Kornik Arboretum

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Poland - wielkopolskie - Kórnik

Institution Code: KOR

BGCI Member: No

Taxodium distichum
Taxodium distichum

About the Kornik Arboretum

The Kórnik Arboretum belongs to the Institute of Dendrology of the Polish Academy of Sciences. It is a rich collection of trees and shrubs originating from various parts of the northern temperate zone. Particularly numerous are species representing the woody flora of East Asia (Japan, Korea and China) and North America. The collection also includes trees and shrubs from the mountains of Central Asia and the Caucasus.

Main Address:
Kornik Arboretum
Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences
ul. Parkowa 5, 63-120 KORNIK, Poland
Kórnik
wielkopolskie 62-035 Poland

Telephone: +48 61 8170 033
Fax: +48 61 8170 166
URL:
Primary Email:

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Prof. dr hab. Jacek Oleksyn
    Curator's Name: Kinga Nowak-Dyjeta
    Plant Records Officer's Name:

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: Private: No
    Status: State: Yes
    Status: Educational: Yes
    Status: Municipal: No
    Status: Satellite: No
  • Date founded: 1826
  • Physical Data
  • Natural Vegetation Area: Yes
    Natural vegetation area: Size: 5 Hectares
  • Landscaped Area: Yes
    Landscaped Area: Size: 43 Hectares
  • Total Area: 48 Hectares
    Latitude: 52.244722
    Longitude: 17.099167
    Altitude: 0.00 Metres
  • Locality: Information
  • Locality: Garden Name: Arboretum Instytutu Dendrologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk
  • Local Address: ul. Parkowa 5
  • Locality: City: Kórnik 62-035
  • Locality: State: Woj. wielkopolskie

Features and Facilities

  • Herbarium: Yes
    Arboretum: Yes
    Arboretum Size: 48
  • Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: No
    Seed Bank: No
    Published Plant Catalogue: No
    Computer Plant Record System: No
  • Open to public: Yes
    Retail Outlet: Shop: No
    Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: No
    Disabled access: Yes

Plant Collections

  • Accession Number: 20000
    Cultivation Taxa Num: 3000
  • Special Collections:Syringa, Malus, Forsythia, Acer, Tilia, Populus, Betula, Magnolia, Deutzia, Carpinus, Lonicera, Coniferae
  • Invasive Species Monitoring: No
    Invasive Species Policy: No
    ABS Policy: No
    Plant Collection Policy: No

Conservation Programmes

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

Research Programmes

Education Programmes

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