Landesarboretum Baden-Württemberg

Why go

The contrast between old specimens and younger collections gives this walk its purpose. Labels let you compare broadleaf trees and conifers, while the thematic and geographic groupings show how the collection is organised. It is a more focused choice than simply wandering all of Hohenheim's grounds.

What to look for

• Mature trees grow in the historic Exotischer Garten.
• The newer Landschaftsgarten contains themed woody-plant collections.
• Labels identify broadleaf trees and conifers arranged in geographic and thematic groups.

The full story

The arboretum holds several generations of planting. Its older section, the Exotischer Garten, includes trees whose planting dates reach back to the eighteenth century: tulip trees from 1779, oaks from 1790 and yellow buckeye from 1799. Their age gives the collection a historical dimension beyond the names on the labels. The garden suffered substantial losses in 1930–31. In 1953, the former exotic garden became the Landesarboretum Baden-Württemberg. A further expansion began in the 1990s, when neighbouring land was developed as the Hohenheimer Landschaftsgarten, with the first trees planted in 1997. The two sections therefore tell different parts of the same story. Compare the established specimens of the old garden with the planned groupings of the newer one: this is a collection that has been rebuilt and extended, rather than preserved unchanged.

Useful to know

• Distinguish the arboretum's two sections from the separate botanical garden when choosing your walk.
• Check greenhouse arrangements separately if you want an indoor plant visit.

Your next visit

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