FROM when he was a teenager, Derek Mcintosh has been a lover of trees, and is now fulfilling his dream of creating the National Register of Big Trees for Australia. As the register coordinator, Derek said there are currently 462 trees on the register."My goal is not to own it, but to create an incorporated association, or similar legal entity that will own the register, and subscribers to this association will be determined as the project develops," he said. "I do not have a horticultural background, so I have a group of expert supporters who advise on the botanical aspects of the nominated species. "Once the register is populated with a large number of trees, a nominated expert will coordinate the nominations on a regional basis." The project began in May 2009, and started with die Sydney Botanic Gardens with 18 trees listed when Derek launched the website.
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