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ar·bo·re·tum  (ärb-rtm)
n. pl. ar·bo·re·tums or ar·bo·re·ta (-t)
A place where an extensive variety of woody plants are cultivated for scientific, educational, and ornamental purposes.

[Latin arbortum, a place grown with trees, from arbor, tree.]

arboretum [ahr-bore-ee-tum, -ta]
Noun
pl -ta a botanical garden where rare trees or shrubs are cultivated [Latin arbor tree]

arboretum
a place where trees are grown for scientific observation, for pleasure, or both.
See also: Trees
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Noun1.arboretumarboretum - a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition
facility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility"

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Additionally a link from the Morris website, created by Matthew Belsky, provides abundant information on the location of Metasequoias planted before 1976 in arboretums around the U.
Find a good horticulturist by contacting arboretums, better nursery and garden centers, or colleges where botany or horticulture is taught.
``HGTV Flower Gardening'': This book takes its readers on a tour of 20 beautiful botanical gardens and arboretums across North America.
 
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