Versailles-Chèvreloup — a living collection arranged by kinship and geography
Wide grassy clearings separate the trees at Chèvreloup. The paths offer a way to compare forms and foliage across closely related trees and across species from different continents.
From the source
The Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle manages Versailles-Chèvreloup as an arboretum for temperate and cold-climate trees. The former royal estate contains older plantings arranged by botanical relationship and later plantings organised by geographic origin.
Editorial reading
The museum began developing the botanical collection in the 1920s. Later planting created areas devoted to trees from Europe, Asia and North America. The conifer glades retain part of the early systematic planting. Walk between those glades and a geographic section to compare the two approaches.
Recommendation
Use the arboretum’s own entrance at Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt. Consult the official visitor map to choose a route and check seasonal closing times before setting out across the estate.
Sources
Versailles Tourisme — visitor map point · factory-dossier-bb55e64c1fa0ef890cfd462f
Versailles-Chèvreloup — official access information · factory-dossier-bb55e64c1fa0ef890cfd462f
Versailles-Chèvreloup — visitor map · factory-dossier-bb55e64c1fa0ef890cfd462f
Wikimedia Commons — photograph and licence · factory-dossier-bb55e64c1fa0ef890cfd462f
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