Arboretums

An arboretum is a botanical collection where visitors can see mainly woody or semi-woody-plants. However, beyond the tourism function, arboretums are in the service of education and research as well as they have a gene preservation funcion, so they can also be the reserve for rare protected plants. Forest Research Institute manages three arboretums in different parts of the country. In some form, all of them are linked to forest research. This explains why, though its main profile is not horticulture, it is the FRI, that manages them. There are Experimental Stations in two of them. The Arboretum of Sárvár and the Kámoni Arboretum is protected areas of national importance. Their conservation manager is the Őrség National Park. Nevertheless, these arboretums are owned by the Hungarian State so they must be maintained by state funds, that today is very difficult. Where entrance tickets are issued the income is also spent on maintenance. Development can be carried out only by means of tenders. This is going on right now in the Kámoni Arboretum. All three arboretums are operated by a limited number of staff, so much so that there is no cashier in Püspökladány, and due to this fact there is no admission fee. There are two persons taking care of Sárvár’s Arboretum and three ones of Kámoni. The Arboretums of Püspökladány and Sárvár and the Experimental Stations are managed by the same person respectively. The Kámoni Arboretum operates with its own manager. Due to the limited financial means to obtain new plants is not as easy as it was before but the FRI is trying to do its best. All visitors are welcome in our arboretums. Study tours and guided tours by prior arrangement are also available. After the renovation, two wheelchairs can be provided for disabled guests at Kámoni Arboretum. There is a plant shop operated at Sárvár’s Arboretum, so if you like a plant during your walk, there is a chance that you can take home a piece. You can read more about the history and features of our arboretums in the extracts.

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