P005227 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2012-07-13 human Christine Moje updated 2025-08-19 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005227b.htm corporateBody Waite Arboretum AACR2 1928 Start Place Glen Osmond, South Australia, Australia Location Fullarton Road, Urrbrae, South Australia Conservation or Environment Plant Science Arboretum The Waite Arboretum consists of about 2,200 specimens representing more than 800 species in 200 genera. It covers 30 hectares. Its special collections include eucalypts, pears, banksias and oaks. In 1985 the herbarium of over 52,000 specimens was transferred to the State Herbarium of South Australia. Gardner, Jennifer Anne

Curator 1986 - 2017

 Waite Campus, The University of Adelaide (1991 - )

The Waite Arboretum is located on the Waite Campus of the University of Adelaide.

 Waite, Peter (1834 - 1922)

The Arboretum was established on land given by Peter Waite to the University of Adelaide.

 State Herbarium of South Australia (1954 - )

The Arboretum's herbarium was transferred to the State Herbarium of South Australia in 1985

Trove

 'Waite Arboretum', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Waite Arboretum Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Eucalypts: a Celebration Wrigley, J.; and Fagg, M. Eucalypts: a Celebration Crows Nest Australia Allen & Unwin 2010

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 Resource: Directory of Australian Botanic Gardens and Arboreta Fagg, Murray Directory of Australian Botanic Gardens and Arboreta Australian National Botanic Gardens 2009 Resource: Retirement for Dr Jennifer Gardner after invaluable career Retirement for Dr Jennifer Gardner after invaluable career 2017 Conference Paper: The Waite Arboretum - science, trees and technology Gardner, Jennifer A. The Waite Arboretum - science, trees and technology Canberra Australian Forest History Society 2016 Australia's Ever-changing Forests VII: Proceedings of the Ninth National Conference of the Australian Forest History Society Inc Feary, Sue and Robinson, Rob 20 Journal Article: Waite Arboretum - an enduring gift Gardner, J. A. and Delaporte, K. L. Waite Arboretum - an enduring gift 2023 Swainsona 30 69-76 Journal Article: The Waite Arboretum, past and present Gardner, Jennifer and Symon, David The Waite Arboretum, past and present 2004 Australian garden history 15 4 15-9 Conference Paper: History of the Waite Arboretum and Waite Herbarium Gardner, Jennifer A. History of the Waite Arboretum and Waite Herbarium Melbourne Australian Systematic Botany Society 1990 History of Systematic Botany in Australasia: Proceedings of a Symposium Held at the University of Melbourne, 25-27 May 1988 Short, P.S. 29-36 Resource: Waite Arboretum fact sheet: Jennifer and Douglas Gardner Langham, Terry Waite Arboretum fact sheet: Jennifer and Douglas Gardner Friends of Waite Arboretum 2016 Resource: Waite Arboretum fact sheet: P. Waite 1834 - 1922 Langham, Terry Waite Arboretum fact sheet: P. Waite 1834 - 1922 Friends of Waite Arboretum 2016