- Ishikawa Forest Experiment Station
The Ishikawa Forest Experiment Station (石川県林業試験場, 44 hectares) is an
arboretum andbotanical garden located at Ho-1 Banchi, Sannomiya-machi,Hakusan, Ishikawa ,Japan . It is open daily; admission is free.The arboretum contains almost 800
species (15,000 trees and shrubs) in areas including anazalea garden,camellia garden,cherry trees, experimental areas,Japanese garden , playground, wetlands, etc. Collections include "Acer palmatum " var. matsumurae, "Aesculus turbinata ", "Benthamidia japonica ", "Camellia sasanqua ", "Castanopsis cuspidata " var. Sieboldii, "Cercidiphyllum japonicum ", "Corylopsis spicata ", "Fagus crenata " Blume, "Forsythia suspensa ", "Gardenia augusta ", "Hamamelis japonica ", "Hypericum patulum " Thunb., "Juglans mandshurica " var. Sachalinensis, "Liriodendron tulipifera " L., "Magnolia kobus ", "Metasequoia glyptostroboides ", "Prunus mume ", "Quercus myrsinaefolia ", "Spiraea thunbergii ", "Stewartia pseudocamellia ", "Styrax obassia ", "Taxodium distichum ", "Viburnum plicatum " var. Plicatum, "Weigela hortensis " (Sieb. et Zucc.) K. Koch, etc.See also
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List of botanical gardens in Japan References
* [http://www.pref.ishikawa.jp/ringyo/ Ishikawa Forest Experiment Station (Japanese)]
* [http://www.jardinsbotaniquesjaponais.fr/IshikawaForestExperimentStation.htm Jardins Botaniques Japonais (French)]
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