Level of Significance
- File
- Local
- Regional
- State
- National
Age (approx)
80yrsTrees
4200Diameter
0.6mHeight - 20m
Details
Common name
Bendora Arboretum
Botanical name
Bendora Arboretum
Other name
Bendora Arboretum
Type
Plantation
Condition
Good
Municipality
Act (ACT)
Location
Bendora Arboretum Canberra ACT 2600
Access
Restricted
Significances
- Location/Context (Social)
- Event (Historic)
Date of measurement
17 Jun 2014
Date of classification
29 Jun 2014
Statement of Significance
At about 1301m above sea level, Bendora Arboretum is the sixth highest locality in the Australian Capital Territory. It consists of fifty-two species of trees laid out in 9 x 9 blocks (81 trees per block). With 20 of 21 original ACT arboreta destroyed in the 2003 bushfires, the Bendora Arboretum is the sole remaining example from the formative years of ACT forestry.
History
The Bendora Arboretum was established in 1940 by Dr Charles Lane Poole, Director of the then Forestry and Timber Bureau as one of a series of experimental plantings in the Australian Capital Territory, to help determine which commercial species of trees should be grown in the Canberra district.