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Medicinal Plant Garden
Overview of the Medicinal Plant Garden
| Founded in: | April, 1956 |
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| Location: | Kita 12-jo, Nishi 6-chome, Kita-ku, Sapporo Phone number: 011-706-3242 |
| Weather: | (Average over approximately 30 years, from 1956- 1985) Mean annual temperature: 8 °C Annual rainfall: 1,141 mm Latitude 43° 03', Longitude 141° 20', 17.2 m above sea level |
| Total Area: | Approx. 6,272 m2 Central garden: Approx. 1,580 m2 Arboretum: Approx. 413 m2 Cultivating field: Approx. 799 m2 Experimental garden: Approx. 1,476 m2 Other: Approx. 2,004 m2 |
| Currently we have plants spanning: | 162 families, 638 genera, and 1,246 species |
| Buildings: | Approx. 317 m2 Management Office: Approx. 128 m2 Laboratory: Approx. 47 m2 |
| Joint heads of garden: | Professor Katsumi Maenaka and Technical Staff Satoko Otsuguro |
| Main Activities: | Cultivation, trial production, and breeding of new medicinal plant varieties |