About this form

This Nomination Form has been developed to enable and encourage members of the community to provide detailed information about a significant tree (or group of trees) for nomination to the Register.

When gathering tree measurements for this nomination, please make sure that you have permission to enter the property on which the tree is situated. If the tree is on private property, you will need the owner’s permission before entering the site. If it is on Aboriginal land, you may require an entry permit. At all times, please demonstrate respect to the property owner and/or manager.

We appreciate your efforts in collecting accurate and detailed information. The more information you are able to provide about the tree, the quicker it will be for the Significant Tree Committee to process your nomination. The Significant Tree Committees are expert volunteers who donate their time to assess nominations. If you have urgent enquiries regarding a significant tree under threat, please contact the National Trust office in your state or territory. http://www.nationaltrust.org.au/contact

You are able to save your form by clicking the ‘save’ button at the bottom of this page. This will allow you to return to complete your nomination at a later time. When you have completed all of the mandatory fields, please click ‘submit’. You will be contacted in due course regarding the success of your nomination.

Please take note of prior nominations listed when submitting new nominations to avoid duplicate nominations.

Nominator Details

Name:

Street number & name:

Suburb:

Postcode:

State:

Email address:

Daytime phone:

Mobile phone:

Ownership Details

Please enter the ownership details of the property on which the tree is located.

Name:

Street number & name:

Suburb:

Postcode:

State:

Email address:

Daytime phone:

Mobile phone:

Owner is:

aware of this nomination?

Tree Details

Is the tree:

Publically accessible?

Located on private property?

Common name:

Botanical name:

Enter any local name give to this specimen, plantation or arrangement (e.g. "The Big tree")

Local name:

Describe what is being nominated. Please tick relevant box or add another category.

Tree Type:

Please tell us what method was used to collect these measurements:

Height method:

Circumference method:

Show guidelines on taking tree measurements

Many of the trees nominated for the National Trust Register of Significant Trees are nominated on the basis of their particularly large size. Size can be measured by any of height, girth or canopy spread. When considering the status of these trees, the Committee assessing a Significant Tree Nomination often finds that the measurements provided are dubious and sometimes very inaccurate. This can result in a worthy tree not being registered until members of the committee can verify the dimensions.

Accordingly the following advice is provided to assist those nominating trees to provide accurate measurements of height, girth and canopy spread.

Please note that all tree measurements must be in metres.

Girth

Circumference (or girth) is measured at “breast height”, which is taken to be 1.3m above ground level. The easiest way of making this measure is to place a tape measure around the trunk at 1.3m above the ground.

This measurement can also be calculated using the diameter of the single trunk of the tree. T his requires the measurement of Diameter at Breast Height, which is often recorded as DBH, which is again measured at 1.3 metres above ground level.

Spread

In measuring canopy spread, you should measure from the trunk to the drip-line (which is the outer edge of the canopy) on two opposite sides of the tree. Usually measurements are taken on a north-south and / or east-west axis. However this is not always possible given the location of some trees in crowded gardens where access can be difficult.

If possible it is a good idea to measure spread at all four of the major compass points, as this gives a much better indication of the canopy shape and its impact on the site.

Height

The last measurement of height is the one where we have the greatest inaccuracy. Whilst there are clinometers and height meters available, which will accurately measure tree height to within about 1⁄2 metre, these are moderately expensive and are inaccessible to most members of the general public. We urge the use of height meters or clinometers if you have access to these and are familiar with their use.

We also remind you to determine the highest point of the canopy from a distance and measure to that point within the canopy, as it is often difficult to determine the highest point when you are close to the tree.

If you do not have access to a height meter or clinometer, we suggest a simple method for obtaining the height of a tree. Take a square of paper and fold it in half, this creates a triangle with a right angle and two angles of 45 degrees. Holding the triangle of paper with the right angle away from your eye and one of the sides horizontal, sight along the hypotenuse to the top of the tree. You may need to walk towards and away from the trunk a few times to determine the exact highest point of the tree.

Once you have reached the point where the highest part of the canopy is sighted, you know that the height of the tree and the distance you are from the base of the trunk are the same. So you simply measure from the base of the trunk of the tree to the point where you sighted the top of the tree along the 45-degree angle. You then add the height from the ground to your eye and this will give the tree height, normally to within accuracy of 1 metre.

All tree measurements must be in metres.

Date of measurement:

Date planted:

(or) approximate age:

Person/s who planted tree(s) or occasion when tree(s) were planted (if known)

Person/occasion:

How does this tree compare with other trees of the same species that you are aware of?

Are there any known threats to this tree? Please describe these:

Are there any known existing heritage listings relating to this tree e.g. on a local Council heritage register, in a heritage listed park, garden or avenue? (You may need to research this information, including website searches perhaps):

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Tree Location

Place name:

Street number & name:

Suburb:

Postcode:

State:

LGA:

GPS Co-ordinates - use the map below to find your latitude/longitude co-ordinates, or alternatively if you know your latitude/longitude co-ordinates type them in to check their map location

Latitude:

Longitude:

Tree Photos

Provide one or more high resolution (2MB to 4MB) digital images of the tree in its context. Provide any additional photographs including historical records with the source, where known.

Please include photos of the trunk, fruits, flowers and leaves to assist in identification.

Show guidelines on photographing trees

Add photo

- alternatively you can drag and drop in a photo file.

Enter notes about any materials you have attached in support of your nomination here:

Other

Name the person or organisation (if any), who would be willing to supply further information about this tree/s nomination:

Name:

Street number & name:

Suburb:

Postcode:

State:

Email address:

Daytime phone:

Mobile phone:

If any matters concerning confidentiality associated with this nomination are known or suspected, please enter them here:

Note:

Legal Status of Trees on a National Trust of Australia Register of Significant Trees.

Acceptance on a State/Territory or National Register does not place any restrictions on an owner in regard to future management of the tree.

Acceptance to any Trust register does carry with it an expectation of goodwill and stewardship towards a registered tree by its owner and the local authority.

The tree owner and the local authority where a nominated tree is growing will be advised of any final acceptance to the Trust Register.

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