UC Davis Arboretum
Arboretum Headquarters
(530) 752-4880; http://arboretum.ucdavis.edu
The 95-acre UC Davis Arboretum is a living museum with a documented collection of more than 22,000 trees, shrubs and perennials from Mediterranean-climate areas throughout the world, displayed in a series of gardens along Putah Creek's historic north fork. The Arboretum has winding paths for walkers, joggers, or bicyclists, benches where visitors can sit and enjoy the view, and picnic tables for casual gatherings. Demonstration gardens of drought-tolerant flowering perennials and collections of oaks, acacias, conifers, and eucalyptus, along with trees native to the site, are resources for teaching and research. Outstanding plant collections include Shields Oak Grove, Mary Wattis Brown Garden of California native plants, Ruth Risdon Storer Garden: A Valley-Wise Garden, T. Elliot Weier Redwood Grove, and Arboretum Terrace home demonstration garden. Arboretum education programs promote sustainable and environmentally-appropriate gardening practices. Internships are available in nursery management, landscape design and maintenance, environmental education, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). |
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