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Name	Detail	File number	Level
Quercus robur English Oak 'Murndal', Murndal Road, HAMILTON VIC 3300 - Property No T11550	Contribution to landscape of historic garden Historical significance Known as "The Coronation Avenue" these trees were planted on the coronation day of each British monarch since Queen Victoria's reign. Plantings were as follows: 1901 King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra 1910 King George V and Queen Mary 1937 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth 1952 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip The trees planted between 1901 and 1937 are similar in size. The ... more	T11550	Regional
Quercus robur English Oak Public Gardens Reserve, High Street, MALDON VIC 3463 - Property No T11821	Historic town Historical significance Two mature specimens planted on the 19th May 1863 to commemorate the engagement of Prince Edward to Princess Alexandra. A plaque to this effect is attached to both trees. The specimen on the corner of High and Francis Streets was planted by Mrs S McKenzie and the other on the corner of High and Fountain Streets was planted by Mrs J Warnock. Both trees are of cultural and historical significance and are among the earliest known ... more	T11821	State
Quercus robur English Oak Former Mayday Hills Hospital, Albert Road, Beechworth, INDIGO SHIRE	Contribution to landscape of historic garden This specimen is representative of 4 planted by gardeners near the entry gate from Dingle Road in front of the farm manager's house and in a heritage registered area of Mayday Hills. Mayday Hills Hospital was developed as the Beechworth Lunatic Asylum in 1864-67 with gardens and grounds laid out at this time and rejuvenated since 1913. The collection of mature trees and plants is exceptional with many dating from the mid ... more	T12217	Regional
Quercus robur English Oak 'Murndal', Murndal Road, HAMILTON VIC 3300 - Property No T11551	Contribution to landscape of historic garden A large and prominent specimen growing in parkland surrounding the historic 'Murndal' homestead, 33km west of Hamilton. The Murndal Tree Book lists this tree as being a seedling of the Cowthorpe Oak from near Wetherly, Yorkshire, already thought to be 1650 years old in 1842. The tree was planted in 1886 by Sam and Alice Winter-Cooke and is known as the "Cowthorpe Oak". The tree has recently has several large limbs removed but ... more	T11551	Regional
Quercus robur English Oak , Royal Oaks Taradale Public Park, Metcalfe - Taradale Road, TARADALE VIC 3447 - Property No T11919	Historical significance The two Royal Oaks are historically significant as commemorative trees planted to celebrate the wedding of the Prince of Wales to Princess Alexandra in 1863. Along with other plantings in Castlemaine, Maldon and Daylesford which celebrated the same event, they are important as being among the oldest commemorative oak plantings in Victoria. They are also important as being among the earliest tree specimens which remain to mark the existence of the ... more	T11919	State
Quercus robur English Oak Former Mayday Hills Hospital, Albert Road, Beechworth, INDIGO SHIRE	Contribution to landscape of historic garden Aesthetic value Historical value This is one of Victoria's most aesthetically pleasing driveway avenues of this species and it extends for 120m. Mayday Hills Hospital was developed as the Beechworth Lunatic Asylum in 1864-67 with gardens and grounds laid out at this time and rejuvenated since 1913. The collection of mature trees and plants is exceptional with many dating from the mid to late nineteenth century and ... more	T12218	State
Quercus robur English Oak Main Street, APSLEY VIC 3319 - Property No T12064	Commemorating important historical event Two Quercus robur (only one of which is recommended for nomination) were planted to commemorate the relief of Mafeking in 1902. The siege of Mafeking started in October 1899 at the beginning of the Anglo-Boer war in South Africa. The English troops, led by Commander Baden Powell turned out to be an inadequate force against the Boers and he resorted to tricking his enemy about his lack of resources. They were holed up in ... more	T12064	Regional
Quercus robur "Donaldson's Öak" , English Oak Donaldson's Road, KANGAROO GROUND VIC 3097 - Property No T11558	Important landmark Outstanding size Curious growth form Located 1.2km along Donaldson's Rd, from Eltham-Yarra Glen Rd In 1878, whilst on a trip to Scotland and England, John Donaldson visited Windsor Great Park where he collected some acorns. He brought these back and planted them at his property, 'Kangaroo Hall' at Kangaroo Ground. The tree has a large trunk cavity and requires considerable tree maintenance involving thinning deadwooding, cavity filling ... more	T11558	Regional
Quercus robur English Oak Golden Point Road, CHEWTON VIC 3451 - Property No T11921	Outstanding size Outstanding example of species Located on a former hotel site, this very large tree was the centre feature of the 'pleasure garden' established there in the 1860s. Other remnants include several fruit trees and an Araucaria bidwillii. 2021 Update: Tree is in poor condition and has lost some major limbs and there are a lot of seedling trees around the perimeter of the ... more	T11921	State
Quercus robur English Oak Brunton Avenue,, EAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002 - Property No T12209	STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: The 14 English Oaks (Quercus robur) are a commemorative planting for the 1956 Olympic Games. When the British Olympic team attended the Olympic Games in 1956, they brought a gift of English acorns for the City of Melbourne. The acorns were planted to form a memorial avenue on Brunton Avenue. There are 14 trees in a row running east west along the northern side of Brunton Avenue including ... more	T12209	Regional

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