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Ulmus procera

Other Name

English Elm

Location

Victoria Parade, Hoddle Street to Nicholson Street, EAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002 - Property No T11567

File Number

T11567

Level

State

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T11567 Ulmus procera

Statement of Significance

Contribution to the landscape.
Aesthetic significance.

A magnificent avenue planted between 1878 and 1890. Together with Royal Parade and Bacchus Marsh, this avenue ranks amongst the best examples in the State and is particularly outstanding due to its uniformity and intactness. A central row was removed in 1925 for the construction of the tramline. Three recent plantings and four other trees have been pollarded outside St Vincent's Hospital. Their decline was apparently due to herbicide damage.

Measurements: 05/1986
Spread (m): 20
Girth (m): 2.8-3.4
Height (m): 20
Estimated Age (yrs): approx 100
Condition: Good

Measurements: 24/11/2010 Average
Spread (m): N-S 18; E-W 16
Girth (m): 3.5
Height (m): 22
Estimated Age (yrs): approx 124
Condition: Fair

Access: Unrestricted
Classified: 12/06/1986

Group

Parks, Gardens and Trees