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Folly Arboretum and Winery

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Hungary - Badacsonyőrs

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Folly Arboretum and Winery
Folly Arboretum and Winery

About the Folly Arboretum and Winery

Our botanic garden is not simply an arboretum of many. It is not only a unique collection of cedars and cypresses, but a family history of several generations, a result of dedicated work and perseverance. Be a part of the history of our family! Feel the tranquility of centuries-old cedars, an enchanting view over the lake Balaton and taste our wines.

Main Address:
Folly Arboretum and Winery
Kápolnavölgyi út. 25
Badacsonyőrs
8257 Hungary

Telephone: +36703332659
Fax:
URL: www.angol.folly.hu
Primary Email: arboretum@follyarboretum.hu

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Reka Folly
    Curator's Name:
    Plant Records Officer's Name: Zsuzsanna Ronay
  • Total Staff:
    Horticultural Staff Number: 4
    Educational Staff Number:
    Research Staff Number:
    Administration Staff Number: 6

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: Private: Yes
    Status: State: No
  • Date founded: 1905
  • Physical Data
  • Natural Vegetation Area: Yes
    Natural vegetation area: Size: 1 Hectares
  • Landscaped Area: Yes
    Landscaped Area: Size: 3 Hectares
  • Total Area: 5 Hectares
    Latitude: 46.8091523
    Longitude: 17.5413632
    Annual Rainfall: 650 mm
    Altitude: 0.00 Metres

Features and Facilities

  • Arboretum: Yes
    Arboretum Size: 5
  • Computer Plant Record System: Yes
  • Open to public: Yes
    Retail Outlet: Shop: Yes
    Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: Yes
    Disabled access: Yes
  • Number of Visitors: 100000

Plant Collections

  • Special Collections:Folly Arboretum is a 5 ha collection of mainly gymnosperm plants, boasting to have approx. 300 taxa of pines, cedars, cypresses and junipers but also showing an additional 200 taxa of broadleaved trees and shrubs surrounded by colourful beds of flowering perennials. Most of the plants are from areas with warmer climates, and they thrive in the mild microclimate of this garden situated in a fundamentally temperate climate zone.

Conservation Programmes

Research Programmes

Education Programmes

  • Education Signs in Garden: Yes
    Education Booklets/Leaflets: Yes
    Guided Tours: Yes
    Permanent Public Displays: No
    Special Exhibitions: Yes