KARIN NURSERY
Producing the lion’s share of trees which are used to green public sites and are distributed to village families all over Armenia, Karin Nursery was ATP’s first tree nursery and continues to be the largest producer of trees and seedlings. The nursery has four greenhouses equipped with modern agricultural technologies and an outdoor area protected with shading and hail netting for plants in containers. Sunken cold frames are also in use for creating microclimates within the nursery. They are used to grow vegetables as well as tree seedlings.
Research and Education
Karin is an ideal place for the study of plants, and ATP hosts university students looking for practice in the field. ATP uses the latest technology in grafting, greenhouses and containerization to study and combat against climate change and atmospheric conditions.
The Michael and Virginia Ohanian Environmental Education Center is also situated on the grounds of the nursery and hosts more than 2,500 schoolchildren and teachers each year.
One of Armenian’s most beautiful destination, Karin Nursery is open to tourists from March through October as part of ATP’s Green Tours, and we welcome hundreds of each year from all over the world.
Karin Nursery Facts
- Established in 1996
- 9 fulltime employees
- Produces 200,000 high quality decorative tree seedlings and shrubs each year
- Located in the refugee village of Karin in Armenia’s Aragatsotn province
- Grows more than 100 different species of indigenous trees and shrubs which are propagated in Karin, including some found in Armenia’s Red Book of Endangered Flora
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