Arboretum Forest District Marcule

Marcule, Poland, Poland

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The Arboretum in Marcule (Arboretum w Marculach) is a dendrological garden and educational arboretum located within Nadleśnictwo Marcule (Marcule Forest District), about 35 km south of Radomia in the Radom County, Poland.

Created in 2006, the arboretum covers nearly 8 hectares (specifically 7.9 hectares) and has grown from an initial collection of 600 species of trees and shrubs to approximately 900–1,000 species and their varieties of native Polish origin and from the temperate climate zone, represented by about 2,500 individual specimens.

The garden features an alpinarium (mountain plant garden) with high-altitude climate plants, a heathland (wrzosowisko), rare azalias and rhododendrons, collection of comfrey, heather and African rock plants, and notable trees including the 200-year-old oak "Marcel" (the oldest in the botanical garden), the "Dąb Jana Pawła II" oak, and several oak monuments of nature.

The arboretum fulfills three main purposes: educational, scientific, and social, serving as a "museum under the open sky" where trees themselves are the exhibits, and it promotes botanical and forestry knowledge, garden culture, and offers recreational opportunities for visitors of all ages.