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Eastwoodhill Arboretum, founded by William Douglas Cook in
1910, encompasses 135 hectares of exotic and native trees,
shrubs and climber plantings.
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In 1945 Douglas Cook and Bill Crooks decided to plant 10
hectares of land on what was to become Douglas Park.
However, a lengthy drought followed and the whole planting
failed....
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The Pinetum was established in the early 1990's on a fairly
harsh site, not suitable for much except pines.
It now contains over 70 different species, subspecies and
forms of Pinus....
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At only 5 hectares, Orchard Hill is a small but important
part of the arboretum. The coolness and part shade of the
site influenced Douglas Cook to plant...
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The origin the name of this part of the arboretum goes
back to before the mid 1920s.
About 1927 the roads were metalled for the first time and
winter access was...
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A relatively recent development, the Native Reserve takes
in 2 hectares of natural regenerating bush in Cabin
Park[[sitetree_link,id=]], and the 1979 plantings of native
timber species undertaken by Forest Research Institute.
These...
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Cabin Park was Douglas Cook's major extension of the garden
in the mid 1930s. He set out a series of tracks up the hill
at the north western...
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Our walks cater for all levels of fitness and ability , from
flat tree lined paths to a steep climb up Mt Arateitei which
rewards visitors with glorious views of...
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