Kalsnavas Arborētums

Latvia, Latvia

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Kalsnavas Arborētums (Kalsnava Arboretum) is an arboretum in Kalsnava Parish, Madona Municipality, Latvia, founded in 1975 with the purpose of conducting scientific research in dendrology and forestry and planting foreign woody plants for propagating purposes.

It is the largest collection of woody plants in Eastern Latvia, covering 143.96 hectares total with 99 hectares of trees and shrubs, and contains approximately 2,500 different taxa and 45,000 individual plants. The arboretum is protected as a nature reserve by Latvian law and is a member of the Nordic Association of Arboretums and the Baltic Association of Botanical Gardens.

Located in "Ogu Īves," Kalsnavas pagasts, Madonas novads, visitors can see over 300 different species and varieties of coniferous trees, approximately 2,500 different plants, including rare tulip trees, white fringe trees, and Kobushi magnolias, and since 2006 it has been building the largest collection of peonies in Latvia. The collection has notable scientific, educational, economic, and recreational significance, earning the arboretum the nickname "the third botanical garden in Latvia".