THE CHEEK ARBORETUM
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Arboretum recognized as a national collection by the conservatory of specialized plant collections in Bagnères-de-Luchon
Professor Henri Gaussen, geographer and botanist of international renown, founded this arboretum at Jouéou in 1928 in order to present the most complete living collection possible. This tree enthusiast, author of an abundant literature, was considered one of the great specialists of conifers. Within the Faculty of Sciences of Toulouse, he knew how to surround himself with a team of passionate researchers. For more than 60 years, this group published a multitude of bulletins on their botanical research. It is part of the scientific collection of the University Paul-Sabatier, in Toulouse.
The arboretum is recognized as a "National Collection" by the Conservatoire des collections végétales spécialisées (CCVS), in particular for its exceptional collection of 250 different conifer taxa. At its creation, it counted more than a thousand specimens from all over the world, from seeds collected by illustrious explorers and botanists (Wilson, Forrest, Rock, Cheng, Martinez...) and from the collaboration of the Arnold Arboretum, the Botanical Garden of Nanking or Vilmorin in France.
The collection is presented in two sections: the large arboretum, with mostly conifers from North America and Eurasia, and the "bizarretum", the section of races and varieties. It presents side by side trees of the same species but of different origins that can be compared. A precious collection that has been for many years a place of major botanical discoveries.
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