At the North-Eastern shore of lake Onega, in the suburbs of the capital of Karelia is a beautiful Botanical garden. In clear weather, with steep banks you can see the whole city of Petrozavodsk at a glance. The road there passes through the unusual Church of the presentation of the Lord, standing on diorite rock on the shore Composersaa Strait.

The Botanical garden is one of the most popular places among the residents of the capital of Karelia - tract "devil's chair" and covers an area of over 360 hectares to Its name the tract received as a result of active volcanic processes that occurred over 2 billion years ago and earthquakes in the postglacial period. One stone part as a result of displacement of the earth's crust has shifted and formed cresaptown niche.

Postglacial period was accompanied by changes in climatic conditions and vegetation cover of the tract. At the first stage here grew - birch, shrubs, Prairie sagebrush, perennial grasses, short trees of the family lycopodiaceae and Chenopodiaceae. Thereby forming a kind of combination of features of different natural zones. In those days Most of the waar neighbourhood was surrounded on all sides by lake water.

In the Atlantic period Poslednyaya appearance of the countryside was formed broadleaf tree species: maple, elm, lime and oak. However, the subsequent cooling of the climate led to some adjustments and now the vegetation here includes a wide range of plant communities (communities) as a rare and typical for Karelia.

The tract "the devil's chair" in 1987 and became a state geological monument of nature. The reserve is often practiced by students of the Karelian state pedagogical University, Petrozavodsk state University and other universities of Russia and Europe. The reserve is a popular place for tourists and residents of Petrozavodsk.

A third of the area of the Botanical garden is a natural forest, the rest is divided into several areas: household, the exhibition and administrative. The garden consists of zones, separated by vegetation type: fruit garden, arboretum, ornamental and medicinal plants.

Plant collection of the Botanical garden was founded in the difficult post war period. The idea of creating a Botanical garden was formed in June of 1944, After returning from evacuation Petrozavodskogo University in front of the Botanical Department profile the question was raised about the need for a base for scientific research and education summer practices. In early 1951 it was decided to allocate a plot of 14 hectares on the shore of lake Onega. At the same time approved the structure of the garden. For short period we have created an extensive collection of valuable, decorative, suitable for the breeding of trees. In 1994, the territory of the Botanical garden was expanded to 367 ha.

The main sources to Supplement the collections of the Botanical garden this is a training camp in the specialized nature expeditions and exchanges. The trees planted here, as in many Botanical gardens, ecological and geographical basis. The collection contains an introduced species from North America, including thuja occidentalis, prickly spruce, Balsam fir. The Asian region are of Manchurian walnut, birch Ehrman, cherry Maak, willow Everina, Siberian fir, larch, barberries and other species. All trees are well accustomed in the Botanical gardens, bear fruit and multiply. In General, do not have the impression that the garden has collections, all the trees are very harmoniously with each other.

Access to the exhibition is limited to explore all the delights of the Botanical garden in the presence of specialists on the tour.