This week, The Morton Arboretum hosted representatives from leading Chinese botanical gardens including the Beijing Botanical Garden, the Hunan Forest Botanical Garden, the Hefei Botanical Garden in Anhui Province, and the Xian Botanical Garden in Shaanxi Province. The Morton Arboretum partners with many Chinese botanical gardens, as part of our research and tree conservation efforts. China has a special importance for those who love and study trees, since it is the home of so many species. Of the world’s 129 maple species, 99 hail from China. Of 50 kinds of fir, 21 are Chinese. The southwestern mountains are an especially valuable “biodiversity hotspot,” because so many varied species have evolved there.
Posted on: Thu, 08 May 2014 18:15:00 +0000
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