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Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, Arizona

Posted by Chris on Jun 4, 2011 in Arizona | 0 comments

Description: Boyce Thompson Arboretum is located just west of the town of Superior, Arizona on the south side of Highway 60 at mile post #223 – just southeast of Phoenix and north of Tucson Its mission is “to instill in people an appreciation of plants through the fostering of educational, recreational, research, and conservation opportunities associated with arid-land plants.” There are winding trails all around the center that take you past a demonstration garden, a rose garden, cactus and herb gardens, a eucalyptus forest, a magma ridge and Ayers Lake. The trails are wheelchair...