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The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden 127 acres (51.4 ha) is an Arboretum , Botanical Garden , and historical site nestled into hills near the San Gabriel Mountains , at 301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California , USA . It is open daily during business hours, for a fee.

The site's modern history began in 1875 when Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin purchased Rancho Santa Anita and constructed its buildings and grounds. The arboretum itself began in 1947 with California and Los Angeles jointly purchasing 111 acres (44.9 ha) to create an arboretum around the Baldwin site. By 1949, the first Greenhouse had been constructed and the site's plants inventoried. In 1951, the first 1,000 trees were planted, and in 1956 the arboretum was opened to the public. Ongoing construction of gardens and greenhouses took place during the 1950s and 1960s, and in 1975-1976 the Tropical Greenhouse was opened and the Prehistoric and Jungle Garden completed. Construction and renovation of both greenhouses and gardens has continued to this day.

The arboretum's plants are grouped by geography with gardens for South America n, Mediterranean , South Africa n, Australia n and Asia tic- North America n plants. Other displays include the Aquatic Garden, Meadowbrook, Demonstration Home Gardens, Garden for All Seasons, Prehistoric and Jungle Garden, Native Oak s, Herb Garden, and the Palm and Bamboo collection. In addition, the arboretum is home to a flock of some 200 Peafowl , which are descendants of original birds imported by Baldwin from India in about 1880. Peafowl can also be found throughout neighborhoods surrounding the arboretum.

Numerous movies were filmed at the arboretum including portions of both Jurassic Park movies and Anaconda .


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