Jardin botanique de Tourcoing

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The Jardin botanique de Tourcoing (11,900 m2) is a municipal botanical garden and arboretum located at 32 rue du Moulin Fagot, Tourcoing, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. It is open daily; admission is free.

The garden was established in 1917 on the site of a former private garden, and has recently been renovated and extended. Today it is arranged into five major sections:

The garden contains fine specimens of Fagus sylvatica , Pinus nigra , and Tilia platyphyllos , as well as trees including Acer pseudoplatanus , Aesculus hippocastanum , Fraxinus excelsior , Platanus x acerifolia , Populus nigra , Prunus serrulata , Robinia pseudoacacia , Taxus baccata , and Tilia platyphylla , with lesser trees including Acer platanoides , Ailanthus altissima , Crataegus , Fagus sylvatica , Ginkgo biloba , Gleditsia triacanthos , Ilex aquifolium , Pinus griffithii , Pinus mugo , Pinus nigra , Pyrus communis , Salix alba , Sophora japonica , Taxus baccata , and Tilia americana .

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