University of Basel Botanical Garden — Attraction in Basel

The Botanical garden of the University of Basel is the oldest garden in Switzerland. It is also one of the oldest gardens in the world. It was founded in 1589 by Caspar Bauhin for his research. Today, there are approximately 7500 plant species in the garden. It is located on Spalengraben and Schonbein Strasse.

There are two fossilised tree trunks imported from the USA. These trees lived 210 million years ago in the desert area of Arizona, USA.

Though the garden space is small compared to others, the space has been very well utilised. There are many green houses worth exploring. However, these green houses close an hour earlier than the visiting hours.

The garden is almost part of the university. For example, the environmental sciences department has a doorway to this garden.

I really wondered how could they grow trees in wooden boxes. The trees are short but bear big fruits like lemon, apple and pomegranate. The visit was enjoyable and informative. All the students must visit and learn how...

Founded in 1589, the Botanical Garden of the University of Basel is one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world. Although it covers a small area, the collection is very rich, with more than 7,500 recorded plants. These include precious and rare species such as Titan Arum, Amazonian Water Lily, Millennium Grass, Giant Sequoia, Ginkgo Biloba, etc. In addition, the botanical garden also has different landscapes such as tropical rainforest, aquatic ecology, and cloud forest. If you want to visit, it is recommended to go around 10:00 in the morning and reserve two hours of sightseeing time, or wait until the afternoon when the sun is not so strong. If you don't understand German, try to bring a translation software to recognize some plant signs. This is a very good place to spend...

It's basically a plant zoo! I was impressed by all the well maintained plants and there was tall trees. It was really humid and warm. They have some birds in the enclosure. I really loved the cactus display! They even had fruit trees. Plants are amazing. Humans can see the most variation in shades of green. So it's pleasing to the eye. They don't have a lot of explanation for that plants but some have names. It's a good place for taking pictures...