1998年,經北京(jing)林業大學園林學院(yuan)專家設計將(jiang)樹木(mu)園開發成(cheng)植(zhi)物園,并于1999年5月28日正式向游人開放(fang)。現有樹種(zhong)44科、94屬、245種(zhong),加上(shang)200余種(zhong)花卉盆景,植(zhi)物已達500余種(zhong)。
赤(chi)峰(feng)植物園以植物園為主(zhu),樹木(mu)(mu)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)類繁多(duo),品種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)齊(qi)全。因為它的(de)前身是(shi)赤(chi)峰(feng)紅(hong)山(shan)區(qu)城郊林場樹木(mu)(mu)園。樹木(mu)(mu)園主(zhu)要功能是(shi)引(yin)(yin)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)訓化北方半(ban)干旱及周(zhou)邊地(di)區(qu)樹木(mu)(mu),以改(gai)變赤(chi)峰(feng)地(di)區(qu)荒山(shan)造林品種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)單一的(de)狀(zhuang)況。自樹木(mu)(mu)園建園來,先后從河北、遼寧、山(shan)西、陜西、新疆等地(di)引(yin)(yin)進優良(liang)樹種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)四(si)是(shi)四(si)科(ke)九十二屬二百四(si)十五種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。
赤峰植物園(yuan)(yuan)一期工(gong)(gong)(gong)程完(wan)工(gong)(gong)(gong)后, 建成了(le)門區(qu)(qu)(qu), 樹木專類區(qu)(qu)(qu), 兒童娛樂(le)區(qu)(qu)(qu), 花卉觀賞區(qu)(qu)(qu),珍惜植物區(qu)(qu)(qu),水(shui)上(shang)(shang)樂(le)園(yuan)(yuan)區(qu)(qu)(qu),森林(lin)功能區(qu)(qu)(qu),盆景觀賞區(qu)(qu)(qu)瞭望暢想區(qu)(qu)(qu),別(bie)有洞天區(qu)(qu)(qu)等十六景區(qu)(qu)(qu)。在(zai)一期工(gong)(gong)(gong)程的后續工(gong)(gong)(gong)程中,先后動工(gong)(gong)(gong)興建了(le)“忘(wang)憂園(yuan)(yuan)”和(he)“水(shui)上(shang)(shang)樂(le)園(yuan)(yuan)”,忘(wang)憂園(yuan)(yuan)主(zhu)要以木質(zhi)結構綜合健身功能為(wei)(wei)主(zhu),其中的木制亭(ting)廊(lang),仿古水(shui)車,成,中,少年(nian)陸地滾筒。水(shui)上(shang)(shang)浮梯等休閑項(xiang)目(mu)令(ling)游(you)(you)人耳目(mu)一新。流連忘(wang)返。水(shui)上(shang)(shang)樂(le)園(yuan)(yuan)則以各種(zhong)水(shui)上(shang)(shang)懸(xuan)吊鐵索健身項(xiang)目(mu)為(wei)(wei)主(zhu),空(kong)中飛渡,高空(kong)鐵索懸(xuan)浮吊橋,水(shui)上(shang)(shang)滾筒,等無(wu)不給(gei)游(you)(you)人增添了(le)新鮮刺激過癮的新感覺。深(shen)受游(you)(you)人喜(xi)愛(ai)。同時許(xu)多(duo)個人投資者(zhe)在(zai)植物園(yuan)(yuan)投資的許(xu)多(duo)大型游(you)(you)樂(le)項(xiang)目(mu)。如摩天環(huan)車,瘋(feng)狂老鼠,UFO空(kong)中腳踏車。飛車沖浪, 豪華(hua)轉馬等二(er)十余種(zhong)游(you)(you)樂(le)設施(shi),均取得良好的經濟(ji)效益。
植物園(yuan)開業以來,曾接待(dai)過(guo)(guo)布(bu)赫等國(guo)家領導人(ren), 接待(dai)過(guo)(guo)俄羅斯,德國(guo)。法國(guo)。日本。蒙古等政府,民間國(guo)際(ji)友人(ren)。植物園(yuan)的建(jian)成也到動(dong)了(le)(le)相關(guan)行業發展(zhan),提供了(le)(le)新的就業崗位,取得了(le)(le)良好的生(sheng)態效益,社會效益和經濟(ji)效益。