Woody plants of the modern collection of the Peter the Great Botanic Garden introduced into cultivation by the garden

There are 150 species of 70 genera of 31 families of woody plants in the collection of the Peter the Great Botanic Garden of the Komarov Botanical Institute RAS (former Imperial St. Petersburg Botanical Garden) which were introduced into general cultivation by this Garden. In fact, all of them represent the flora of Russia and of the bordering countries. The majority of species were introduced in the 19th century. The main contribution into the primary introduction of plants was made by C.I. Maximowich (1827-1891) after his two travels to the Far East of Russia in 1853-1857 and 1859-1864.