The late Ralph Ballinger, a renowned local horticulturalist, had a vision to see a 'Trees of the World' arboretum established along the Taylor River Floodway Reserve.
The stated purpose of the arboretum is to establish a collection of specimen trees from around the world that reflects and embraces all nations and cultures, enhances this popular public space and educates through interpretation.
Ralph's hope was for the trees to provide a symbol of unity and promote understanding among all people by embracing trees from all nationalities.
The arboretum (collection of trees) totals JKL trees that were planted on annual community planting days between 2014 and 2018.
Along with the arboretum planting, indigenous riparian plantings along the river's edge also took place as part of the Taylor River Enhancement Project. This was a Marlborough Landscape Group and Marlborough District Council joint initiative.
To go for a walk and bond with some trees, use the QR code or link from the information board. You can then track your location and click on any tree to get information on each one you visit.
To find the location of the cache, go to the posted coordinates and study the information board.
Get the numbers for JKL (in the text above) from the board.
There are 8 broad geographic regions represented by red markers, and in each of these a number of countries or territories are listed.
To get the values for A - H simply count the number of countries/territories in each region.
A = North America
B = Central America
C = South America
D = Europe/Mediterranean
E = North Africa
F = East Asia
G = Southeast Asia
H = Australasia.
checksums A to H = 21 and J to L = 14
The cache can be found at:
S41 3B.(F+K)(F+G)(J+B) E173 5(L-K).(A+C)(D+E)(D+H)