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Pepper trees, sugar gums, kurrajongs and Canary Island date palms, Maribyrnong River plantation

Other Name `Phoenix canariensis', `Schinus molle' var. `areira', `Eucalyptus cladocalyx', `Brachychiton' sp. Location off Chifley Dr MARIBYRNONG, Maribyrnong City File Number 21746 Level Included in Heritage Overlay

[1/2] Chifley Dr palms [2/2] Chifley Dr palms B

Statement of Significance

Trees, Maribyrnong River plantation (pepper trees, sugar gums, `Brachychiton' specimens, Canary Island date palm rows) are significant to the City of Maribyrnong and the Western region:
- for the collection of mature exotics introduced as pleasure grounds for the advent of increased outdoor recreation early in the 20th century (Criterion A4);
- for the rarity of a collection of trees of this maturity and number in a waterside location within the city and the region (Criterion B2);
- for the social meaning of the trees, their maturity being an indicator of use of public parklands over a long period (Criterion G1)