Planting A Memorial Tree Near Me In Perth, Australia
Looking for where to plant a memorial tree near me in Perth Australia? You can plant a meaningful memorial tree near you at Wellington Dam Living Legacy Forest in Bunbury, Western Australia, just 1 hour drive from Perth. This unique memorial forest offers families across Perth, Fremantle, Rockingham, Joondalup, and surrounding areas the beautiful opportunity to transform their loved one’s ashes into Living Legacy Trees that support endangered wildlife like quokkas, fairy wren, and Carnaby’s black cockatoos.
Memorial tree planting near you in Perth Australia has evolved beyond traditional council programs to innovative options that create lasting environmental impact. While Perth City Council and surrounding councils offer basic memorial tree programs, Wellington Dam Living Legacy Forest provides the only scientifically-proven process in Western Australia that transforms cremated ashes into tree nutrients such as nitrogen, allowing your loved one to literally become part of a magnificent native tree either Jarrah, Blackbutt, Marri, Eucalyptus, or Bullich. Your tree can live 300 plus years and grow 30 metres plus tall.
Located near Wellington Dam National Park, this protected memorial conservation forest serves families throughout Perth and Western Australia that seeks meaningful, eco-friendly alternatives to traditional burial or cremation memorials.
Don’t get buried in funeral costs. Become a tree in a protected forest for less than half the costs of a traditional funeral to save money and create a positive impact as your legacy.
When someone you love passes away in Perth, you’re faced with choices that will define how they’re remembered for generations. You can follow the traditional path—a granite headstone in a cemetery costing up to $35,000, an urn, or ashes scattered somewhere that slowly damages the environment you thought you were honoring-because untreated ashes contain high PH equivalent to bleach and oven cleaner.
Or you can choose something impactful: A Living Legacy memorial tree that your loved one literally becomes for a fraction of the cost while creating lasting environmental benefit.
Unlike cemetery memorials in Perth which are only for 30 year leases, your memorial here is perpetual.
What Is A Memorial Tree In Perth Australia?
A memorial tree is a type of memorial for a deceased loved one that is typically seen as a lasting symbol of life, where a tree is planted and personalised in remembrance of the deceased. In Perth Australia, a memorial tree is planted by infusing into the soil the treated ashes of your loved one, which the ashes have become nutrients like potassium through the patented Living Legacy Treatment. This memorial tree in Perth Australia is called Living Legacy Tree and its available in Wellington Dam Living Legacy Forest.
Where Can I Plant A Memorial Tree In Perth Australia?
You can plant a memorial tree in Perth Australia at Wellington Dam Living Legacy Forest, a protected forest for Living Legacy Trees, you can plant Jarrah, Blackbutt, Marri, Eucalyptus, or Bullich. Your tree can live 300-500 plus years and grow 30-75 metres tall. In Perth, Australia, you can also plant memorial trees in local councils and city sponsored memorial tree programs, although these locations do not provide ash infusion and ash treatment.
You should know that unlike Living Legacy Trees at Wellington Dam Living Legacy Forest, memorial tree gestures in other locations do not offer ash treatment, ash infusions, ceremonial planting, and are not cared for in perpetuity under conservational agreements (they are just token tree plantings)
Also they does not create a biological connection between you and your loved one, does not create central gathering and remembrance spaces and does not support natural wildlife homes for endangered animals such as the fairy wren and cockatoos.
Personal Testimonials Of Living Legacy Trees At Wellington Dam
The Wellington Dam Living Legacy Forest has been chosen by families who shared some powerful experiences:
“Today, my brother lives on forever, amongst the beautiful trees at Wellington Dam. With my mum, dad, and daughter, I finally got to say goodbye, I’d been waiting 35 years for. From death comes to life, and the circle is complete.” – Christina Lisson.
“Peaceful place to bury your loved one’s ashes under a tree. They can live on as a part of a native tree, and generations of family and friends in their lives have a perfect place to visit and be with their thoughts and memories.” – Keven Kerrison.
The Process of Planting a Memorial Tree In Perth Australia
The Wellington Dam Living Legacy Forest has a simple process for planting a memorial tree near me in Perth, Australia:
- Choose your tree and location: pick from indigenous species like Jarrah, Blackbutt, Marri, Eucalyptus, or Bullich that will prosper in the climate of Wellington Dam and you can locate the ideal spot within the protected forest.
