Mount Tomah Botanic Garden
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public garden approximately 100 km west of Sydney
Sydney
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in the Blue Mountains, established in 1972. There is an additional 128 hectares of land dedicated to conservation. The garden is 1000 m above sea level, and it specializes in cool-climate plants that would not grow well in Sydney's warmer conditions. The gardens are managed by the Botanic Gardens Trust, a division of the New South Wales Department of Environment and Climate Change.