Back to search results » Back to search page »   Print 

Aesculus hippocastanum

Other Name

Horse Chestnut

Location

Central Springs Road DAYLESFORD - Property Number Daylesford or Wombat Hill Botani, HEPBURN SHIRE

File Number

T12455

Level

State

Statement of Significance

What is significant?
This Horse Chestnut grows in Daylesford Botanic Gardens (also known as Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens), a site of State significance listed in the Victorian Heritage Register (H2202). This specimen is included in the statement of significance. 
How is it significant?
This Horse Chestnut is significant for scientific, social, historic and aesthetic reasons at the State level. 
Why is it significant?
 This is largest and most grand Horse Chestnut in the state. There are no other specimens of Aesculus hippocastanum in the register (a hybrid variety, A. x carnea, is recorded in Bendigo [T11379]). It is scientifically, socially and aesthetically significant for its size, contribution to the landscape, and as an exceptional example of the species. It is historically significant for its associations with Daylesford Botanic Gardens, an outstanding Victorian-era formal garden, and its associations with noted landscape designer William Sangster. 

Tree Measurements: 
 
Condition: Good 
Tree Type: Individual 
Circumference: 3.35m 
Height: 15m 
Canopy Spread: 26m 
Height method: Instrument 
Circumference method: Tape measure 
Date of measurement: 23/04/2021 
Age of tree: 120 years (planted 1900) 

Group

Parks, Gardens and Trees

Category

Tree