Plants collections in Pruhonice park

Plants collections in Pruhonice park

The collection of native and exotic woody plants is one of the most important in the Czech Republic from both the quantity and the quality point of view. Today it presents 1,606 items; 1,264 taxa of deciduous trees and 342 taxa of evergreen trees. Besides these, it is possible to spot 227 taxa of perennials here.

Both groups of woody plants vary in their usage due to their different morphological structure, site requirements, and also by their aesthetical impression. Although evergreen trees are not so numerous in this particular collection, they noticeably influence the character of lots of park areas in Průhonice. From the dendrologic point of view, it is possible to admire plenty of beautiful old native woody plants such as oaks, pines, lindens and elms. The collection of exotic woody plants of the mild climate of the Northern hemisphere and the Mediterranean are especially rich here. They enable us to perceive not only their loveliness, but they also bring us knowledge about their character and the possibilities of growing them in our country.

The most distinctive exotic woody plants are oaks, maples, spruces, firs, pines, cypresses, junipers, thujas, cotoneastesr, honeysucklse, guelder-roses, all in numerous forms and cultivars. The park is especially notable due to its admirable collection of rhododendrons.    coniferous trees  deciduous  Rhododendrons

 

Rhododendrons

Rhododendron ‘Vltava’
Rhododendron 'Vltava'
Rhododendron ‘Vltava’
Rhododendron 'Vltava'
Rhododendron ‘Sázava’
Rhododendron 'Sázava'
Rhododendron ‘Profesor Scholz’
Rhododendron 'Profesor Scholz'
Rhododendron ‘Motýl’
Rhododendron 'Motýl'
Rhododendron molle subsp. molle x molle subsp. japonicum
Rhododendron molle subsp. molle x molle subsp. japonicum
Rhododendron ‘Malá Skála’
Rhododendron 'Malá Skála'
Rhododendron ‘Ledikanense’
Rhododendron 'Ledikanense'
Rhododendron ‘Lajka’
Rhododendron 'Lajka'
Rhododendron ‘Humoreska’
Rhododendron 'Humoreska'
Rhododendron ‘Eva’
Rhododendron 'Eva'
Rhododendron ‘Don Juan’
Rhododendron 'Don Juan'
Rhododendron ‘Dagmar’
Rhododendron 'Dagmar'
Rhododendron calophytum × ‘Arnošt Silva Tarouca
Rhododendron calophytum × 'Arnošt Silva Tarouca
Rhododendron ‘Božena Němcová’
Rhododendron 'Božena Němcová'
Rhododendron ‘Bouzov’
Rhododendron 'Bouzov'
Rhododendron ‘Bohumil Kavka’
Rhododendron 'Bohumil Kavka'
Rhododendron ‘Červená Lhota’
Rhododendron 'Červená Lhota'
Rhododendron ‘Arnošt Silva Tarouca’
Rhododendron 'Arnošt Silva Tarouca'
Rhododendron ‘Antonín Dvořák’
Rhododendron 'Antonín Dvořák'

Deciduous

Syringa reticulata
Syringa reticulata
Spiraea japonica ‘New Pruhonice’
Spiraea japonica 'New Pruhonice'
Rosa gallica
Rosa gallica
Robinia hartwigii
Robinia hartwigii
Rhododendron mixtum
Rhododendron mixtum
Rhododendron ‘Ledikanense’
Rhododendron 'Ledikanense'
Quercus velutina ‘Albertsii’
Quercus velutina 'Albertsii'
Quercus rubra ‘Aurea’
Quercus rubra 'Aurea'
Magnolia acuminata
Magnolia acuminata
Maackia amurensis
Maackia amurensis
Hydrangea heteromalla ‘Bretschneideri’
Hydrangea heteromalla 'Bretschneideri'
Fothergilla major
Fothergilla major
fagus sylvatica ‘Rohanii’
fagus sylvatica 'Rohanii'
Fagus sylvatica ‘Cochleata’
Fagus sylvatica 'Cochleata'
Fagus sylvatica ‘Atropunicea’ + ‘Zlatia’
Fagus sylvatica 'Atropunicea' + 'Zlatia'
Fagus engleriana
Fagus engleriana
Exochorda grandiflora
Exochorda grandiflora
Decaisnea fargesii
Decaisnea fargesii
Cornus florida
Cornus florida
Chionanthus virginicus
Chionanthus virginicus
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Cerasus sargentii
Cerasus sargentii
Calycanthus occidentalis
Calycanthus occidentalis
Betula maximowicziana
Betula maximowicziana
Aralia spinosa
Aralia spinosa
Acer rubrum
Acer rubrum
Acer platanoides ‘Stollii’
Acer platanoides 'Stollii'
Acer carpinifolium
Acer carpinifolium

Coniferous trees

Tsuga canadensis ‘Pendula’
Tsuga canadensis 'Pendula'
Torreya nucifera
Torreya nucifera
Thujopsis dolabrata
Thujopsis dolabrata
Thuja koraiensis
Thuja koraiensis
Taxus cuspidata ‘Nana’
Taxus cuspidata 'Nana'
Pinus ponderosa
Pinus ponderosa
Pinus heldreichii ‘Smidt’
Pinus heldreichii 'Smidt'
Picea breweriana
Picea breweriana
Picea abies ‘Virgata’
Picea abies 'Virgata'
Picea abies ‘Silva Tarouca’
Picea abies 'Silva Tarouca'
Picea abies ‘Formánek’
Picea abies 'Formánek'
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Larix kaempferi
Larix kaempferi
Cryptomeria japonica
Cryptomeria japonica
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Glauca’
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Glauca'
Cephalotaxus harringtonii
Cephalotaxus harringtonii