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John F. Kennedy ArboretumLast updated: Jan 2005 |  | ||
| Address: | New Ross, Co. Wexford, Ireland Tel: 353 (0)51 388171 Fax: 353 (0)51 388172 email: jfkarboretum at opw.ie web address: 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 | ||
| Total Horticultural Staff: | | ||
| POLICIES | |||
| Accessions | |||
| 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 | ||
| Area heated: | |||
| Other sites of collection: | | ||
| 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 | ||
| Notable plants within the collection | |||
| Geographical area 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 | |||
| Special collections | | ||
| Phenological Garden | International Phenological Garden since 1964 | ||
| Records of living collection | Kept since 1968 Computerised | ||
| Record System | Open Access 2 | ||
| 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 of the material: | 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. | |||