Mount Dandenong Arboretum Mount Dandenong Arboretum

Mount Dandenong Arboretum (Dandenong Ranges National Park)

The Mount Dandenong Arboretum extends over 16 hectares and contains a collection of maturing deciduous trees and conifers from around the world.

Sixteen hectares near Mount Dandenong was set aside in 1928 to establish an arboretum of national significance featuring conifers and deciduous trees.

The Australian horticultural community supported the establishment of the arboretum by donating most of the original plants.

The collection includes spectacular trees from around the world including eight that are listed in the National Trust's significant tree register.

Recognising that there are several arboreta in Australia that feature northern hemisphere collections,

it was agreed in 1999 to gradually focus the collection on southern hemisphere conifers that would create a unique visitor experience with greater botanical significance.

'Arboretum' is a Latin word meaning a place for trees and an Arboretum can simply be called a 'tree museum'.

Things to do

Enjoy a relaxing sensory experience of walking under mature tree canopies, scrunching on aromatic pine needles and looking upward through branches to the sky.

Picnic in the meadow with views to the Great Dividing Range framed by tall trees.

Walk up to Mount Dandenong Observatory for the spectacular view east across the city of Melbourne or walk along one of the many tracks in the Dandenong Ranges National Park trail network.

Before you go

Conditions can change in parks for many reasons. For the latest information on changes to local conditions, please visit the relevant park page on the Parks Victoria website.

Warnings & Restrictions

Dogs are allowed but must be on a leash
Management vehicle only
Limbs may fall take care

Content: Parks Victoria

❊ Address ❊

 ⊜  65 Ridge Rd,  Mount Dandenong 3767 View Map
 ✆ Telephone: 13 19 63

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❊ Web Links ❊

➼ Mount Dandenong Arboretum 

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➼ 1,000 Steps | Kokoda Track Memorial Walk






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