The Arboretum de Chevreuil is an arboretum

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 heart of the Forêt Domaniale de la Joux (2,652 hectares) on the route des sapins east of Supt

Supt

Supt is a commune in the Jura department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.-Demographics:As of the census of 1999, the population was 107.The estimate for 2006 was 98.-References:*...

, Jura, Franche-Comté

Franche-Comté

Franche-Comté the former "Free County" of Burgundy, as distinct from the neighbouring Duchy, is an administrative region and a traditional province of eastern France...

, France

France

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. It is open daily without charge.

The arboretum is located near the Maison Forestière (Forest House), and is managed by the Office National des Forêts. It contains 43 species of conifers including the Sapin Président de la Joux, a magnificent specimen that is over two centuries old, with a height of 45 meters and a diameter of 1.2 meters.