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Free State National Botanical Garden

Coordinates: 29°03′08″S 26°12′39″E / 29.05222°S 26.21083°E / -29.05222; 26.21083
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Free State National Botanical Garden
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TypeBotanical garden
LocationBloemfontein
Coordinates29°03′08″S 26°12′39″E / 29.05222°S 26.21083°E / -29.05222; 26.21083
Area70 hectares (170 acres)
Established1965; 59 years ago (1965)
Administered bySouth African National Biodiversity Institute
Hiking trails4
Species400
WebsiteFree State National Botanical Garden - SANBI
Walkway in the Free State National Botanical Garden

The Free State National Botanical Garden, located just outside Bloemfontein covers 70 hectares, and is home to about 400 species of plants, largely native to Free State and Northern Cape Provinces and Lesotho. Near Bain's Vlei, the garden was established in 1965, around 10 km north of downtown between picturesque dolerite rocks. 140 bird species, 50 mammal species, and 50 reptile species live in the park. A wild olive tree (Olea europaea subsp. africana) there is probably more than 200 years old. The herbarium preserves 50,000 species. There is also a bird hide, a dam, and wide lawns.[1][2]

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  1. ^ "Free State National Botanical Garden - Information - SANBI". SANBI. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Free State National Botanical Garden Bloemfontein". BFN Tourism. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
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