The Arboretum de Puéchagut is an

arboretum An arboretum (plural: arboreta) in a general sense is a botanical collection composed exclusively of trees of a variety of species. Originally mostly created as a section in a larger garden or park for specimens of mostly non-local species, man ...

located near Bréau-et-Salagosse,

Gard Gard () is a department in Southern France, located in the region of Occitanie. It had a population of 748,437 as of 2019;Languedoc-Roussillon,

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. It is open daily without charge. Araucaria araucana cones

The arboretum was created in 1890 by Charles Henri Marie Flahault (1852–1935) and

Georges Fabre Georges Fabre ( – ) was a French forestry engineer, now best known for his role in creation of the ''Forêt Domaniale de l'Aigoual'' (Aigoual State Forest) and the weather observatory atop Mont Aigoual. Fabre was born in Orléans, studied at the ...

as an experimental station for studying the reforestation of the ''Forêt Domaniale de l'Aigoual'' with exotic species. It contains hiking paths and mature trees including ''

araucaria ''Araucaria'' (; original pronunciation: .ɾawˈka. ɾja is a genus of evergreen Conifer, coniferous trees in the family Araucariaceae. There are 20 extant taxon, extant species in New Caledonia (where 14 species are endemism, ende ...

'' and '' Sequoiadendron giganteum''

References

* ''Languedoc Roussillon'', Michelin Editions du voyage, 2007, page 103. .
Patrimoine Naturel & Culturel
Comité Départemental du Tourisme du Gard, 2008, page 35.
France, le trésor des régions (French)
Gardens in Gard Puéchagut {{France-garden-stub

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