A two stemmed River Red Gum located on a VicRoads owned roadside on Hepburn-Newstead Rd in Yandoit. The tree is adjacent to the property on 600 Limestone Road, Yandoit along the Hepburn-Newstead boundary just north of 996 Hepburn-Newstead Rd.
How is it significant?
This River Red Gum is significant for aesthetic reasons at the Regional level.
Why is it significant?
This River Red Gum is aesthetically significant for its unusual form. In the large branches of the wider stem there are multiple, natural forming, mature cross-grafts (multiple branches fusing together) creating circle forms. The largest graft is particularly unusual and most aesthetically significant.
Measurements: 03/12/2021
Spread (m): NS 30.2, EW 31.4
Girth (m): 6.47 m (first stem) and 4.34 m (second stem)