Arboretum occupies more than 10 hectares. Bears the name of the scientist M.A.Llisavenko. Here grow trees and shrubs 957 species, hybrids, varieties and forms. A total of 128 genera of plants. The first copies of the trees were planted by M. A. Lisavenko in the late 30-ies of the last century on the territory of Gorny Altai. In 1953 part of the plant was sent to Barnaul from them and began to shape the arboretum.