Niigata Prefectural Botanical Garden
The Niigata Prefectural Botanical Garden (新潟県立植物園, Niigata Kenritsu Shokubutsuen) is a 19.8 hectares (49 acres)
Niigata, Niigata, Japan
. It is open daily except Mondays; an admission fee is charged.
The garden contains a collection of
Prunus lannesiana; a conifer arboretum containing some 300 varieties from Europe and North America; another small arboretum, primarily cherry trees and conifers, given by the prefecture's towns and cities; and a collection of aromatic herbs (about 150 species
).
The garden also contains substantial greenhouses including a large dome (30 meters tall, 42 meters in diameter), with about 550 species total in arid, aquatic, and tropical zones.
See also
References
- Niigata Prefectural Botanical Garden (Japanese)
- Niigata Prefecture description
- Jardins Botaniques Japonais (French)
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