The Promenade / The Central Circle

Promenade,Central Circle,etc.

Promenade

The Promenade that welcomes visitors to the Garden is lined with giant trees. The world's tallest trees, sequoia trees and metasequoia trees known as living fossils are alternately lined both sides of the Promenade. Also Aesculus trees such as buckeyes, horse chestnut trees are displayed in the center.

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The Promenade in late autumn. The leafless trees are buckeye and horse chestnut trees (Hippocastanaceae);
trees with yellow leaves are Metasequoia trees; and the evergreen trees are Sequoia trees

Aesculus carnea

A hybrid between the American Aesculus paviaand the European Aesculus hippocastanum, grafted onto an Asian variety of Aesculusas the rootstock.

Central Circle

In the Central Circle that opens out from the Promenade, can be seen Rhododendoron ‘Taiyo’ with their bright red flowers, threatened aquatic plants, carnivorous plants, Mendel’s grape, and other plants from Japan and overseas.

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Rhododendoron 'Taiyo'

Sarracenia leucophylla (photo taken in November)

Eriocaulon heleocharioides, an aquatic extinct species in the wild