Established in 1916, Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina is one of the first national forest in the United States. Its name, Pisgah, originates from Biblical Hebrew with several meanings. The forest holds a significant place in American forestry history, as the home to the Biltmore Forest School, the first forestry school in the U.S., operating from 1896 to 1913.
Pisgah’s rugged terrain includes some of the highest peaks in the eastern United States, each over 6,000ft (1,828m), such a Black Balsam Knob, Mount Hardy, and Cold Mountain. The North Carolina Arboretum, established in 1986 within the forest, is a public garden dedicated to plant education and research. Th grounds feature a bonsai garden, holly garden and towering Metasequoia trees, fast-growing conifers aid to be the tallest in the South, reaching 100ft (30m).
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