Chiayi Botanical Garden

The Chiayi Botanical Garden (Chinese: 嘉義植物園; pinyin: Jiāyì Zhíwùyuán) is a botanical garden in East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan belongs to the Taiwan Forestry Research Institute of Council of Agriculture.[1]

Chiayi Botanical Garden
嘉義植物園
TypeBotanical garden
LocationEast, Chiayi City, Taiwan
Coordinates23°29′00.9″N 120°28′08.7″E
Area8.6 hectares
Opened1908
Collections140 tree species

History

The botanical garden was established in 1908.

Geology

The botanical garden spreads across an 8.6 hectares of land. It is an experimental ground for planning and developing economical tropical trees. Currently there are 140 tree species in the garden, which is further classified into 47 families and 107 classes.[2]

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