ARAUCARIA HETEROPHYLLA

Other Name

Norfolk Island Pine

Location

320 K ROAD WERRIBEE SOUTH, WYNDHAM CITY

File Number

T12510

Level

Regional

Statement of Significance

What is significant?
An individual Norfolk Island Pine located in Werribee Park.
How is it significant?
This specimen is significant for scientific, landscape and historic reasons at the Regional level.
Why is it significant?
This Norfolk Island Pine is scientifically significant for its large size in the drier climate of the western region of Melbourne. It is significant for its contribution to the garden landscape of Werribee Park and is historically significant for belonging to a collection of original plantings during the Chirnside ownership of the property in the 1870’s.  

Measurements: 08/12/2022
Spread (m): NS 13.5, EW 13.8
Girth (m): 2.8
Height (m): 27.2
Estimated age (yrs): 145
Condition: Good
Access: Restricted
Classified: 28/08/2023

Group

Parks, Gardens and Trees

Category

Tree