Morden Research Station is an arboretum in

Morden, Manitoba Morden is a city located in the Pembina Valley region of southern Manitoba, Canada near the United States border. It is about west of the neighbouring city of Winkler, Manitoba, Winkler; together Morden and Winkler are often referred to as Manito ...

. In 1924, the arboretum was started by W.R. Leslie, adding to the Agriculture Canada Research Station established in 1915. Since then, the

agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people t ...

station has introduced dozens of new

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, field and ornamental crops. In 1989, a 5,100 sq. metre office and laboratory complex was opened. That year, the arboretum donated its old barn to Pembina Thresherman's Museum, and the barn was moved to the new location in 1990. The arboretum and its

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grounds and picnic facilities are open to the public daily during the summer months from May until September.

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Arboreta in Canada Morden, Manitoba Parks in Manitoba {{Manitoba-geo-stub

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