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Kilmacurragh ArboretumLast updated: March 2009 |  | ||
| Address: | Kilmacurragh Arboretum, Kilbride, Co. Wicklow, Ireland email: kilmacurraghgardens at opw.ie web address: www.botanicgardens.ie Latitude: 52° 56'0''N Longitude: 06° 09'0''W | ||
| BACKGROUND TO THE COLLECTION | |||
| Year Founded: | 1850, Part of National Botanic Gardens Glasnevin since 1998 | ||
| Ownership: | Office of Public Works | ||
| Garden code: | KILM | ||
| PERSONNEL | |||
| Director: | Peter Wyse Jackson | ||
| Head Gardener: | Seamus O'Brien | ||
| Contact person: | Seamus O'Brien | ||
| Total Staff: | 7 | ||
| Total Horticultural Staff: | 3 | ||
| POLICIES | |||
| Accessions: | A set of written Policies as per the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin | ||
| Collections: | A set of written Policies as per the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin | ||
| PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT | |||
| Altitude: | 120 m | ||
| Soil type: | Acid over shale | ||
| Aspect: | South east facing surrounded by hills to 240 m | ||
| Total area: | Arboretum 4 hectares, 10 hectares total | ||
| Area heated: | |||
| Other sites of collection: | Part of National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin. | ||
| WEATHER RECORDS | No records kept | ||
| Temperature: | |||
| Average daily: | |||
| Av. monthly max: | 12.8 °C | ||
| Av. monthly min: | 6.8 °C | ||
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| Rainfall | |||
| Average annual: | 1168 mm | ||
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| PLANT COLLECTION | |||
| Families: | 79 | ||
| Genera: | 156 | ||
| Species: | 350 | ||
| Taxa: | 402 | ||
| Accessions: | 1200 | ||
| Plants: | 2500 | ||
| Notable plants within the collection: | |||
| Cryptomeria japonica 'Kilmacurragh Cristata', Laureliopsis philippiana, Picconia excelsa, Picea orientalis, Podocarpus salignus | |||
| Geographical area(s) of specialisation: | |||
| Southern Hemisphere Gymnosperms | |||
| Special families within the collections: | |||
| Special genera within the collections: | |||
| Athrotaxis, Cunninghamia, Saxegothea, Fitzroya, Podocarpus, Rhododendron, | |||
| Special collections: | | ||
| Phenological Garden: | |||
| Record Keeping: | kept since 1998 Computerised | ||
| Record System: | BG-Recorder | ||
| Plant-collecting trips: | Chile, 2007 | ||
| FACILITIES ON SITE | |||
| Herbarium: | at National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin | ||
| Library: | at National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin | ||
| Research facilities: | No | ||
| Publications: | No | ||
| Identifications: | No | ||
| Teaching and Education: | Guided walks and other events for adults and children. | ||
| Interpretation: | Guide service offering supervised garden walks, brochure and guided trail | ||
| Friends Organisation: | No | ||
| Visitor facilities: | Car Park, Toilets | ||
| ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS | |||
| Public access: | Free | ||
| Visitors per year: | 30 000 | ||
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 9am-6pm, 5pm in winter | ||
| GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE COLLECTION: | |||
| Funded by Central Government to pursue the basic objectives of conservation, education, research, demonstration and recreation, as part of the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin. The Gardens reflect the role of the Acton family's collaboration with Glasnevin from 1850 to the 1930s. | |||