Bavarian State Arboretum

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The information pavilion in the state arboretum

Coordinates: 48 ° 24 '48.9 "  N , 11 ° 40' 3.3"  E

The Bavarian State Arboretum (also Weltwald Freising ) is an arboretum in the Kranzberger Forest between Freising and Kranzberg .

history

The arboretum was built on the deserted village of Oberberghausen, of which essentially only the church of St. Clemens has survived. The property was acquired by the state in 1883 and the buildings were demolished in the following years. In addition to a demonstration and experimental garden for pastures , willow cultures were also laid out on large areas. Since the economic success failed to materialize, the area was reforested from around 1900. In addition to spruce, some exotic trees (e.g. Douglas fir and Weymouth pine ) were also planted.

1987 began with the planting for today's arboretum. The hurricanes Wiebke and Vivian made the work more difficult because they devastated large areas of forest. Originally created primarily for the scientific purposes of the two Freising universities, the arboretum has been open to the public since 2011 under the name Weltwald. For this purpose, circular trails and information pavilions were created.

structure

Overview map of the world forest

The trees are arranged in the world forest according to their origin. In addition to the geographically arranged departments, there are also special quarters for poplars (Populetum), willows (Salicetum) and rose plants (Rosaceum). In the centrally located Botanicum, trees and bushes are arranged according to botanical categories .

supporter

Supporters of the arboretum are:

literature

  • Herbert Rudolf: The » World Forest « in Freising , in: Waldforschung aktuell, news from the Center Wald-Forst-Holz Weihenstephan, issue 59/2014, pages 43–46 online

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