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Eastwoodhill arboretum

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The arboretum at Eastwoodhill, just over 34 km west of Gisborne on Wharekopae Road, is the product of planting by Douglas Cook between 1910 and 1965. It presents a spectacular display in autumn, when the leaves on deciduous trees change colour. In this segment from a May 1993 episode of Palmers garden show, presenter Maggie Barry introduces the arboretum.

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Monty Soutar, East Coast places – Towards Wairoa, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/33574/eastwoodhill-arboretum (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Monty Soutar, published 23 August 2011, updated 1 March 2015.