The Canberra Times brings word that Stanhope’s Folly, aka the Canberra International Arboretum and Gardens has had a spot of bother with thieves making off with 140 saplings.
In an interesting insight into the administration of the arboretum it was only discovered when Comrade Stanhope himself was out taking an apparently regular constitutional and noticed the missing beech and pear trees.
$6,700 isn’t a lot of money for the risks involved, but if you’re offered a cheap tree in the next few days at least you’ll know it has top notch provenance.
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