The UC Davis Arboretum is a 100-acre botanical garden and research center that is set along the banks of the old north channel of Putah Creek. Founded in 1936, the arboretum features 17 gardens and collections, including the Arboretum Terrace Garden and Lois Crowe Patio, Australian, California Foothill, Conifer, Desert, and East Asian Collections, the Carolee Shields White Flower Garden and Gazebo, the Eric E. Conn Acacia Grove, and the Mary Wattis Brown Garden of California Native Plants, among others. The University of California, Davis Arboretum is open 24 hours a day every day of the year and is free to the public.
Address: UC Davis Arboretum, 920 Garrod Drive, Davis, CA 95616, Phone: 530-752-4880
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