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Prunus ilicifolia

Other Name Holly-Leaved Cherry Location Caulfield Park, Hawthorn Road,, CAULFIELD NORTH VIC 3161 - Property No T11479 File Number T11479 Level State

Statement of Significance

Contribution to landscape of historic park.
Rare or localised
Outstanding size

Located in the south-west section, adjacent to toilet block, this tree is a large and healthy example of a species rare in cultivation in Victoria. The Holly-Leaved Cherry is an evergreen tree, producing edible cherries, with shiny and spiny leaves similar in appearance to holly. It is native to coastal California and northern Baja California as well as the desert chapparal areas of the Mojave Desert. Native Americans fermented the fruit into a drink used to get intoxicated
The tree requires sucker and epicormal growth removed from trunk, deadwooding and formative pruning. Other examples occur at Willsmere and Rosalind Park, Bendigo.

Measurements: 12/02/1991
Spread (m): 11.5
Girth (m): 1.73
Height (m): 10.7
Estimated Age (yrs): 75
Condition: Good