Arboretum Jean Aubouin
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The Arboretum Jean Aubouin (10 hectares) is an arboretum
located in the Mothe-Clédou forest near Combiers
, Charente
, Poitou-Charentes
, France
. The arboretum was established in 1932 by botanist Jean Aubouin. It contains deciduous trees and conifers including Cedrus deodara, Sequoia sempervirens, etc.
Arboretum
An arboretum in a narrow sense is a collection of trees only. Related collections include a fruticetum , and a viticetum, a collection of vines. More commonly, today, an arboretum is a botanical garden containing living collections of woody plants intended at least partly for scientific study...
located in the Mothe-Clédou forest near Combiers
Combiers
Combiers is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:...
, Charente
Charente
Charente is a department in southwestern France, in the Poitou-Charentes region, named after the Charente River, the most important river in the department, and also the river beside which the department's two largest towns, Angoulême and Cognac, are sited.-History:Charente is one of the original...
, Poitou-Charentes
Poitou-Charentes
Poitou-Charentes is an administrative region in central western France comprising four departments: Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne. The regional capital is Poitiers.-Politics:The regional council is composed of 56 members...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The arboretum was established in 1932 by botanist Jean Aubouin. It contains deciduous trees and conifers including Cedrus deodara, Sequoia sempervirens, etc.