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Australian Oak Open Days 2025

This multiday event will include visits to oak collections in Victoria, New South Wales, and Canberra. Peter Berbee of Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria is designing the itinerary, which has been timed to coincide with peak autumn color.

Preliminary itinerary
Day 0: Wednesay, May 7
Arrive in Canberra; attend the Friends of ACT Trees "Tree Week" Dinner (optional)
Day 1: Thursday, May 8
Explore Canberra's oak trees, National Arboretum, Royal Caberra Golf Course oak collection, 1923 Parliamentary Oaks at Parliament House
Accommodation: Canberra
Day 2: Friday, May 9
Drive to Braidwood, New South Wales
Visit to IOS member Peter Marshall's oak plantings and black truffle plantation (including a truffle hunt!)
Accommodation: Canberra
Day 3: Saturday, May 10
Travel to Melbourne (drive or fly)
Accommodation: Melbourne
Day 4: Sunday, May 11
Drive to Dunkeld, Victoria; visit Mereweather Arboretum, Bill Funk's oak collection
Accommodation: Hamilton
Day 5: Monday, May 12
Drive to Melbourne
In Melbourne: Visit the oak collection at Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Melbourne
Accommodation: Melbourne
Day 6: Tuesday, May 13
Drive to Hoddles Creek, visit the late Geoff Bogle's oak collection and arboretum
If time permits, visit old growth Eucalyptus regnans, some of the tallest flowering trees in Australia and the world
Return to Melbourne
Accommodation: Melbourne
End of Oak Open Days
Registration for this event will open in early 2025, but please write now to the Tours and Events Committee if you are interested in participating.
Map of Venues
Itinerary updated January 16, 2025