Arboretum De Cazebonne
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The Arboretum de Cazebonne (4 hectares) is an
arboretum An arboretum (: arboreta) is a botanical collection composed exclusively of trees and shrubs of a variety of species. Originally mostly created as a section in a larger garden or park for specimens of mostly non-local species, many modern arbor ...
located about 4 km from Alzon, on D 231 towards Villaret,
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,
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. It is located within the
Cévennes National Park Cévennes National Park () is a List of national parks of France, French national park located in Southern France, in the mountainous area of Cévennes. Created in 1970, the park has its administrative seat in Florac at Florac Castle. It is loca ...
, managed by the ''Office National des Forêts'', and open daily without charge. The arboretum was created in 1903 by Charles Henri Marie Flahault (1852–1935) and Georges Fabre, near the former village of Cazebonne, as an experimental station for testing introduction of exotic trees. It contains hiking paths and mature, labeled trees including ''
Araucaria ''Araucaria'' (; original pronunciation: .ɾawˈka. ɾja is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Araucariaceae. While today they are largely confined to the Southern Hemisphere, during the Jurassic and Cretaceous they were glo ...
'' and ''
Sequoiadendron giganteum ''Sequoiadendron giganteum'' (also known as the giant sequoia, giant redwood, Sierra redwood or Wellingtonia) is a species of coniferous tree, classified in the family Cupressaceae in the subfamily Sequoioideae. Giant sequoia specimens are the la ...
''.


See also

*
List of botanical gardens in France This list of botanical gardens in France is intended to contain all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in France. Ain * Arboretum de Cormoranche sur Saône, Cormoranche-sur-Saône * Parc botanique de la Teyssonnière, Buellas Aisn ...


References


Randonee Cevenole description (French)

Bois Foret entry (French)

Portail Cevennes entry (French)
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