Loismann Botanical Garden
The Loismann Botanical Garden is a privately run botanical garden in the Dörenthe district of the city of Ibbenbüren in the north of North Rhine-Westphalia . The 1.5 hectare, publicly accessible arboretum was laid out at the beginning of the 20th century on a dump that was created at the end of the 19th century when the Dortmund-Ems Canal was excavated . The Botanical Garden is a testament to historical garden culture with numerous native and exotic plants.
location
The Loismann Botanical Garden, located in Ibbenbüren in the Dörenthe district , is directly adjacent to the Dortmund-Ems Canal in an easterly direction. The garden is located in the natural spatial main unit group Westphalian Bay and in the natural spatial main unit Ostmünsterland . It is located south of the Teutoburg Forest . The Loismannweg runs in the south and the Löchtweg in the east. The Dörenther Mühlenbach forms a still water in the south of the garden through damming.
history
The genesis of the garden begins with the construction of the Dortmund-Ems Canal in the years 1894 to 1895. In the process, an excavation dump was heaped up behind the farm on a field belonging to the farmer Bernhard Loismann . After the area was no longer suitable for agricultural use, the farm owner decided to plant fruit trees on the area and started his project in 1898. At the beginning of the 20th century, the farmer began planting local and exotic, especially Asian and North American trees and shrubs, some of which are still preserved today. His son Karl Loismann in 1945 developed the arboretum further. In order to better supply the garden with water, the farmer had a 1.5 km long water pipe laid from the Teutoburg Forest to his farm.
Plant population
In total, the Botanical Garden includes around 300 different types of plants, especially large deciduous and coniferous trees, flowering trees, trees with striking leaf structures, ornamental trees and various hanging and dwarf shapes.
In 1910 Loismann planted an American sequoia tree ( Sequoia giganteum ) in the complex. The cypress plant has a height of 30 meters and a conical crown. The garden also features the rare Coulter pine (Pinus cuolteri) . After this hardy and warmth-loving pine species froze to death in the cold winter of 1929, the plant lover Loismann ordered a new cone in California and cultivated the conifer in a glass house before the pine was planted back in the arboretum. The image of the garden was dominated by numerous tall, evergreen conifers . In addition to trees, Loismann also raised poisonous and non-poisonous medicinal plants .
Are remarkable shrubs as in the botanical garden Honoki Magnolia (Magnolia hypoleuca), Torreya nucifera (Torreya nucifera), incense cedar (Calocedrus decurrens), chestnut (Castanea sativa), handkerchief tree (Davidia involucrata), Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) and Ginkgo ( Ginkgo biloba "Pendula") .
Furnishing
Loismann provided interesting woody plants with their botanical names and a brief description of their origin and their respective characteristics. The botanical garden originally included a so-called negro hut , which is no longer preserved. The racist name probably referred to a simple thatched gazebo.
A wooden accommodation hut is located on the hill at the entrance to the complex. Numerous benches invite you to stay in the publicly accessible botanical garden.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe: Botanical Garden Loismann, Ibbenbüren, district Dörenthe in LWL-GeodatenKultur, accessed on May 3, 2019
- ↑ a b c d Loismann Botanical Garden. Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences, June 18, 2012, accessed on May 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Ibbenbüren-Dörenthe: Loismann Botanical Garden. Regional Association Westphalia-Lippe / Ministry of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia / LWL-Kulturabteilung, accessed on May 3, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Botanical Garden Loismann. In: Münsterland travel guide. Internet travel magazine schwarzaufweiss GbR, accessed on May 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Ibbenbüren: Loismann Botanical Garden. Internet Marktplatz GmbH & Co. KG, accessed on May 3, 2019 .
Web links
- Loismann's garden in Ibbenbüren on gaerten-in-westfalen.de
Coordinates: 52 ° 14 ′ 16 ″ N , 7 ° 40 ′ 30 ″ E