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EUCALYPTUS MELLIODORA

Other Name

Yellow Box

Location

535 BUTTERCUP ROAD MERRIJIG, MANSFIELD SHIRE

File Number

T12527

Level

State

Statement of Significance

What is significant?
An individual remnant Yellow Box located on a private rural property. 
How is it significant?
This tree is significant for scientific and social reasons at the State level. 
Why is it significant?
This Yellow Box is one of the largest of its species found to date with a trunk circumference of more than 7 metres. It is scientifically significant for being one of the two trees with the largest circumference and having the largest canopy spread on the Register. The tree is also socially significant for its contribution to the landscape being a remnant tree in a rural setting providing shelter, shade and habitat. 

Measurements: 23/10/2023
Spread (m): NS 33.4, EW 25.3
Girth (m): 7.2
Height (m): 30.5
Estimated age (yrs): 250
Condition: Good
Access: Restricted
Classified: 27/05/2024

Group

Parks, Gardens and Trees

Category

Tree