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Pinoak Tree at Garrambi Baan

Other Name

Killevey

Location

130 Laughing Waters Road ELTHAM, NILLUMBIK SHIRE

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

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PINOAK WITHOUT FOLIAGE Colour
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Canary oak pinoak English
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PINOAK WITHOUT FOLIAGE - Shire

Statement of Significance

REVISED STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE, CONTEXT, 2010

What is significant?
The c1908 Pinoak tree (Quercus Palustris) at Garrambi Baan.

How is it significant?
The Pinoak tree is historically and aesthetically significant to the Shire of Nillumbik.

Why is it significant?
The tree is historically significant because it was planted by Lady William Irvine (the wife of the former Premier and Attorney General of Victoria, Sir William Irvine) c1908; it is unusual in that it has survived two bushfires that have passed through the site (Criteria H & B). The tree is aesthetically significant because of its good condition, its considerable height (in excess of 20-25 metres) and its broad spreading branches down to a low level (Criterion E).

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