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Cryptocarya triplinervis

Other Name

Brown Laurel

Location

Caulfield Park, Hawthorn Road,, CAULFIELD NORTH VIC 3161 - Property No T11478

File Number

T11478

Level

Regional

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Statement of Significance

Contribution to landscape of historic park.
Rare or localised

Located in the south west section of the park, this is a bushy specimen rarely planted in gardens around Victoria. Cryptocarya triplinervis is a rainforest tree growing in tropical eastern Australia on sandy soils. It also occurs on Lord Howe Island where it is known as Blackbutt.
Caulfied Park was established in the 1890s on the site of a former swamp and major plantings occurred in the 1920s.

Measurements: 12/02/1991
Spread (m): 10.2
Girth (m): 1.4
Height (m): 11.5
Estimated Age (yrs): 75
Condition: Good

Access: Unrestricted
Classified: 14/02/1991

Group

Parks, Gardens and Trees