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Name	Detail	File number	Level
Monterey 16 Chesterfield Avenue,, MALVERN VIC 3144 - Property No B6476	Built in 1916 for newspaper proprietor James McKellar, Monterey is of State architectural significance: it provides an important, pioneering example of the contemporary Japanese refinement of the Craftsman style in California. Specific attributes are the low pitched projecting gable roof form, projecting purlons, the unifying and horizontal verandah design, the stained hardwood shiplap cladding and the overall intactness of the house and grounds. The open planning also ... more	B6476	Demolished
Hesperocyparis macrocarpa Cupressus , Monterey Cypress Birkley Court,, NOBLE PARK VIC 3174 - Property No T12062	Contribution to landscape Outstanding size This tree is an attractive specimen which makes a significant contribution to this small open space. It is also considered a good example of species and has a particularly nice shape. Measurements: 02/2003 Spread (m): 17.6 Girth (m): 4.5 Height (m): 25 Estimated Age (yrs): 50+ Condition: Good Access: Unrestricted Classified: 12/2003	T12062	Regional
Pinus radiata Monterey Pine , Lollipop Tree Summit of Mt Beckworth,, MOUNT BECKWORTH VIC 3363 - Property No T12094	Contribution to landscape and important landmark Outstanding size Aesthetic significance Curious growth form Commemorating important historical event Outstanding example of the species This tree is located in the Mount Beckworth Scenic Reserve. The "Lollipop" is one of five trees planted in 1918 by Mr Jack Scarfe, a forest overseer from Maryborough, and four schoolboys; Arch Andrews, William Young, Francis Kinersley and Colin Drife. ... more	T12094	Regional
Pinus radiata Radiata Pine, Monterey Pine Wombat Park, Midland Highway,, DAYLESFORD VIC 3460 - Property No T12106	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 ... more	T12106	State
Hesperocyparis macrocarpa Monterey Cypress , Cupressus 'Rosemount', Rosemount Road,, KOROIT VIC 3282 - Property No T11228	Contribution to landscape of historic garden Curious growth form A major feature of the garden, this tree is of a most unusual form, having been hedged annually into a dome shape.The homestead and the garden once belonged to William Anderson (1828-1909), farmer and politician, who commissioned William Guilfoyle to complete a plan for the Koroit Botanic Gardens Measurements: 28/01/1990 Spread (m): 10 Girth (m): 6 Height (m): 11.7 Estimated Age ... more	T11228	Regional
Pinus radiata Radiata Pine, Monterey Pine, "The Mother Tree" Creswick Regional Park, Le Gerche Walking Track,, CRESWICK VIC 3363 - Property No T12110	Contribution to landscape Historical value This Pinus radiata tree is associated with the work of pioneer "Forester and Warden", John LaGerche. Of the many species planted by John LaGerche, the Radiata Pine has become one of the most important commercial softwood trees in southern Australia. Therefore, this tree is a significant living monument to the work of John LaGerche. The tree is growing on the site originally used by LaGerche as a nursery for raising seedlings ... more	T12110	State
Pinus radiata Monterey Pine Moyston Avenue of Honour, Ararat-Halls Gap Road,, MOYSTON VIC 3377 - Property No T11278	Contribution to the landscape Historical value This planting, with trees 11metres apart, is the only known example of a commemorative avenue using Pinus radiata. A sign at either end reads "Honour Avenue A.D. 1933" and each tree has an inscribed plaque to commemorate those of the area who served in World War One. The trees are uniform in size, with the exception of two smaller trees. At the western end (township side) a tree has died. Remnants of street ... more	T11278	Regional
Pinus radiata Monterey Pine 'Dromkeen', Lancefield Road,, RIDDELLS CREEK VIC 3431 - Property No T11092	Outstanding example of species: This is a fine specimen of Monterey Pine (Pinus radiata) located at the residence built in 1889 by Judge Arthur Chomley who presided over the County and Supreme Courts of Victoria Although widely cultivated in plantations Pinus radiata is native to three very limited areas in the US: Santa Cruz, Monterey Peninsula, and San Luis Obispo Counties. The tree is behind the house in a paddock. Measurements: circa ... more	T11092	Regional
Pinus radiata Monterey Pine Blackwood Recreation Reserve, Recreation Reserve Road,, BLACKWOOD VIC 3458 - Property No T11337	Outstanding size. The Monterey Pine at the Blackwood Recreation Reserve is an enormous tree. There is some uncertainty as to when and by whom the tree was planted. The area was originally a billabong and later a Chinese market garden. Mr Roy Terrill, whose family own the adjacent farm, remembers his father, Mr Ernest Terrill and his uncles talking about levelling and preparing the ground. He guessed that was some 100 years ago. The perimeter was then planted with ... more	T11337	State
Hesperocyparis macrocarpa 'Saligna Aurea' Weeping Golden Monterey Cypress Werribee Park Mansion, 320 K Road,, WERRIBEE VIC 3030 - Property No T12169	Contribution to landscape of historic garden Outstanding size Aesthetic value Historical value Outstanding example of species This Weeping Golden Monterey Cypress (Hesperocyparis macrocarpa 'Saligna Aurea'), located along the Main Carriage Drive from the historic Gatehouse of Werribee Park Mansion, represents the extreme genetic and botanical variability of the Monterey Cypress species. This early twentieth ... more	T12169	State

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