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Pinus radiata

Other Name Radiata Pine, Monterey Pine Location Wombat Park, Midland Highway,, DAYLESFORD VIC 3460 - Property No T12106 File Number T12106 Level State

[1/3] T12106 Pinus radiata [2/3] T12106 Pinus radiata [3/3] T12106 Pinus radiata (Tree 2)

Statement of Significance

Contribution to landscape of historic garden
Outstanding size

These three Pinus radiata are growing in the private garden of Wombat Park Estate and are probably some of the oldest specimens of this species in the State, with the largest known girths. The garden is of horticultural and historic significance itself and contains some of the oldest cultivated trees in the district.
The garden was first planted in the early 1850s and continuously developed throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Both the house and the garden are classified of State Significance

Measurements: 25/06/2007
Tree 1:
Spread (m): 17
Girth (m): 6.99
Height (m): 40.5
Tree 2:
Spread (m): 15
Girth (m): 6.01
Height (m): 44
Tree 3:
Spread (m): 17
Girth (m): 5.16
Height (m): 39.2
Estimated Age (yrs): 135
Condition: Good