YES, WE HAVE A NEW WEBSITE – It is under construction (December 2019).
- LABYRINTH: Labyrinth
- i-TREE ECO: i-Tree Eco
- PLANT COLLECTIONS: Plant Collections
- TREES: Buds – flowers – fruit – bark and – …
- RESEARCH, CONSERVATION and BIODIVERSITY:https://fowa.stretchdev.net/about-the-arboretum/research/
- HISTORY:https://fowa.stretchdev.net/history/
Peter Waite and his dog Shrimp
Shrimp Waite
Waite Arboretum Labyrinth installed in 2010
One of a number of wildlife families in the Arboretum
#1216 Eucalyptus microcarpa Grey Box MYRTACEAE (original tree), SA, Vic., NSW, Qld.
An Arboretum is "a reference collection of trees and shrubs cultivated for scientific, horticultural and educational purposes. Specimens are usually arranged according to a scheme e.g. it may be systematic relationship, or country of origin, or perhaps commercial use. Aboreta differ from botanical gardens in that there are no herbaceous plants and aesthetic effects take secondary consideration" (Gardner G. 1990, p.1).
The Waite Arboretum was established in 1928 by a bequest to the University of Adelaide by Peter Waite,
A prominent pastoralist and businessman, He stipulated that the 27 hectares (occupied by the Arboretum) was to be a public space in perpetuity. The University of Adelaide choose to create an Arboretum. The purposes of the Arboretum are experimental i.e. to demonstrate and evaluate the suitability of a wide range of trees to the local environment. Many of the trees are grown without extra watering and provide a valuable resource for teaching, research and propagation and to provide an attractive and informative area for passive recreation.
Objectives of the Waite Aboretum
- Experimental:
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