Huvitus

The garden occupies 381 hectares, with 308 hectares of forest, and contains four distinct sections: Small Garden, Large Garden, Apple Orchard, and Cherry Hill.

Carl Reinhold Sahlberg established this garden in the mid-19th century, making it the largest fruit garden in Finland at that time.

The garden maintained records of all plant species, now preserved at the University of Turku, and introduced the Huvitus apple variety to Finnish agriculture.

The garden employed up to thirty workers to maintain its extensive collection of over one thousand fruit trees, including apples, plums, cherries, and pears.

The property housed a rehabilitation center for alcoholics from 1891 to 1937, followed by a girls' home until 1978.

Location: Pöytyä

Inception: 19 century

Founders: Carl Reinhold Sahlberg

GPS coordinates: 60.90306,22.33417

Latest update: March 21, 2025 16:52