Arboretum aeriel view

Uganda’s rain forests contain different indigenous tree species with which Tooro Botanical Gardens has established an arboretum with unique collections to display their beauty and diversity, conserve the flora and fauna of the region and beyond.
Seeds and vegetative planting materials are collected from the nearby primary forests, community forests and the Tooro Botanical Gardens mature stands, East Africa and beyond, raised in our propagation unit and planted in the gardens. This is the biggest ex-situ conservation undertakings in the country. It has served and will continue to serve as a gene pool to conserve regional and national biodiversity, but also provide education materials for local community, students and researchers as most of the species are rare in the remaining forest reserves.
Over 20,000 indigenous tree and shrub species have been planted in the gardens. Every tree planted here is a source of knowledge, helping us conserve the habitats of beloved native trees and protect some of the Uganda’s most fascinating species at risk from deforestation and creating a home of over 127 bird species which enjoy the comfort of the trees and abundant food there in. Tooro Botanical Gardens seeks to have the most tree and shrub species of Uganda represented in the arboretum.