Anderson Park, Townsville

Anderson Botanic Gardens (Park)
Type Botanical
Location Townsville, Queensland
Coordinates 19°17′29″S 146°47′07″E / 19.2914°S 146.7852°E / -19.2914; 146.7852Coordinates: 19°17′29″S 146°47′07″E / 19.2914°S 146.7852°E / -19.2914; 146.7852
Area 27 hectares (67 acres)
Opened 1932
Owned by Townsville City Council

Anderson Park is a 20 hectare arboretum in the suburb of Pimlico in Townsville, Queensland.[1]

The Gardens officially Anderson Botanic Gardens

It contains many fine examples of tropical trees in particular those of the dry tropics of the world and northern Queensland trees, Palms Arecaceae and one of the world's largest Pandan [Pandanus] collection.

The Plant Collection

History

Part of the land was purchased in 1929 from the Water and Electricity Supply Department, although much of this is now taken up by the Mundingburra State School and the Townsville Jubilee Bowls Club. The Park was named in 1932 in appreciation of the work of William Anderson (1845 - 1935), City of Townsville's first Curator of Parks (1878 - 1934). In the same year the earliest recorded plantings occurred - these Raintree, Eucalyptus and Melaleuca trees now dominate the landscape. Further land was added in 1956 and 1963 through land acquisitions. The present design was prepared in 1962 by Alan Wilson, a Landscape Architect and Superintendent of Parks (1959 – 1969).

See also

There are two other botanical gardens in Townsville:

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