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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, Australian National Botanic Gardens, National Arboretum, etc.
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
Return to Canberra Airport for flight to Melbourne
In Melbourne: Visit the oak collection at Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Melbourne
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 Healesville, Victoria; several stops on the way, to be announced
Accommodation: Healesville
Day 6: Tuesday, May 13
Visit the late Geoff Bogle's oak collection and arboretum at Hoddles Creek.
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.
