The Arboretum du Rosay (2.5 hectares) is a new arboretum within the ''parc du domaine de Rosay'' in

Sablé-sur-Sarthe Sablé-sur-Sarthe (, literally ''Sablé on Sarthe''), commonly referred to as Sablé, is a commune in the Sarthe department, in the Pays de la Loire region, western France. It is about 50 km northeast of Angers. Population Geography The ...

Sarthe Sarthe () is a department of the French region of Pays de la Loire, and the province of Maine, situated in the '' Grand-Ouest'' of the country. It is named after the river Sarthe, which flows from east of Le Mans to just north of Angers. It ha ...

, Pays de la Loire,

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. The park was named a historical monument in 1992, has been owned by the municipality since the late 1990s, and in 2007-2008 was planted with 120 trees by school children and adults. Plantings include conifers, deciduous trees,

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, and

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s, each labeled with botanical name.

References

Les Cahiers de Sablé, no. 121 - August 2008 (French)

* ttp://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/politique-culturelle/liste%20jardins%20protegesMH_2008.pdf Culture.gouv.fr: Liste des parcs et jardins protégés au titre des monuments historiques (French) Rosay, Arboretum du Rosay, Arboretum du {{France-garden-stub

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