Palmetum of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
The Palmetum of Santa Cruz de Tenerife is a botanical garden of 120.000 m² specialized in palms (Arecaceae) . It is an artificial hill, with views of the ocean, located in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. The gardens include a large system of waterfalls, streams and ponds, a museum dedicated to palms, and a display shade house. The project was started in 1995 on a former landfill and only opened to the public in 2014. The valuable palm collection gathers about 600 species of palms and it is focused on the ones native to world islands. Trees and shrubs of other plant families are also displayed, organised in "biogeographical sections". All gardens are maintained with no pesticides and no fertilizers, different species of wild birds are easily seen in the palmetum.
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Avenida de la Constitución, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Los Llanos (Salud-La Salle)
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| N 28.451944444444 ° | E -16.255833333333 ° |
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Avenida de la Constitución
38005 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Los Llanos (Salud-La Salle)
Spain
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