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Memorial oaks

This memorial oak avenue at Gladstone, in Wairarapa, commemorates soldiers from the district who lost their lives in both world wars. Thirty-six scarlet oaks were planted along this road. Similar plantings of memorial avenues – most often using oaks – are also prominent in North Otago and South Canterbury.

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Maggy Wassilieff, Trees in the rural landscape – Ornamental plantings, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/19711/memorial-oaks (accessed 15 February 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 1 March 2009.