Berezne Arboretum, Berezne

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The arboretum of the forestry college on 30 ha with more than 750 plant taxa, a reserve since 1989.

The arboretum was laid out in the autumn of 1979 at the Berezne Forestry College on the initiative of its first director, Mykola Novosad; the park was created by teachers and students. By resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR of 13 February 1989, No. 53, it was given the status of a protected site of national significance. The area is about 30 ha; according to the 2008 inventory, the collection numbers more than 750 taxa from 47 families and 124 genera. The sections represent the flora of Crimea, the Caucasus, Siberia and America; there are a rosarium, a syringarium (lilac garden), a birch grove and a jasmine garden. 7 km of paths have been laid, and there are a cascade of ponds with gazebos and a footbridge over the river.

Routes through this landmark

• Above the Sluch: the arboretum in Berezne and Hubkiv
• Berezne and Dubrovytsia