National Arboretum Canberra

Local nameNational Arboretum Canberra
LocationCanberra, Australia

The National Arboretum Canberra is a 250-hectare arboretum in Canberra, the national capital of Australia, created after the area was burned out as a result of the Christmas 2001 and 2003 Canberra bushfires: The Himalayan Cedar forest lost about one third of its trees, and the commercial Radiata Pine plantation was burned out, allowing the arboretum to be created.

In 2004, the Government of the Australian Capital Territory held a nationwide competition for an arboretum, which was to be part of the recovery from the 2003 bushfires. The winning design by landscape architects Taylor Cullity Lethlean and architects Tonkin Zulaikha Greer proposed 100 forests and 100 gardens focussing on threatened, rare, and symbolic trees from around the world.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Arboretum_Canberra

Official Website http://www.nationalarboretum.act.gov.au/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NationalArboretumCanberra

Phone +61 13 22 81

Address Forest Drive, Weston Creek, ACT 2611, Australia

Coordinates -35°17'49.941" N 149°3'34.364" E

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