The Christchurch Botanic Gardens

Collections

Pinetum

The establishment of this collection began prior to World War II. The southern section however remained the Botanic Gardens refuse dump until 1961, when it was cleared, and planted with conifers. Conifers are an attractive and economically important group of plants, the majority of which are evergreen with predominantly narrow needle like leaves. The Pinetum has matured to include an extensive collection which include many species and cultivars of cedar (Cedar), cypress (Cupressus), fir (Abies), larch (Larix), juniper (Juniperus), pine (Pinus) and spruce (Picea).