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Ulmus pumila var. pumila

Other Name

Siberian Elm

Location

Barnard Street Bendigo, GREATER BENDIGO CITY

File Number

T12363

Level

State

Statement of Significance

Tree Measurements:

Condition: Good

Tree Type: Individual

Circumference: at 1.4m above ground level 3.2m

Height: 14.5m

Canopy spread: N-S: 12.5m E-W: 12.5m

Height method: Instrument

Circumference method: Tape Measure

Date of measurement: 20/10/2017

Age of tree: approximately 90 years

Measured by John Hawker

STATEMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE

What is significant?

A large Ulmus pumila var. pumila (Siberian Elm) street tree growing on the east side nature strip beside Barracks Walk, Bendigo. The tall crown and slightly weeping canopy is a prominent landscape feature. The Siberian Elm is a single trunked tree with 2 main structural branches. It is a tall narrow crowned tree with sightly pendulous fine branches. The leaves are glossy, narrow pointed and smooth. The trunk is covered in numerous water shoots. There is minor dieback in the crown top.

How is it significant?

The Ulmus pumila ar. Pumila (Siberian Elm) is significant for its aesthetic, size and rarity reasons at a State level.

Why is it significant?

Ulmus pumila var. pumila (Siberian Elm)is rare and this tree is the largest and only known mature tree in Victoria. It makes a contribution to the surrounding streetscape of Barnard Street, Bendigo.

Group

Parks, Gardens and Trees