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Conifer Garden, In Safari Park

Tree Lined Path
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The path lead uphill past a wide variety of conifer (class) plants.

Richard Sat, 22 Jun 2024 11:17:24
Has the name Nicholas Mirov Pinteum been retired? We're up here in Fairbanks and developing a pinteum from a 1960s research plot. We visited the NTMP in 1990 and loved it.

Conifer external link Garden   •  Safari Park (Was Wild Animal Park) external link external link   •  San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Friday 29 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 14:31:34 Friday 15 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_0738
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Seed Pods
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Classic seed pods lay within easy reach alongside the trail.

Conifer external link Garden   •  Safari Park (Was Wild Animal Park) external link external link   •  San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Friday 29 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 14:31:55 Friday 15 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_0739
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Tropics Among Conifers
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A sub-tropical African-style umbrella stood in a glade among the conifers on exhibit.

Conifer external link Garden   •  Safari Park (Was Wild Animal Park) external link external link   •  San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Friday 29 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 14:33:22 Friday 15 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_0741
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View From The Conifer Garden
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The Conifer Garden was a long walk from the main entrance to the park. Notice the bridge over the big cat cages in the center of the photo.

Conifer external link Garden   •  Safari Park (Was Wild Animal Park) external link external link   •  San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Friday 29 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 14:33:47 Friday 15 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_0745
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A Wart Hog Passed By
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Two trainers from the Safari Park walked past escorting a tame wart hog down the path.

Conifer external link Garden   •  Safari Park (Was Wild Animal Park) external link external link   •  San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Friday 29 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 14:53:19 Friday 15 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_0758
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A Stream Ran Through It
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A stream fed by pumped water ran through the Conifer Garden. At the top of this spring was a small constructed waterfall.

Conifer external link Garden   •  Safari Park (Was Wild Animal Park) external link external link   •  San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Friday 29 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 14:58:07 Friday 15 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_0767
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The Sign
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The sign at the entry to the Conifer Garden read:

Conifer Garden

This large group of evergreen, cone-bearing
trees finds some familiar examples in the
pine, spruce, cedar and redwood trees.

Conifer external link Garden   •  Safari Park (Was Wild Animal Park) external link external link   •  San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Friday 29 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 14:31:15 Friday 15 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_0737
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