Los Angeles County Arboretum, general view

Near the Australian collection

Pond view

Atop the knoll

The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden 127 acres (51.4 ha) is an arboretum, botanical garden, and historical site nestled into hills near the San Gabriel Mountains, at 301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA. It is open daily during business hours, for a fee. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1227 KB) Summary Los Angeles County Arboretum; photograph taken by me in March 2006. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1227 KB) Summary Los Angeles County Arboretum; photograph taken by me in March 2006. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1605 KB) Summary Los Angeles County Arboretum; photograph taken by me in March 2006. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1605 KB) Summary Los Angeles County Arboretum; photograph taken by me in March 2006. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2406x1590, 1787 KB) Summary Garden pond, Los Angeles Arboretum. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2406x1590, 1787 KB) Summary Garden pond, Los Angeles Arboretum. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1906 KB) Summary Los Angeles Country Arboretum; photograph taken by me in March 2006. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1906 KB) Summary Los Angeles Country Arboretum; photograph taken by me in March 2006. ... An arboretum is a botanical garden primarily devoted to trees and other woody plants, forming a living collection of trees intended at least partly for scientific study. ... Inside the United States Botanic Garden Inside the Rio de Janeiro Botanic Garden (Brazil), 1890 Botanical gardens (in Latin, hortus botanicus) grow a wide variety of plants primarily categorized and documented for scientific purposes, but also for the enjoyment and education of visitors, a consideration that has become essential to... San Gabriel Mountains The San Gabriel Mountains are located in northern Los Angeles County and western San Bernardino County, California, USA. The mountain range forms a barrier between the Greater Los Angeles Area and the Mojave Desert. ... Arcadia is an upper-middle class city in Los Angeles County, California that is located about 20 miles Northeast of downtown Los Angeles It is the site of the Santa Anita Park racetrack and home to the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden. ...

The site's modern history began in 1875 when Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin purchased Rancho Santa Anita and constructed its buildings and grounds. The arboretum itself began in 1947 with California and Los Angeles jointly purchasing 111 acres (44.9 ha) to create an arboretum around the Baldwin site. By 1949, the first greenhouse had been constructed and the site's plants inventoried. In 1951, the first 1,000 trees were planted, and in 1956 the arboretum was opened to the public. Ongoing construction of gardens and greenhouses took place during the 1950s and 1960s, and in 1975-1976 the Tropical Greenhouse was opened and the Prehistoric and Jungle Garden completed. Construction and renovation of both greenhouses and gardens has continued to this day. Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... A greenhouse in Saint Paul, Minnesota. ...

The arboretum's plants are grouped by geography with gardens for South American, Mediterranean, South African, Australian and Asiatic-North American plants. Other displays include the Aquatic Garden, Meadowbrook, Demonstration Home Gardens, Garden for All Seasons, Prehistoric and Jungle Garden, Native Oaks, Herb Garden, and the Palm and Bamboo collection. In addition, the arboretum is home to a flock of some 200 peafowl, which are descendants of original birds imported by Baldwin from India in about 1880 (the peafowl is a symbol of the city of Arcadia). Peafowl can also be found throughout neighborhoods surrounding the arboretum. South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Species See List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus, and some related genera, notably Cyclobalanopsis and Lithocarpus. ... A herb (pronounced hurb in Commonwealth English and urb in American English) is a plant grown for culinary, medicinal, or in some cases even spiritual value. ... Genera Many; see list of Arecaceae genera Arecaceae (also known as Palmae), the Palm Family, is a family of flowering plants belonging to the monocot order, Arecales. ... Diversity Around 91 genera and 1,000 species Subtribes Arthrostylidiinae Arundinariinae Bambusinae Chusqueinae Guaduinae Melocanninae Nastinae Racemobambodinae Shibataeinae See the full Taxonomy of the Bambuseae. ... Binomial name Pavo cristatus Linnaeus,, 1758 Indian Peahen with chicks The Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus, is a species of bird in the peafowl genus Pavo of the pheasant family, Phasianidae. ...

Numerous movies were filmed at the arboretum including portions of both Jurassic Park movies and Anaconda. This article is about the 1993 hit movie. ... The 1997 thriller film Anaconda starred Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Eric Stoltz, Jon Voight, Owen Wilson and Kari Wuhrer. ...

See also

• List of botanical gardens in the United States

This list of botanical gardens in the United States is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the United States of America. ...

External links

• Official site
• Page about movies and television shows filmed at the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum
• The Queen Anne Cottage at the Los Angeles Arboretum (featured in the opening credits of the TV series "Fantasy Island")