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Arboretum Borova Hora, Slovakia and its Approach to Genetic
Conservation Notes on the Collection of the Arboretum Borova
Hora, Slovakia and its Approach to Genetic Conservation Volume 2
Number 7 - December 1996 Founded in 1965, The Arboretum Borova
Hora is a research-development unit of the Technical University
at Zvolen in Slovakia.In contrast to other similar
establishments, Arboretum Borova Hora holds a collection of tree
species which includes many of the intraspecific and
geographical variations found in the natural forests of
Slovakia. As we see the natural environment rapidly
deteriorating, the collection of tree species in the arboretum
is gaining greater relevance as it contributes to the
preservation of gene pools of the indigenous dendroflora. In
1981 the Arboretum Borova Hora was proclaimed a Protected Study
Area in recognition of the value of its plant diversity. The
collection of the Arboretum Borova Hora is composed of three
groups: tr