| PlantNetwork member |
| Address and contact details |
| New Ross, Co. Wexford, Ireland |
| Tel: 353 (0)51 388171 |
| Fax: 353 (0)51 388172 |
| Email: jfkarboretum@opw.ie |
| Latitude: 52° 19' 0" N |
| Longitude: 6° 56' 0" W |
| Background to the collection |
| Year founded: | 1968 |
| Ownership: | Office of Public Works |
| Garden code: | JFKA |
| Umbrella organisation: | PlantNetwork, International Phenological Garden Network |
| Personnel |
| Director: | Christopher Kelly |
| Curator: | Geoffrey Michael |
| Contact person: | Christopher Kelly |
| Total Staff: | 23 |
| Policies |
| Collections: | To contain a comprehensive collection of trees and shrubs capable of growing in our climate; a final content of 5000 - 6000 taxa is envisaged. Priority is given to species and natural varieties of wild origin, with interesting cultivars represented where space permits. |
| Physical environment |
| Altitude: | 36-190 m |
| Soil type: | Loam, acid |
| Aspect: | South |
| Total area: | 252 ha |
| Weather records | Records kept |
| Temperature | |
| Average daily: | 9.6 °C |
| Av. monthly max: | 12.8 °C |
| Av. monthly min: | 6.4 °C |
| Absolute maximum: | 29.4 °C (1983) |
| Absolute minimum: | -8.4 °C (1979) |
| Wind | |
| Direction: | South & west |
| Strength: | Average |
| Rainfall | |
| Average annual: | 1004 mm |
| Month of maximum: | January |
| Month of minimum: | July |
| Plant collection |
| Families: | 90 |
| Genera: | 330 |
| Species: | 2200 |
| Taxa: | 4500 |
| Accessions: | 6500 |
| Plants: | 7800 |
| Geographical area(s) of specialisation: |
| Middle Europe, Caucasus, Eastern Asia, Australia, Northwestern USA, Western South America |
| Special families within the collections: |
| Aceraceae, Aquifoliaceae, Berberidaceae, Betulaceae, Cupressaceae, Ericaceae, Fagaceae, Gramineae, Myrtaceae, Oleaceae, Pinaceae, Rosaceae, Tiliaceae |
| Special genera within the collections: |
| Abies, Acer, Azalea, Berberis, Betula, Chamaecyparis, Cotoneaster, Cupressocyparis, Cupressus, Eucalyptus, Fagus, Fraxinus, Ilex, Picea, Pinus, Prunus, Quercus, Rhododendron, Sorbus, Tilia |
| Record Keeping: | Kept since 1968
Computerised |
| Record System: | Open Access 2 |
| Phenological records: | International Phenological Garden since 1964 |
| Plant-collecting trips: | No |
| Facilities on site |
| Herbarium: | No |
| Library: | 450 items, dictionaries of gardening, floras, performance of Trees & Shrubs, |
| Research facilities: | No |
| Publications: | Guide book, trail guide, Index seminum |
| Identifications: | Undertakes identifications for the general public. Internal verification of material |
| Teaching and Education: | Potential for primary, secondary, higher, taxonomic, and public education |
| Interpretation: | Supervised garden walks, signs, brochures, guided trails |
| Friends Organisation: | No |
| Visitor facilities: | Café, gift shop |
| Access to the collections |
| Public access: | Admission charge |
| Visitors per year: | 90,000 |
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 10am-5pm winter, to 6.30pm April & Sep, to 8pm summer |
| Guiding principles behind the collection |
| The arboretum aims to cultivate as many species and varieties of trees and shrubs as possible, with cultivars included where space permits. |
| Location map |
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