Cedergrenska parken, Botanical garden in Stocksund, Sweden
Cedergrenska parken lies by the Cedergrenska Tower in Stocksund, Danderyd Municipality. It combines a forest section, an arboretum of exotic conifers such as cypress, Caucasian spruce and Douglas fir, a garden with 50 kinds of fruit trees, and rocky and shoreline sections facing Stocksundet and Lilla Värtan.
Forester Albert Gotthard Nestor Cedergren (1849–1921) planted exotic seeds collected on his travels, aiming to research species suited to Swedish forestry. His daughters created the rose garden. They bequeathed tower and grounds to the Forestry College, which received the estate when the last daughter died in 1975; it passed to the Nordic Museum, which sold it to Danderyd Municipality in 1981.
The park is named after forester Albert Gotthard Nestor Cedergren, who brought exotic seeds home from his travels. His daughters shared his interest in cultivation and self-sufficiency and laid out the rose garden. The grounds are designated a kulturpark, and the tower and the park villa Skogshyddan are classed by the municipality as indispensable.
The park offers many paths to explore, whether you wish to see the tree collections or walk along the waterside. The best time to visit is spring and summer, when the paths are dry and the vegetation is most active.
The park is part of Rösjökilen, one of Stockholm's green wedges, and the whole area is designated a kulturpark in Danderyd's cultural-environment handbook. Both the Cedergren Tower and the park villa Skogshyddan are classed by the municipality as "omistliga" — indispensable.
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