Level of Significance
- File
- Local
- Regional
- State
- National
Age (approx)
150yrsTrees
2Diameter
1mHeight - 22m
Details
Common name
Bunya Pines
Botanical name
Araucaria bidwillii
Type
Stand
Condition
Good
Municipality
Act (ACT)
Location
Tharwa Drive Tharwa ACT 2620
Access
Restricted
Significances
- Rare (Scientific)
- Park/Garden/Town (Historic)
Date of measurement
17 Jun 2014
Date of classification
29 Jun 2014
Statement of Significance
These trees are significant by virtue of their age and relative rarity in the ACT.
History
The two trees were planted in the upper western garden of Lanyon homestead about 1870byJane Cunningham, wife of Andrew Cunningham, owner of Lanyon. The significance of the homestead and gardens lies in the way in which they illustrate the attainment of the pastoral ideal, with its attendant notions of continuity and change.