Waite Arboretum

The Waite Arboretum occupies 30 hectares and contains about 2,200 specimens representing more than 800 species in 200 genera, all growing under natural annual rainfall of 626 mm. Every tree is labelled and mapped. Special collections include eucalypts, pears, banksias and oaks.

The Arboretum is adjacent to Urrbrae House Historic Precinct and the Waite Conservation Reserve.

History of the Waite Arboretum
The Arboretum was established on land given by Peter Waite to the University of Adelaide, to be held upon trust and in perpetuity as a park or garden for the enjoyment of the public. Planting of trees from around the world began in 1928.

Take a VIRTUAL TOUR of Waite Arboretum. Click on one of the numbered points and hover over the right or left of the gallery image to scroll through the tour. To escape a gallery image, click the 'close' button. Please allow the page to fully load before exploring.
The virtual tour was developed by Tiffany Brandenburg with the assistance of Lynda Yates and Jennifer Gardner.

Click here to learn more about the Waite Arboretum logo - Dragon tree.

Acknowledgment of in kind support in 2009

The following companies have provided in kind support and donations:

Arboricultural services and chipping  - Adelaide Urban Tree Services                   

Mulch -  Taking Care of Trees, Trees Are Us, Active Tree Services, Adelaide Tree Surgery / Tree Aware, Austral Tree Services, Urban Tree Surgery, Steve Slaughter Tree Services, Adelaide Urban Tree Services, ArborSmart, Heath's Chipping Service, Sturt Stump Cutters, Arbortech Tree Services,  Tree and Stump / MJD.

Fertilizer - Neutrog

United Water delivered over 500 KL recycled water from its Water Recovery Program in the summer of 2009.