Bob Berry (dendrologist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetBob Berry (dendrologist)
New Zealand dendrologist
Date of Birth: 11-Jun-1916
Place of Birth: Gisborne, Gisborne District, New Zealand
Date of Death: 02-Aug-2018
Profession: farmer
Nationality: New Zealand
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Bob Berry (dendrologist)
- Robert James Berry (11 June 1916 – 2 August 2018) was a New Zealand dendrologist who founded Hackfalls Arboretum at his farm in Tiniroto, Gisborne.
- The arboretum is now known for having one of the largest collections of Mexican oaks in the world.
- During the 1950s and 1960s he was in regular contact with William Douglas Cook, the founder of Eastwoodhill Arboretum, Ngatapa, Gisborne.
- Berry made the first catalogues of this arboretum, which is now the National Arboretum of New Zealand.
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