Daegu Arboretum Daegu

Daegu is a very nature-conscious land that loves it flora. It is greatly concerned with maintaining the eco-system balance, and is striving towards restoring the spoiled ecosystem. One of the initiatives that it has taken towards this is by setting up the Daegu Arboretum, Daegu, in May 2002. Built on a former landfill, this arboretum is a conscious move on the part of the Daegu City Government in providing its citizens with an opportunity to experience the importance of forests, and in educating them about preserving and fostering nature.

The Daegu Arboretum, Daegu is home to local as well as rare plants. There are about 1,000 herbs, plants and trees planted in the Daegu Arboretum, Daegu, which covers an area of around 230,000 sqm. Though this area, which is situated in 284 Daegok-dong, Dalseo-gu, Daegu, was used as a landfill between 1986 and 1990, it was transformed by the City Government, and made into a botanical garden that includes more than 1,000 species of unique plants.

The Daegu Arboretum, Daegu, has gardens with giant cactuses, medicinal herbs, wild flowers, and potted plants. The different types of gardens that can be found at the Daegu Arboretum, Daegu are # a wild plant garden, a rock garden, a hydroponic garden, a broadleaf tree garden, a coniferous tree garden and an aromatic plant garden. Apart from it, there is a luscious greenhouse, cottonwoods, groves with different kinds of trees, and, a pond with aquatic life. There are also several trails that are helpful for walking, as well as large grassed areas where one can sit down and enjoy a picnic.

The Opening Hours of the Daegu Arboretum, Daegu are different, depending on the season. The timings are –

  -  March to May: 9 am to 6 pm
  -  Sep. and Oct: 9 am to 6 pm
  -  June to August: 9 am to 7 pm
  -  Nov to Feb: 9 am to 5 pm
  -  Closed on Mondays

To get to the Daegu Arboretum, Daegu, one needs to –

  -  Take a 20-minute walk from Daegok Station of the subway line No. 1.
  -  Take a ten-minute walk from
  -  the Samsung Apartments Stop (Bus No. 613),
  -  the Yucheon-gyo Bridge Stop (Bus No. 601, 608, 636, 650, 655, 665, 836),
  -  the Goryeo Driving Institute Stop (Bus No. 306, 726).