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ARAUCARIA CUNNINGHAMII

Location

SALE BOTANIC GARDENS GUTHRIDGE PARADE SALE, WELLINGTON SHIRE

File Number

T12563

Level

State

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Hoop pine tree closeup
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Hoop pine up trunk
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Hoop pine foliage
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Hoop pine trunk
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Hoop pine

Statement of Significance

What is significant?

One of two remaining hoop pines that are from the original planting of the Sale Botanic Gardens with plants that were supplied by Ferdinand von Mueller. The tree is thought to have been planted in 1866.

Measurements taken 04/12/2024
Circumference: 3.58m
Height: 17.5m
Canopy spread: 17.0m

Canopy spread: 15.5m

How is it significant?

The tree is significant for its aesthetic value (curious growth form or unusual physical features) at the State level.

Why is it significant?

The unusual form of the specimen and contribution it makes to the landscape is significant at the State level.

The unconstrained conditions of the planting site have provided opportunity for the tree to develop a spreading canopy, especially in the lower section of the crown. This is highly unusual in the species, as specimens usually exhibit a columnar shape.

The tree also has a greater trunk diameter than typically seen in landscape specimens of the same approximate age.

We have a good estimate of the planting date also, and so the tree can also be considered significant for historic and aesthetic reasons at the Regional level.

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