The Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum is an arboretum on the Yarramundi Reach peninsula in Canberra, the capital of Australia. It is named after

Lindsay Pryor Lindsay Dixon Pryor AO (26 October 1915 – 17 August 1998) was an Australian botanist noted for his work on ''Eucalyptus'' taxonomy and his role in the landscape design of Canberra, including the foundation of the Australian National Botanic Ga ...

, a noted Australian botanist. The site is located at the western end of

Lake Burley Griffin Lake Burley Griffin is an artificial lake in the centre of Canberra, the capital of Australia. It was completed in 1963 after the Molonglo River, which ran between the city centre and Parliamentary Triangle, was dammed. It is named after Wal ...

and is used for research and recreation. Trees of the arboretum were mostly planted 1954-1957 by

. The arboretum was damaged in the

2003 Canberra bushfires The 2003 Canberra bushfires caused severe damage to the suburbs and outer areas of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, during 18–22 January 2003. Almost 70% of the Australian Capital Territory's (ACT) pastures, pine plantations, and nat ...

.J.C.G. Banks and C.L. Brack (2004):

Gallery

File:Signage Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum.JPG, Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum Yarramundi Reach File:Row of trees ecalyptus Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum.JPG, Eucalyptus Trees in the Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum File:Row of trees Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum.JPG, Trees in the Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum

References

External links

Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum webpage on the National Capital Authority website
Parks in Canberra Arboreta in Australia {{arboretum-stub