Fullerton Arboretum
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Heritage House in arboretum.
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| Type | Public |
| Location | Fullerton, California |
| Nearest city | Fullerton |
| Coordinates | 33°53′14″N 117°52′59″W / 33.88728°N 117.883177°WCoordinates: 33°53′14″N 117°52′59″W / 33.88728°N 117.883177°W |
| Area | 26 acres (11 ha) |
| Created | 1976 |
| Status | Open year round |
| Website | Official website |
The Fullerton Arboretum is a 26-acre botanical garden with a collection of plants from around the world, located on the northeast corner of the California State University, Fullerton campus in Fullerton, California, in the United States. It is the largest botanical garden in Orange County, with a collection of over 4,000 plants. The Arboretum saves species that are extinct or near extinction and serves as a learning place for agricultural history.
The Arboretum officially was created in 1976, and officially opened in 1979. The arboretum, which was originally a diseased orange grove, was transformed into organic gardening plots. A centerpiece of the Arboretum is the Heritage House, which was built in 1894 as the home and office of Fullerton's pioneer physician, Dr. George C. Clark. In 1972 the house was moved to what is now the middle of the Arboretum. The restored house now serves as a museum of family life and medical practice of the 1890s.
The Arboretum's garden paths wander through four major collections: Cultivated, Woodlands, Mediterranean and Desert Collections. Highlights include Southern California native vegetation, Rare Fruit Grove, an 11,000 sq ft (1,000 m2) organic vegetable garden, historic Citrus and Avocados, Channel Islands Garden, an extensive Cycad Collection, Conifer Collection, Palm Grove, Community Gardens, and a Children's Garden.
The Arboretum gives people the opportunity to teach and learn about the environment. They work with students and faculty from a variety of different campus departments and gather information. The research that is done is shared throughout Orange County. They offer a variety of classes to the public with subjects ranging from bird watching to water conservation. Students also work in the Heritage house, learning from displays and creating art.
The idea of creating an arboretum on the northern part of Orange State College’s campus, later known as California State University Fullerton, came from Drs. David Walkington and Eugene Jones. This land had originally been an orange grove and suffered a disease called “quick decline,” which led to the death of the trees. Teri Jones, along with other faculty wives, worked together to find support for developing the land into an arboretum. The Arboretum Committee was formed and they later won a Disneyland Community Service Award for its environmental efforts.
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