There is a short biography in point form of Pere Jean Delavay after whom the oak tree is named, a description of the tree and a brief history of how it came to be in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens.Delavay's Oak is a rare tree planted in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens to celebrate the centenary of the Sisters of St John Of God Hospital in Ballarat.2 pages of typed information.Nonedoctor, ballarat botanical gardens, oak trees, delavay's oak, quercus delevayi, pere jean devalay, yunnan china, 1995, sisters of st john of god, john garner collection, gardens, ballarat