The Experimental Garden with Native Plants of Tenerife
A sustainable space for the study of Canary Island flora from an ornamental point of view at the University of La Laguna
Fortunately, many university spaces house a diverse representation of native Canarian flora, thanks to the initiative of some members of the university community and the Parks and Gardens maintenance team.
Central Campus
The first specimens of palm trees, dragon trees, Canary Island pines and viñátigos were planted more than 60 years ago, in front of the old university headquarters building, and today they have a considerable size.
The area boasts remarkable biodiversity, with species from the island's different vegetation zones. Some of these plants are rarely seen in other landscaped areas.
The garden in the inner courtyard, located in the main building, is worth a visit, with numerous endemic species identified with signs around the central fountain.
The flora of the Canary Islands is also present in the garden areas of the Higher Polytechnic School of Engineering (Civil Engineering Section) and in the surroundings of the university sports center facilities.
Anchieta Campus
The first plantings were carried out around the centers with the greatest affinity with botany, where the promoters developed their teaching and research activity (former Faculty of Biology and Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and former School of Agricultural Engineering).
There are different tree species present along with endemic shrubs with showy blooms.
Opposite the Higher School of Engineering and Technology, you can visit another interesting garden of native plants. Here, numerous thermophilic and laurel forest species coexist in a naturalized environment.
One of the most recently created gardens occupies a rectangular plot in front of the SEGAI building. Trees and shrubs of thermophilic flora form an interesting ensemble against a uniform background of red volcanic rock.
Guajara Campus
In its modern landscaping, identifiable by the extensive and well-maintained lawns, the maintenance team has been integrating native species.
Apart from the presence of numerous specimens of Canary Island date palm, we can enjoy the native flora in the interior courtyards and the rear staircase of the Faculty of Law or look out over the juniper grove next to the student services building (Caja Canarias).
Next to the main entrance of the Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism grow large candelabra-like specimens of bitter tabaiba and verode, but the plant composition of trees and shrubs established on the slope of the southern edge of the campus stands out, one of the most interesting in the entire University.
