Popham's Arboretum, one & only arboretum in Sri Lanka | ලංකාවේ කැලයක් සැදු පරිසර හිතකාමී විදේශිකයා

An arboretum, in a general sense is a collection composed exclusively of living trees. Arboretum are usually developed by planting trees, but the NIFS Sam Popham's arboretum has been developed using a method known as Assisted Natural Regeneration (ANR).
ANR is one of the important methods used in restoration ecology. NIFS Sam Popham's Arboretum (NIFS-SPA) is a benchmark site in Sri Lanka for ANR. This method is a relatively simple, low-cost technique where growth of natural forest seedlings is assisted and encouraged. This method controls grasses and excludes creepers and thorny shrubs to promote natural seedling growth. Removal of epiphytes, dead branches and pruning in competitively dense canopies are done as routine activities to promote the growth of natural forest seedlings.
The NIFS-Popham Arboretum was founded by Mr. F H (Sam) Popham in 1963. He bought a seven and half acre-land of scrub jungle to initiate the arboretum. This arboretum was gifted to the Institute of Fundamental Studies (IFS), Kandy In 1989. The arboretum now has 34.5 acres with the addition of 27 acres in 1989, through the initiative of Prof Cyril Ponnamperuma, a former IFS Director.
NIFS Sam Popham's Arboretum
Kandalama Road
Dambulla, Matale
Sri Lanka
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[@susirinishantha4361]

ව්ශිෂ්ඨයි. ඉතා දර්ශනීයව පටිගත කර තිබෙනවා . ජාත්‍යන්තර තත්වය අභිබවා ගිය වැඩසටහනක් . තොරතුරු ඉදිරිපත් කිරීමද ප්‍රශස්ත මට්ටමක. ජයවේවා.

[@ceylonhabitats5644]

ගොඩක් ස්තුතියි.දිගටම අප සමග රැදී සිටින්න.

[@ivaktechtalk7280]

ඔබ වැනි පරිසර හිතකාමී මිනිසුන් සදා අමරණීයයි.

[@briangriffin4life]

මෙහෙමත් මිනිසුන් ඉන්නවා කියලා දැනුනම මට ලොකු සහනයක් දැනෙනවා...❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@MaliniGanewatta]

Great job....Respect you Mr. Sam Popham and the staff here who are doing the maintenance nicely.

[@dewatilak3938]

I am very happy to see this .I have been to this place during 1990s and met Mr. Sam Popam. Also Mr. Jayantha used to visit my office at Kumbalpola for work regarding this arboretum. Very happy to seem him after almost 25 years.

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[@ranjithbulathsinhala8393]

It's a great job.we have to salute Mr Sam Popham and the maintenance staff for giveing the opportunity to study the nature .May the triple gems bless you all .Thanks

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[@dhammikebandaranayake4873]

Thanks sir your contribution to our mother land as a person who think that we need more attention on nature conservation try to make it realistic.

[@dianebaker754]

This documentary explains how the forest in Popham Arboretum came to be established and how it continues to flourish. The Arboretum provides a rich habitat for birds, insects, mammals, amphibians, indeed an entire ecosystem of connected species. This film conveys the visual beauty and diversity of the garden. Mr. J. Amerasinge deserves praise for his dedication to, and care of, the Popham Arboretum, and also for increasing the productivity of the forest by mastering natural regeneration of the indigenous species. I hope that the citizens of Dambulla feel proud that such a wonderful place is located in their community. I was fortunate to walk the trails and enjoy the beauty of Popham Arboretum when I visited Sri Lanka several years ago.

[@ceylonhabitats5644]

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[@georgevanderpoorten4583]

Jayantha has done a great in the execution of Popham's dream and much much more. Congratulations.

[@rotumbasaradahimi]

Sebe parisara hithakami.araksakayo...

[@ceylonhabitats5644]

තෙරුවන් සරණයි.

[@ireshasamthunga1503]

ඕක මුල ඉදලා බලාගත්තෙ මගේ තාත්තා එයා අවුරුදු 12 ඉදලා හිටියේ එයාගේ නමවත් කියන්නෙ නෑ ඔය මිනිස්සු. ඔය විස්තර කියන කෙනා වැඩට ආව කෙනෙක්