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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Fletcheri'

Other Name Lawson's Cypress Location Wombat Park, Midland Highway,, DAYLESFORD VIC 3460 - Property No T12105 File Number T12105 Level State

[1/1] T12105 Chamaecyparis

Statement of Significance

Horticultural value
Rare or localised
Outstanding size
Curious growth form
Outstanding example of the species

This multi-stemmed form of this tree, planted circa 1871,is most unusual and spectacular. It has 38 stems at breast height. The Wombat Park garden is of horticultural and historic significance itself and contains some of the oldest cultivated trees in the district.
The garden was first planted in the early 1850s and continuously developed throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Both the house and the garden are classified of State Significance

Measurements: 25/06/2006
Girth (m): 3 central stems: 2.18, 1.69, 1.00
Spread (m): 21.2
Height (m): 23.1
Estimated Age (yrs): 135
Condition: Good