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Mount Tomah Botanic Garden

Bells Line of Road
VIA BILPIN NSW 2758

Ph: 02 - 4567 2154
Fax: 02 - 4567 2037
Email: tomah@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au
Web /site: http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/welcome_to_bgt/mount_tomah_botanic_garden

Authority: State Government of NSW (Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust)
Established: 1970
Area: 28 ha cultivated, 189 ha conservation area
Location: Bells Line of Road, via Bilpin
Entry Fees:
     - now free
Open: Monday to Sunday Summer 10 am to 5 pm Winter 10 am to 4 pm
Number of Paid Staff: 39
Number of Volunteers: 40
Planting Records: computer
% of Plants Labelled: 25%
% Native Aust Plants: 14%
Threatened Plant Prog: native
% of collection vouchered: ~12%
Vouchers held at: National Herbarium of NSW (NSW)
Public Access Herbarium: no
Special Collections: Southern Hemisphere wild collected plants
Indoor Exhibition Space: yes
Plant material available
For Public Sale: no
Exchange with other Gardens: seeds and plants
To Research Institutions: seeds and plants
Friends: Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens
Friend’s Address: Mrs Macquaries Rd Sydney 2000
Friend’s Web Site: -