42°57′00″N 2°22′19″E / 42.95°N 2.372°E The Arboretum du Planel is an arboretum and nature preserve located near the Château d'Arques in Arques, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. It is open daily without charge.
The arboretum was established in 1933 as a nursery for Eaux et Forêts, and is today a nature preserve with good hiking trails. It contains mature specimens of American red oak, Atlas Cedar, Ginkgo biloba, Liriodendron tulipifera, Sequoiadendron, and other plants.
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- Fédération Française de la Randonnée Pédestre entry (French) Archived 2008-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
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