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New Zealand Oak Open Days 2025

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Event Date: 
Thursday, 15 May 2025 to Sunday, 18 May 2025

Originally scheduled for 2020 (canceled to due to the Covid pandemic), this four-day event will feature visits to legendary Hackfalls Arboretum and Eastwoodhill Arboretum, the National Arboretum of New Zealand, and the oak collection at Guthrie-Smith Arboretum in Tutira. The event will begin in Napier, where visits are still being planned. This event is being organized in conjunction with the New Zealand Farm Forestry Association (NZFFA) and led by Kathryn Hurr (IOS member and Secretary of Oaks New Zealand, an Action Group of NZFFA) and Eric Cairns (President of Oaks New Zealand).

Autumn at Hackfalls Arboretum - Tessa Chrisp
Hackfalls Arboretum in autumn - Image: Tessa Crisp

Itinerary

Day 0: Wednesday, May 14

Arrive in Napier

Day 1: Thursday, May 15

Morning: Visits near Napier, guided by David Cranwell (recipient of an IOS Special Service Award) to view Quercus leucotrichophora near Havelock North planted for diverse purposes (kiwifruit hedging, retention of eroding soil, 20-year old trees for timber)

Drive to Gwavas Garden for lunch and an afternoon tour of the garden

Accommodation: Napier

Day 2: Friday, May 16

Drive to Guthrie-Smith Arboretum and Education Centre, visit the oak collection, including many Mexican oaks sourced from Hackfalls Arboretum

Drive to Gisborne

Accommodation: Gisborne

Day 3: Saturday, May 17

Drive to Tiniroto, visit Hackfalls Arboretum

Return to Gisborne for dinner at Knapdale Eco Lodge

Accomodation: Gisborne

Day 4: Sunday, May 18

Visit Eastwoodhill, visit the National Arboretum of New Zealand

Accommodation: Gisborne

End of Oak Oak Open Days

Map of Venues

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