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 . Trees of the arboretum were mostly planted 1954-1957 by Lindsay Pryor . The arboretum was damaged in the 2003 Canberra bushfires
2003 Canberra bushfires
2003 Canberra bushfires
Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum