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Quercus robur 'Fastigiata'

Other Name

Upright English Oak

Location

Great Alpine Road Myrtleford, ALPINE SHIRE

File Number

T12418

Level

Regional

Statement of Significance

What is significant?

This Upright English Oak grows in a roadside reserve on Great Alpine Road, Myrtleford.

How is it significant?

This Upright English Oak is significant for scientific and social reasons at the Regional level.

Why is it significant?

This Upright English Oak is an outstanding example of a species rarely cultivated in Victoria. A stand-alone specimen located in a roadside reserve along the south-west corner of Myrtleford Pine Plantation, the height and uniform growth of this Upright English Oak makes a significant contribution to the landscape. There is one other Upright English Oak in the Register with a comparable height (T11624 in Mount Macedon, 23m), however this tree is in far better condition.

Condition: Good

Tree Type: Individual

Circumference: 1.9m

Height: 22m

Canopy spread: 4m

Height method: Instrument

Circumference method: Tape Measure

Date of measurement: 16 October 2019

Age of tree: approximately 87 years (planted circa 1933)

Group

Parks, Gardens and Trees