The arboretum of the All-Russian Research Institute of Fruit Crop Breeding is the center of tree and shrub introduction

Abstract

The arboretum of the All-Russian Research Institute of Fruit Crop Breeding is a unique collection of the woody plants. It performs scientific, educational, environmental and aesthetic functions. There are more than 250 species, forms and varieties, representing 31 families and 56 genera. Some species growing in the arboretum are listed as endangered of different levels. They are Armeniaca manshurica (Maxim.) Skvortz., Betula Raddeana Trautv., Quercus mongolica Fisch.et Turcz., Staphylea pinnata L., Corylus colurna L., Taxus baccata L. and others. The studies confi rmed that Quercus rubra L., Corylus colurna L., Acer pseudoplatanus L., Larix sibirica Ldb., Abies sibirica Ledeb., Pseudotsuga Menziesii (Mirb.) Franco, Ptelea trifoliata L., Pinus sibirica Du Tour., Cotoneaster lucidus Schlecht., Syringa velutina Kom. and Spiraea betulifolia Pall. are decorative almost during the whole year, resistant to pests and diseases. These species may be recommended for phytotechnology for improving the environment by means of plants and promising for further study in order to use them in green building in central Russia.