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Deerfield Beach Arboretum

Arboretum and botanical garden in Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States

Field	Value
name	Deerfield Beach Arboretum
alt_name	Tree Zoo
image	Deerfield-arboretum.jpg
image_caption	View of the Deerfield Beach Arboretum.
type	Public botanical garden
location	2841 W. Hillsboro Blvd
Deerfield Beach, Florida, 33442
coordinates
area	9 acre
established	on Arbor Day
owner	City of Deerfield Beach
manager	City of Deerfield Beach Parks & Recreation
Friends of the Deerfield Beach Arboretum
status	Open year round, free to visit
publictransit	Tri-Rail: Deerfield Beach Station
other_info	Free to visit
website

Deerfield Beach, Florida, 33442 Friends of the Deerfield Beach Arboretum

The Deerfield Beach Arboretum, also known as the Tree Zoo, is an arboretum and botanical garden located in Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States. It covers 9 acres (3.6 ha). It is owned by the city of Deerfield Beach and managed by The Friends of the Deerfield Beach Arboretum. It contains more than 200 different species of trees and palms from around the world, with more than 50 different species of flowering trees. The Deerfield Beach Arboretum was established on April 28, 1995 on Arbor Day, and celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2025.

The Arboretum was founded by the then city forester, Zeke Landis, in 1995 with a selection of 22 trees and palms, and has since grown to 325 species (excluding native) of palms, tropical fruit trees, exotic flowering and canopy trees, bamboos, and miscellaneous exotic trees. Arboretum areas currently include: bamboo, butterfly garden, children's garden, exotic canopy trees, flowering trees, native canopy trees, orchid display, palm trees, spice and herb garden, tropical fruit trees, and a wetlands demonstration area.

The Deerfield Beach Arboretum is free to visit and open to the public from sunrise to sunset.

Visitor information

The Arboretum is currently maintained by the Friends of the Deerfield Beach Arboretum which hosts a workday every first Saturday of the month (about 3 hours 9am -12 noon followed by a free lunch). There are tours every Friday at 10:00am (also same time on first Saturday of the month). There is a free horticultural presentation on the second Thursday of the month at 7 pm in the Constitution Park building from September to May. The Arboretum is currently open from dawn to dusk and is free. There is a children's playground on the site. There is a paved trail which as a circle measures a half mile with exercise stations.

Plant collection

The plant collection is varied and extensive. As of December 2025, there are 247 plants cataloged in the botanical gardens collection. Each plant is meticulously registered in the Arboretum's plant database and are mapped out by location in GIS. Each plant is cataloged by its name in Latin.

Some of the plants at the arboretum include:

American Oil Palm - Elaeis oleifera
African Oil Palm - Elaeis guineensis
African Tulip - Spathodea
Baobab
Coral Tree
Guiana Chestnut - Pachira aquatica
Indian Laurel
Jacaranda mimosifolia
Rainbow Eucalyptus
Sausage Tree
Ylang Ylang

References

https://www.tclf.org/landscapes/deerfield-beach-city-arboretum
"Arboretum".
https://www.thetreezoo.com/plant-database
https://dfb.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/2794a6321b334a2abfdc6cedadef0d3a

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