No
Systematics and Taxonomy: No
Sustainability: No
Pharmacology: No
Agriculture: No
Land Restoration: No
Urban Environments: No

Education Programmes

Visitor/Education Centre: No
Education Signs in Garden: No
Public Lectures/Talks: No
Education Booklets/Leaflets: No
Guided Tours: Yes
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

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