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Coker Arboretum, Chapel Hill, NC

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Coker Arboretum

A five-acre arboretum on the UNC Chapel Hill campus with native and East Asian trees, shrubs, and seasonal plantings.

Corner of Cameron Avenue and Raleigh Street, Chapel Hill, NC · Chapel Hill, NC

About Coker Arboretum

Coker Arboretum sits within the North Carolina Botanical Garden on the University of North Carolina campus in Chapel Hill. Its walking paths are fairly flat and lead past trees, shrubs, wildflowers, and bulb and perennial displays, with several open lawns and shaded benches along the way. The collection changes across the year, so visitors can see something different in each season. The grounds began as a teaching space for studying native North Carolina plants, and later plantings added many East Asian species that relate closely to native ones.

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