The Forstbotanischer Garten Köln (25 hectares) 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 ...

and woodland botanical garden located at Schillingsrotterstraße 100, Rodenkirchen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It forms part of the city's outer green belt and is open daily without charge. The garden was created between 1962–1964 on a former military site which was, until the end of World War I, a part of the ''Äußerer Festungsring Köln'', the outer ring of fortresses surrounding Cologne. Its ruins have been integrated into the plantings as a rock garden. In the 1980s, an adjoining natural area was created as the ''Friedenswald'' with additional tree plantings. Today the garden contains exotic and native trees. Of particular interest are the

Rhododendron ''Rhododendron'' (; from Ancient Greek ''rhódon'' "rose" and ''déndron'' "tree") is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are nati ...

ravine, heather garden, peonies ('' Paeonia''),

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ese plantings (including ''

Acer palmatum ''Acer palmatum'', commonly known as Japanese maple, palmate maple, or smooth Japanese maple (Japanese: ''irohamomiji'', , or ''momiji'', (栴), is a species of woody plant native to Japan, Korea, China, eastern Mongolia, and southeast Russi ...

'', ''

Cercidiphyllum ''Cercidiphyllum'' is a genus containing two species of plants, both commonly called katsura. They are the sole members of the monotypic family Cercidiphyllaceae. The genus is native to Japan and China and unrelated to ''Cercis'' (redbuds). Desc ...

'', and '' Bambusoideae''), and

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n plantings (1.5 hectares, including '' Sequoiadendron giganteum'', ''

Pinus ponderosa ''Pinus ponderosa'', commonly known as the ponderosa pine, bull pine, blackjack pine, western yellow-pine, or filipinus pine is a very large pine tree species of variable habitat native to mountainous regions of western North America. It is the ...

'', and '' Abies concolor''). The ''Friedenswald'' (20 hectares) contains a large meadow surrounded by deciduous and coniferous forests containing trees and shrubs from all nations with which Germany has diplomatic relations; tropical and

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species are represented by symbolic trees.

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Forstbotanischer Garten Köln

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* Charles Quest-Ritson, ''Gärten in Deutschland: ein Reiseführer zu den schönsten Gartenanlagen'', Birkhäuser, 1999, page 109. * Stadt Köln. Der Oberstadtdirektor (ed.): ''Das Großzentrum Köln und seine Verflechtungen'', Köln, 1972–1973. * Josef Fachinger: ''Gutachten zu der Denkschrift der Stadtverwaltung Köln über die Eingemeindung des Landkreises Köln zur Stadt Köln, Frechen'', 1945. * Stadt Köln (ed.): ''Das neue Köln''. Ein Vorentwurf, Köln, 1950. Koln, Forstbotanischer Garten Koln, Forstbotanischer Garten Koln, Forstbotanischer Garten Tourist attractions in Cologne Rodenkirchen {{Germany-garden-stub

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