- Lake Wilderness Arboretum
Lake Wilderness Arboretum (40 acres), known for a time as the South King County Arboretum, is an
arboretum located inMaple Valley, Washington . It is open daily without charge. The Lake Wilderness Arboretum is managed by the South King County Arboretum Foundation.The arboretum was first established as a nonprofit organization in 1965, with its initial design completed and implemented in 1970. The Western Azalea Garden was dedicated in June 2000. In addition to a focus on Northwest native plants, the Arboretum has one of the world's largest collections of the Western Azalea ("
Rhododendron occidentale"), with over 200 selections of the species.ee also
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List of botanical gardens in the United States External links
* [http://www.lakewildernessarboretum.org/ Lake Wilderness Arboretum]
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