[KS] Arboretum Opened as Cultural Tour Site (Ferris Miller)

[Frank M. Tedesco]

>               Arboretum Opened as Cultural Tour Site                   =
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>               07/14(=C8=AD) 14:17
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>               A private garden of rare plants and trees, some indigenou=
s to
>               Korea, has recently opened as a tourist site in a major
>               summer beach town.
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>               Retired U.S. military officer Carl Ferris Miller opened t=
his
>               natural habitat of plants in Taean, Chungchong-namdo as a=

>               tourist attraction early this month after having invested=
 his
>               fortune in the nurturing of plants and trees in danger of=

>               extinction for the past 32 years.
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>               For the time being, the private garden will be opened onl=
y to
>               foreign tourists in order to avoid the damage that might
>               result from a sudden large-scale, unlimited opening. Unti=
l
>               recently, it was only open for viewing by forestry expert=
s
>               and horticulturists.
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>               The private garden has grown into an established arboretu=
m on
>               a vast tract of land measuring some 180,000 pyong (some
>               600,000 sq.m.). The Chollipo Arboret m, commonly called t=
he
>               ``Eden of Korea'' for its priceless ecological value,
>               features over 7,000 varieties of plants from Korea and
>               abroad, including a large stock of rare plants.
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>               Of particular note is that some 450 different kinds of
>               magnolia flower are preserved there, while some 400 varie=
ties
>               of holly trees are growing in the botanical garden, which=
 led
>               to the site being recognized by plant and forestry scient=
ists
>               this year at two world conferences.
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>               Currently, Miller is seeking sponsorship from the public =
in
>               order to bring to reality his ambitious 200-year plan to
>               transform the garden into a natural museum equipped with
>               reference halls, cultural areas and a botanical museum.
> =

>               Sponsors donate 30,000 up to 1 million won will receive a=

>               number of benefits, including open access to the garden a=
nd
>               free plant grafts. Call 0455-72-9310 for details.
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Frank Tedesco, Ph.D.
Occasional lecturer, University of Maryland
Assistant Professor
Sejong University
98 Kunjadong, Kwangjin-gu
Seoul 143-747 KOREA
Tel/fax: 82-2-997-3954
E-mail: tedesco at uriel.net

"Life is a terminal disease, and it's sexually transmitted."
John Cleese, the Buddhist.


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