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The Colonial Park Arboretum and Gardens (144 acres) are gardens and an Arboretum located in Colonial Park (651 acres), 150 Mettlers Road, East Millstone, New Jersey . The grounds are open daily without fee.

The arboretum contains labeled specimens of flowering trees, evergreens, shade trees, dwarf conifers, and flowering shrubs. Some of the genera represented are '' Abies '' (firs), '' Acer '' (maples), '' Aesculus '' (buckeyes), '' Carpinus '' (ironwoods), '' Chamaecyparis '' (false cypress), '' Cedrus '' (cedars), '' Celtis '' (hackberries), '' Cephalotaxus '' (plum yews), '' Ilex '' (hollies), '' Juniperus '' (junipers), '' Picea '' (spruces), '' Pinus '' (pines), '' Quercus '' (oaks), and '' Sorbus '' (mountain ashes).

The arboretum area also contains several gardens: the Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden, 1 acre with more than 3,000 Rose s of 325 varieties; the Fragrance and Sensory Garden (1981); and the Perennial Garden (1976). The Delaware And Raritan Canal passes along one side of the arboretum.


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