The collective monograph presents the results of scientific research of employees of the Botanical Garden, teachers and graduate students of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, performed on the basis of the collection fund of the ASU Botanical Garden over the past 10 years. Information about collections and expositions is summarized, the history of their creation and prospects of development are reflected. The central place in the monograph is given to the results of introduction studies - the main direction of scientific activity of the ASU Botanical Garden . Assessment of adaptation and ecological features of introduced woody plants within the framework of family complexes of woody plants, as well as useful herbaceous, rare and protected plants. The book is of interest for teachers, students, undergraduates, graduate students of biological faculties, as well as for scientific specialists in the field of botany, dendrology, landscaping, ecology, introduction and protection of plants .