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TODAY AT EASTWOODHILL ARBORETUM
Eastwoodhill Arboretum is the National Arboretum of New Zealand and encompasses over 131 hectares planted in exotic and native trees, shrubs and climber plantings.
The collection was planted by Douglas Cook and is regarded as the largest and most comprehensive collection of Northern Hemisphere trees south of the equator.
A Garden of Eden held altogether by the best of the world’s trees
– Professor David J.Bellamy
Eastwoodhill Arboretum in autumn
is nothing short of spectacular, and it’s easy to see why this season is the most popular with visitors.
From mid-March
(earlier in dry years), the hundreds of maples, liquidambars, and both the red and scarlet oaks provide a beautiful range of colours.
From the deep butter yellows
of the Persian Ironwood (Parrotia persica) and Yunnan Poplar (Populus yunnanensis), through to the orange, reds and purple of the Liquidambar (Liquidambar styraciflua) and scarlet oaks (Quercus coccinea), tree-lovers are spoilt for choice.
The Japanese Maples
are like beacons throughout the arboretum, particularly Osakazuki (A. palmatum) and Vitifolium (A. japonicum). In sheltered areas these can last well into June.
The flowering cherries
also end their season with leaves turning to a blaze of orange, purple, bronze and red. The crimson red foliage of the ornamental grape Vitis coignetiae stands in sharp contrast to the yellow of the Lombardy Poplars in The Circus.
Visiting Eastwoodhill during the autum months
means seeing the national arboretum at its most magnificent and is an opportunity not to be missed!
Latest News
Motu Trails and Rere Falls at Eastwoodhill
1 November 2019
Falling Leaves & Tumbling Water. With an internationally significant arboretum, an impressive waterfall and an exhilarating rockslide, Rere Falls Trail makes for a memorable journey through heartland New Zealand. On a grassy field in the Ngatapa Valley inland from Gisborne, a cathedral is quietly rising. It’s 158m long, the same footprint as London’s Westminster Cathedral. To be precise, just as yet, it’s only about a metre high. But once young Redwoods and Linden trees get their roots down, they grow fast. In another few years,
JN Williams double up donations to Eastwoodhill – dollar for dollar
1 November 2019
J N Williams Memorial Trust has promised to match any donation to the Eastwoodhill Arboretum Endowment Fund at The Sunrise Foundation, dollar for dollar. They would like to encourage others to join them in building a strong endowment fund to help Eastwoodhill thrive long into the future. Jane Williams, Eastwoodhill Chair says “unfortunately the funding avenues we’ve relied on in the past are not enough for us to operate and grow a sustainable business today. We appreciate the generosity of J N Williams Memorial Trust
New Curator for Eastwoodhill
13 May 2019
Eastwoodhill is looking forward to the arrival of their new Curator Martin Weaver. After some months of searching for the right person, Martin happened to have already relocated to Gisborne and was in search of the perfect job for his extensive experience in trees and horticulture.
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