Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum
Arboretum in Canberra, Australia
The Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum is an arboretum on the Yarramundi Reach peninsula in Canberra, the capital of Australia. It is named after Lindsay Pryor, a noted Australian botanist. The site is located at the western end of Lake Burley Griffin and is used for research and recreation.
The arboretum covers 26 hectares, with around 55 tree species planted. It is located adjacent to, but separate from, the National Arboretum Canberra.
History
The site was originally earmarked by Walter Burley Griffin, in his 1915 proposal for the design of Canberra, for a large arboretum containing plants from different continents. Based on the original proposals, the site would have contained plants from Africa.
Trees of the arboretum were mostly planted between 1954 and 1957 by Lindsay Pryor. This followed a request from Sir William Slim, then the Governor-General of Australia, for an improved view from Government House.
The arboretum has survived bushfires in 1976 and 1977, and sustained damage in the 2003 Canberra bushfires.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum” is arboretum in Canberra, Australia. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Lindsay, Pryor and National, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “arboretum in Canberra, Australia” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
The citation trail is more important than the brevity of the summary: it shows where individual claims can be examined in context. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 2, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6552784. Authority coordinates are -35.296, 149.081. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1915, 1954, 1957 and 1976.
Overview language is designed for orientation and should not be treated as a substitute for the evidence cited beneath it. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.
- Subject orientation
- Search vocabulary
- Locating named sources
The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum primary sources, Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum archive and Lindsay research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum”?
- Which institution is responsible for the underlying evidence?
- Which cited source is closest to the event, object or claim?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.