Arboreta

Arboratum is a wide open space planted with specific species of plants/trees. It is "living museum" of trees. They are many arboreta in FRIM. The famous being is dipterocarp arboratum when more than 150 species of matured dipterocarp trees are found. These arboratum is the best collection of dipterocarp species in the world. And it is use widely for reference and botanical studies. This arboreta was established in 1929.

Next to this is the non-dip arboretum where more than 250 species of trees from different families were planted in 1929. Some if these trees are timber species. Other are for genetics resources.