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Level of Significance

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Age (approx)

300yrs

Trees

1

Diameter

2m

Height - 37m

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Details

Common name
Tallowwood
Botanical name
Eucalyptus microcorys
Type
Individual Tree
Condition
Good
Municipality
Moreton Bay Regional (QLD)
Location
35 Tallowwood Drive Deception Bay QLD 4508
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
  • Remnant (Scientific)
  • Outstanding size (Scientific)
  • Outstanding species (Scientific)
  • Landscape (Social)
  • Landmark (Social)
  • Spiritual/Religious (Social)
  • Contemporary association (Social)
  • Park/Garden/Town (Historic)
  • Attractive (Aesthetic)
Date of measurement
22 Nov 2014
Date of classification
23 Feb 2015
Other register(s)
No

Statement of Significance

The tree has significance for the following reasons:- Scientific:- It is of outstanding for its size (being over 300 years old), is an outstanding example of its species, and is remnant native vegetation having survived the post settlement clearing if the 1860s.
Social:- The tree makes a significant contribution to landscape and is an important landmark in the cemetery. It has important spiritual or religious associations, being a valued part of the cemetery. The tree has contemporary association with the community and is often photographed by passers by.
Historic:- The tree forms part of the cemetery garden in the historic Deception Bay seaside community and (together with two other tallowwoods close by) is believed to be the inspiration for the naming of Tallowwood Drive, the road on which the cemetery is located.
Aesthetic:- It is a particularly magnificent looking tree.

History

This tree survived the 1860s clearing of the Deception Bay Region. Other Tallowwood trees in the area were used for fence posts. The tree is in the cemetery, a fitting situation for a pre-settlement survivor. It is partially protected, located in a roundabout with kerbing and channelling runoff around it. It has some dead branches with hollows, nesting sites of parrots and possums. Honeyeaters, lorikeets and flying foxes live in the area and gain sustenance from the flowers provided by this old codger. The tree is much photographed - an artists adventure rivalling Heysen’s gums. There are two other large tallowwoods close by, the next largest having a circumference of 4.7metres and a height of 29.3 metres.

Location

The tree is located on in the south east part of the cemetery on the driveway and to the right of the crematorium.