Boyce Thompson Arboretum

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United States of America - Arizona - Superior

Institution Code: ARIZ

BGCI Member: Yes

About the Boyce Thompson Arboretum

The Mission of Boyce Thompson Arboretum is to inspire appreciation and stewardship of desert plants, wildlife, and ecosystems through education, research, and conservation.

Main Address:
Boyce Thompson Arboretum
37615 E Arboretum Way
Superior
Arizona 85173 United States of America

Telephone: (520) 689-2723
Fax:
URL: www.btarboretum.org
Primary Email: info@btarboretum.org

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Lynne Nemeth, Executive Director
    Curator's Name:
    Plant Records Officer's Name: Stephen Fuchs
  • Total Staff:
    Horticultural Staff Number: 15
    Educational Staff Number: 3
    Research Staff Number:
    Administration Staff Number: 3

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
  • Date founded: 1924
  • Physical Data
  • Natural Vegetation Area: Yes
    Natural vegetation area: Size: 108 Hectares
  • Landscaped Area: Yes
    Landscaped Area: Size: 42 Hectares
  • Total Area: 150 Hectares
    Latitude: 33.2808100
    Longitude: -111.1597000
    Annual Rainfall: 381 mm
    Altitude: 762.00 Metres

Features and Facilities

  • Herbarium: Yes
    Arboretum: Yes
    Arboretum Size: 131
  • Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: No
    Seed Bank: Yes
    Published Plant Catalogue: No
    Computer Plant Record System: Yes
  • Open to public: Yes
    Retail Outlet: Shop: Yes
    Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: Yes
    Disabled access: Yes
  • Number of Visitors: 110
    Number of Volunteers: 150

Plant Collections

  • Accession Number: 19665
    Cultivation Taxa Num: 4127
  • Invasive Species Monitoring: Yes
    Invasive Species Policy: Yes
    ABS Policy: Yes
    Plant Collection Policy: Yes

Conservation Programmes

  • Conservation Programme: Yes

Research Programmes

Education Programmes

  • Visitor/Education Centre: Yes
    Education Signs in Garden: Yes
    Public Lectures/Talks: Yes
    Education Booklets/Leaflets: Yes
    Guided Tours: Yes
    Courses for School Children: Yes
    Courses for General Public: Yes
    Education Programme: Yes