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Ulmus glabra 'Camperdownii'

Other Name Weeping Elm Location Castlemaine Botanic Gardens, Walker Street,, CASTLEMAINE VIC 3450 - Property No T11464 File Number T11464 Level Regional

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Statement of Significance

Contribution to landscape of historic garden
Aesthetic value

These are two Impressive plantings, particularly those near the main entrance.The Ulmus glabra 'Camperdownii' is a cultivar which cannot reproduce from seed. Circa 1840, the Earl of Camperdown's head forester, David Taylor, discovered a mutant contorted branch growing along the ground in the forest at Camperdown House, Dundee in Scotland and grafted it to become a new cultivar and a popular landscape tree

Measurements: 11/1984
Spread (m): 8.5
Girth (m): 1.95
Height (m): 9.3
Estimated Age (yrs): 110
Condition: Good

Measurements: 26/10/2003
Spread (m): 9
Girth (m):1.95
Height (m): 9.3
Estimated Age (yrs): 130
Condition: Good

Access: Unrestricted
Classified: 10/11/1984