Back to search results »

Back to search page »

Ficus carica 'Hortensis'

Other Name Chinese Fig Location 56 Camp Street,, BEECHWORTH VIC 3747 - Property No T11348 File Number T11348 Level State

[1/3] T11348 Ficus carica [2/3] T11348 Ficus carica [3/3] T11348 Ficus carica

Statement of Significance

Particularly old
Curious growth form

This Chinese Fig is an attractive mature specimen displaying a curiously striated and contorted trunk. It has a full rounded canopy and still fruits heavily each year. 'Gladstone House', attached to this garden was built in the Gothic Revival style in 1856 and a photograph of the property taken in the late 1870s already shows the tree as a well-established specimen.
It is located in the rear garden.

Measurements: 03/1993
Spread (m): 6.7
Girth (m): 2.3
Height (m): 10
Estimated Age (yrs): 130
Condition: Good

Access: Restricted.
Classified: 13/05/1993