- Book your tree planting ceremony: Schedule a meaningful ceremony and life celebration where family, friends, and others can gather to transform ashes into nutrients, infuse it into the soil, and plant The Living Legacy Tree, all while reflecting and healing together with nature. You can even infuse more than one human ash into one same tree.
- Visit your location and watch your tree grow: Enjoy the growth of your tree, and come back to your memorial tree. You can witness it grow stronger while providing a home for local wildlife like quokkas and cockatoos..
In just three easy steps, this is the easiest and simplest process of planting a memorial tree in Perth and Western Australia.
How Much Is The Price To Plant A Memorial Tree In Perth Australia?
Traditional memorial tree planting programs can give you hidden costs like:
- Ongoing maintenance fees that councils can even increase without notice
- Replacement costs when trees die or plaques deteriorate
- No environmental benefit
- Bureaucratic restrictions and complex application processes
- No protection guarantee—councils can remove trees for development
- No plaque
- No ashes
So how much is the price to plant a memorial tree in Perth Australia? the price of planting a memorial tree near me in Perth Australia starts from $2000, which include a native tree of your choice, ashes treatment to tree nutrients, ceremonial planting, tree cared and protected in perpetuity, and a dedicated tree location.
What Are The Types Of Memorial Trees You Can Plant In Perth Australia?
Here are more explanations about the memorial trees you can plant at Wellington Dam Living Legacy Forest
- Jarrah trees that live 300-500 years and grow more than 40 meters tall
- Blackbutt that creates dense canopy habitat for native birds
- Marri with distinctive honky nuts that gives food to endangered black cockatoos
- Eucalyptus species
These aren’t just normal memorial trees that might survive a few decades. These are forest giants that will stand tall for centuries, creating an ever-expanding legacy as they drop seeds and nurture new growth.
What Are The Services And Features Of Planting A Living Legacy Tree At Wellington Dam Living Legacy Forest?
When you choose to plant A Living Legacy Memorial Tree in Wellington Dam Living Legacy Forest, your comprehensive package includes:
- Native WA tree species that support endangered wildlife
- Scientific ash treatment that transforms toxic remains into tree nutrients
- Meaningful planting ceremony to transform ashes into tree nutrients, reflect, gather and plant The Living Legacy Tree
- Custom personalised memorial plaque that honors your loved one’s life
- Perpetual forest care protected by conservation covenant—never at risk of development
- Multiple family options: Up to 4 people can be added to the same tree over time, creating a family tree
- Pet inclusion: Your beloved pets’ ashes are welcome too!
No ongoing fees ever—unlike cemeteries that charge maintenance
Living Legacy Trees At Wellington Dam Living Legacy Forest Is The Best End Of Life Pre Planning
One of the smartest financial decisions families in Perth and Western Australia make is pre-planning their memorial tree. As one pre-planner shared: “My husband and I have a tree here. Visited the other month and the sunlight filtering through was so beautiful.”
Pre-planning a memorial tree in Perth Australia gives you:
- Locked in today’s price protect from future inflations
- Free your family from emotional decision making during grief
- Free your family from any burden during difficult times
- Enjoy the serene forest when you and your family visit the tree
- Creates for you a family gathering place for picnics and reflection
- Support not for profit conservation
Many families visit their pre-planted Living Legacy Trees in Wellington Dam Living Legacy Forest regularly, creating beautiful memories as the tree grows with nature.
Ready To Start Your Living Legacy?
Ready to learn more about Living Legacy Tree at Wellington Dam Living Legacy Forest?
You can do these things:
- Download information brochure. Click here.
- Sign up for a FREE open day visit. Click here
- Arrange your FREE personal tour of the forest. Click here.
- Or book a call to speak with our team and get all your end of life questions answered. Click here.
In nature, death is not the end. It is a new beginning.
At Wellington Dam Living Legacy Forest, your final act becomes one of healing—creating oxygen, providing habitat for endangered wildlife, and offering your family a beautiful place to connect with nature for generations, all for less than half the cost of traditional options.
We can’t take anything with us. But we can leave something behind that matters
You can book a tour of the forest and learn firsthand the entire process while enjoying the lovely forest.
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