The largest nursery in the Southern Hemisphere
By Jemma and Natalie

In the 1880's Carl Axel Nobelius bought some land near the museum and on weekends cleared it.  He is related to the Nobel Prize Person called Nobel. 

During the week Carl Axel Nobelius went to work in Melbourne. After a long time of clearing Carl planted some cuttings which came from other nurseries pruning rubbish. Carl also planted pips and seeds. Carl Axel Nobelius started clearing his land in 1886. There was 82 types of apples, 20 types of dwarf apples, 72 type of peaches and lots of other fruits Carl cleared 400 acres. Carl worked hard in his nursery and some said there was not a weed in site. If a plant got a decease it would be removed and burnt. The nursery employed up to 60 people. In the 1890s workers got paid 5/- per week.

In 1892 the Nobelius Nursery sold over 4,000 plants and trees. Carl Nobelius died in 1921. In 1922 the nursery went broke only a year after Carl Nobelius died. The nursery sold plants for about 90 years{1890 till 1980}The nursery was divided into 3 parts which are Emerald Lake, Country Club and Nobelius Heritage Nursery. On march 6 1958 Carl Axel Nobelius's great grand son Ron Nobelius opened the nursery to public.

A page out of the Nobelius Nursery magazine.

A tree that Carl Axel Nobelius planted.

The Nobelius Nursery 1890

The Nobelius Nursery packing shed today.

page of a Nobelius Nursery magazine.

The Nursery when was being cleared by Mr. Nobelius