Our mission is to create and develop an Arboretum of International standard
We cannot afford to neglect trees. They supply our physical needs for buildings, furniture, fibres, food and fuel. They are also essential world wide for preservation of the environment, soil and water stability and the renewing of the air we breathe. They are also essential to supply our spiritual needs, their beauty, strength, sense of permanence and peace are all vital to mandkinds well-being today and should be so for our children.
Objectives
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To
plant the widest possible range of species both Australian and exotic in
order to study and exemplify species suited to the local environment.
To
plan the landscaping and plantings so that a beautiful tree park (or parks)
maybe created and maintained for the enjoyment of both local residents
and visitors.
To
encourage the wise planting of tree species in Tasmania for domestic, public
and economic purposes.
To
provide a live tree reference and herbarium for tree species recognition
and a library for use by education authorities, forestry interests and
the public.
To
maintain parental material and a seed bank for future propagation needs.
To
undertake propagation of species not available elsewhere in Tasmania.
To
maintain close collaboration with the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens,
other Australian Botanical Gardens, the International Associations of Botanical
Gardens, and other organisations with common interests.
To
undertake such other related activities as may arise.