Located southeast of the town of Nogent-sur-l Vernisson Arboretum National des Barres or today Arbofolia was acquired in 1821 by Philippe André de Vilmorin seed merchant and botanist of the King. He was looking for a property to varied soils to test the behavior of species of exotic trees (mainly pines and oaks U.S.).
In 1873 creation of the arboretum and installing a First school of forestry installed in the pavilion by Constant Guinier Gouet.
In 1920, installation of European and Mediterranean species, and planting trees in 1929 in Asia. Finally, in 1942 created the arboretum said Bizarretum (species specific to their shapes).
an area of 35 hectares, the area of bars since 1936 became state property. After years spent in school national forest, it now hosts Cemagref, a branch of the school Chesnoy, and management of forest inventory, which trains technicians in forest management and protection Nature. This conservatory
Nogent-sur-Vernisson is now the largest and oldest in France. It offers visitors more than 8500 trees from the 4 corners of the world representing 2,700 species, plant unusual, rare and amazing. (109 species of oak, maple 85, 57 of spruce, 54 pine, 44 spruce and 92 hawthorn)
The arboretum is in the form of three major collections in which the trees are classified reference either to their geographical origin or botanical family or their ornamental characteristics.
Among the curiosities of this place include the giant the 80 cedar trunks planted in 1880, or redwood 46 meters high which is more than a century, without forgetting the score of wild orchids.
The area of bars is now a growing forest complex.
Since 2004 the arboretum is labeled "Remarkable Garden" and receives over 22,000 visitors per year.
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