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Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

United States of America - Florida - Coral Gables
Institution Code: FTG
International Agenda Registration: Y
BGCI Member: Y
Fairchild's rainforest waterfall
About the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is dedicated to exploring, explaining and conserving the world of tropical plants.

It is one of the premier research and education-based gardens in the world and a recognized international leader in conservation. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden's palm and cycad collections are part of the North American Plant Collections Consortium of the American Public Gardens Association (APGA). FTBG has an education program reaching some 50,000 school children per year; hosts popular events like the International Mango, Chocolate and Orchid Festivals, the Ramble, concerts, affiliated plant society shows and sales and more; and, is a not-for-profit organization relying on the support of its 40,000 members and benefactors.

Main Address:
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10901 Old Cutler Road
Coral Gables
Florida 33156 United States of America
Telephone: (305) 667-1651
Fax: (305) 667-6930
URL: www.fairchildgarden.org
Primary Email: webmaster@fairchildgarden.org

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Dr. Carl Lewis, Director
    Curator's Name: Joyce Maschinski, Conservation Ecologist/Team Leader, Center for Tropical Plant Conservation
    Plant Records Officer's Name: Marilyn Griffiths, Plant Records Manager
  • Total Staff:
    Horticultural Staff Number: 25
    Educational Staff Number: 16
    Research Staff Number: 20
    Administration Staff Number: 3

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: Private: Y
    Status: Educational: Y
    Status: Satellite: Y
  • Date founded: 1938
  • Physical Data
  • Natural Vegetation Area: Y
    Natural vegetation area: Size: 2 Hectares
  • Landscaped Area: Y
    Landscaped Area: Size: 31 Hectares
  • Total Area: 33 Hectares
    Latitude: 25.6759820
    Longitude: -80.2758850
    Annual Rainfall: 1525 mm
    Altitude: 0.00 Metres
  • Additional Locations
  • Satellite Garden Names: Fairchild Farm at Williams Grove

Features and Facilities

  • Herbarium: Y
    Herbarium: Number of Specimens: 150000
    Arboretum: Y
  • Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: N
    Seed Bank: Y
    Published Plant Catalogue: Y
    Computer Plant Record System: Y
  • Open to public: Y
    Friends society: Y
    Retail Outlet: Shop: Y
    Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: Y
    Disabled access: Y
  • Number of Visitors: 200000
    Number of Volunteers: 350

Plant Collections

  • Accession Number: 10719
    Cultivation Taxa Num: 4092
  • Special Collections:Arecaceae (palms), cycads, Bromeliaceae, Araceae,tropical flowering ornamentals (trees, shrubs, and vines), plants of Madagascar, Caribbean flora, bamboos, mango, avocado, jackfruit. Ex situ collections for endangered species of Florida, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
  • Invasive Species Monitoring: Y
    Invasive Species Policy: Y
    Plant Collection Policy: Y

Conservation Programmes

  • Conservation Programme: Y
    Medicinal Plant Programme: N
    Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Y
    Reintroduction Programme: Y

Research Programmes

  • Conservation - Biology: Y
    Conservation - Genetics: Y
    Data Management Systems and Information Technology: Y
    Ecology: Y
    Ecosystem Conservation: Y
    Education: Y
    Ethnobotany: Y
    Exploration: Y
    Floristics: Y
    Invasive Species Biology and Control: Y
    Molecular Genetics: Y
    Pollination Biology: Y
    Restoration Ecology: Y
    Seed/Spore Biology: Y
    Sustainability: N
    Pharmacology: N
    Agriculture: Y
    Land Restoration: Y

Education Programmes

  • Visitor/Education Centre: Y
    Education Signs in Garden: Y
    Public Lectures/Talks: Y
    Education Booklets/Leaflets: Y
    Guided Tours: Y
    Permanent Public Displays: Y
    Special Exhibitions: Y
    Courses for School Children: Y
    Courses for University/College Students: Y
    Courses for General Public: Y
    Education Programme: Y