Cruickshank Botanic Gardens

United Kingdom - Aberdeen

Garden Information

Institution Code: ABD

Main Address:
Cruickshank Botanic Gardens
Department of Plant and Soil Science,University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, Aberdeen AB
Aberdeen
AB24 3UU United Kingdom

Telephone: 01224 272697
Fax: 01224 272703
URL: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/botanic-garden/
Primary Email: r.d.walker@abdn.ac.uk

Staff Details

Director's Name: University of Aberdeen
Curator's Name: Mark Paterson
Plant Records Officer's Name: Richard D Walker
Total Staff:
Horticultural Staff Number: 7
Educational Staff Number:
Research Staff Number:
Administration Staff Number:

About the Garden

Institution Type: Botanic Garden
Status
Status: Educational: Yes
Date founded: 1898
Physical Data
Landscaped Area: Yes
Total Area: 5 Hectares
Latitude: 57.168032
Longitude: -2.103476
Altitude: 0.00 Metres
Total area of glasshouses: 250 Metres

Features and Facilities

Herbarium: Yes
Arboretum: Yes
Arboretum Size: 2
Seed Bank: Yes
Computer Plant Record System: Yes
Open to public: Yes
Friends society: Yes
Disabled access: Yes

Plant Collections

Cultivation Taxa Num: 2597
Special Collections:Rock garden plants, Scottish native upland plants, Sorbus (native), CrataegusScottish native upland plants

Conservation Programmes

Conservation Programme: Yes

Research Programmes

Horticulture: Yes
Systematics and Taxonomy: Yes

Education Programmes

Public Lectures/Talks: Yes
Guided Tours: Yes
Courses for School Children: Yes

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