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Eucalyptus tereticornis

Other Name

Forest Red Gum

Location

20 Hope Avenue Bairnsdale, EAST GIPPSLAND SHIRE

File Number

T12377

Level

Regional

Statement of Significance

Tree Measurements:

Condition: Good

Tree Type: Individual

Circumference: 1.65m

Height: 40m

Canopy spread: N-S: 25m E-W: 23m

Height method: Instrument

Circumference method: Tape Measure

Date of measurement: 09/2018

Age of tree: approximately 200+ years

Measured by Justin Herbert

STATEMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE

What is significant?

A large Eucalyptus tereticornis (Forest Red Gum) located in the school grounds of Nagle College in Bairnsdale.

How is it significant?

The Eucalyptus tereticornis (Forest Red Gum) is significant for scientific, social and aesthetic reasons at Regional level.

Why is it significant?

This Eucalyptus tereticornis (Forest Red Gum) is an outstanding example of the species with excellent form and a height of 40m, circumference of 1.65m and spread between 23-25m. The Nagle College site was built in the 1980s, and was choosen due to the significance of this existing Forest Red Gum specimen. The tree is seen as an icon of the school, with students propagating seedlings from it each year that are given to departing year 12 students on graduation. There is another example of Eucalyptus tereticornis located at the nearby Bairnsdale Secondary College (T11287).

Group

Parks, Gardens and Trees