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{{Short description|Research and educational arboretum in Oak Ridge, Tennessee}}
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[[File:University of Tennessee Arboretum - towards conifers.JPG|thumb|right|250px|University of Tennessee Arboretum]]
[[File:University of Tennessee Arboretum - holly collection.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Elmore Holly Collection (detail)]]
{{Commons category|University of Tennessee Arboretum}}

The '''University of Tennessee Arboretum''' (250 acres) is a research and educational [[arboretum]] operated by the [[University of Tennessee]] Agricultural Experiment Station. It is located at 901 South Illinois Avenue (State Highway 62), [[Oak Ridge, Tennessee]]. It is open to the public without charge. Outdoor areas are open daily from 8:00&nbsp;a.m. until sunset; the office and visitor center are open weekdays during normal office hours.

The arboretum contains approximately 2,500 native and exotic woody plant specimens, representing 800 species, varieties, and cultivars, with good collections of [[azalea]]s, [[conifer]]s, [[crabapple]]s, [[dogwood]]s, [[holly|hollies]], [[juniper]]s, [[magnolia]]s, [[oak]]s, [[rhododendron]]s, and [[viburnum]]s. It also includes geographic groupings of plants from both relatively nearby habitats ([[Cumberland River]] gorge, [[Southern United States]] coastal plains) and elsewhere in the world ([[California]], central [[China]], and [[Poland]]), as well as four nature trails with interpretive signs.

== See also ==
* [[List of botanical gardens in the United States]]

== External links ==
* [http://utarboretum.tennessee.edu/arboretum.htm The University of Tennessee Arboretum]
* [http://www.utarboretumsociety.org/ The University of Tennessee Arboretum Society]

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[[Category:Arboreta in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Botanical gardens in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Oak Ridge, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Anderson County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:University of Tennessee]]


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