Last updated: 23 June 2020
| PlantNetwork member |
| Address and contact details |
| University of Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2RQ |
| Tel: 01248 353398 |
| Fax: 8 370731/371644 |
| Email: n.brown@bangor.ac.uk |
| Latitude: 53° 13' 01" N |
| Longitude: 04° 09' 52" W |
| Background to the collection |
| Year founded: | 1963 |
| Ownership: | University of North Wales |
| Garden code: | TREB |
| Umbrella organisation: | PlantNetwork |
| Personnel |
| N.H. Brown |
| Contact person: | N.H. Brown |
| Total Staff: | 2 |
| Physical environment |
| Altitude: | 0-40 m |
| Soil type: | Loam |
| Aspect: | Northwest |
| Total area: | 15 ha |
| Area heated: | 450 m² |
| Weather records | Records kept |
| Temperature | |
| Average daily: | 12 °C |
| Av. monthly max: | 28 °C |
| Av. monthly min: | -4 °C |
| Absolute maximum: | 33 °C |
| Absolute minimum: | -6 °C |
| Rainfall | |
| Average annual: | 1057 mm |
| Plant collection |
| Taxa: | 1000 |
| Geographical area(s) of specialisation: |
| South Africa, Great Britain |
| Special families within the collections: |
| Liliaceae |
| Special genera within the collections: |
| Sorbus, Lloydia |
| Special collections: |
| Plants of North Wales, – 50 Plants.
Conifers, – 82 Plants.
Sorbus,
National endemics of Wales |
| Record Keeping: | Kept since 1966
Computerised |
| Record System: | BG-Recorder |
| Plant-collecting trips: | No |
| Facilities on site |
| Herbarium: | Approximately 10 000 wild collected and cultivated specimens (in School of Biological Sciences) |
| Library: | No |
| Research facilities: | General biological laboratories, underground laboratory (rhizotron) |
| Publications: | Garden guide |
| Identifications: | Undertakes identifications for the general public. Internal verification of material |
| Teaching and Education: | Primary, secondary, taxonomic, public education and higher |
| Interpretation: | Supervised garden walks, lectures |
| Friends Organisation: | Yes |
| Visitor facilities: | Unknown |
| Access to the collections |
| Public access: | Free |
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Fri: Glasshouse 8am-6pm, outdoor Garden open all times |
| Location map |
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