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Brachychiton populneus

Other Name

Kurrajong

Location

82 Mitford Street,, ELWOOD VIC 3184 - Property No T12139

File Number

T12139

Level

Regional

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T12139 Brachychiton populneus
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T12139 Brachychiton populneus

Statement of Significance

Contribution to landscape
Outstanding size
Aesthetic value
Outstanding example of species

This tree is a very large specimen of Brachychiton populneus and one of the largest in the Melbourne metropolitan area. The tree would have been planted not long after Elwood was established as a suburb suggesting it is somewhere between 80 to 90 years in age.
The tree is tall and well balanced in form and is currentlyin good health with very few dead branches evident.
Compared to all other cultivated Kurrajongs on the register this tree is the tallest, but it falls well short when compared to a single 22 metre high wild tree at Maringa Creek, Nyerimilang Park.
For its height and good condition it has a comparatively low trunk circumference. This suggests it is a young tree which has a lot more growing to do if it is well care for in the future.
08/03/2011: This tree is no longer in Clarke Reserve. A house now occupies this address and the tree is in an alcove of the house. It would appear that the house was designed & built to accommodate the tree

Measurements: 27/08/2009
Girth (m): 2.5
Spread (m): E-W 14.5; N-S 13
Height (m): 15.9
Estimated Age (yrs): 80-90
Condition: Good

Measurements 08/03/2011
Girth (m): 3.0
Spread (m): E-W 13; N-S 14
Height (m): 16.
Estimated Age (yrs): 80-90
Condition: Good

Access: Restricted
Classified: 07/12/2009

Group

Parks, Gardens and Trees