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Wigandia caracasana

Other Name Wigandia caracasana Location Koroit Botanic Gardens, High Street,, KOROIT VIC 3282 - Property No T11223 File Number T11223 Level Demolished/Removed

[1/1] T11223 Wigandia caracasana.

Statement of Significance

Contribution to the landscape
Rare or Localised:

A native of Venezuela and Colombia, it is a tree rare in cultivation in Victoria, grown largely for its large juvenile leaves. A very large specimen is growing in Geelong Botanic Gardens (Classified), 2 at Warnambool (Town Hall Park) and 2 in Portland Botanic Gardens. Two smaller trees are growing in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne. This tree is showing signs of age and neglect and has a large basal cavity.

This tree died in 1998 and was removed.

Measurements: circa 1986
Spread (m): 6.8
Girth (m): 1.9
Height (m): 5
Estimated Age (yrs): 100
Condition: Poor

Access: Unrestricted
Classified: 13/03/1986