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Level of Significance

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  • Local
  • Regional
  • State
  • National

Age (approx)

150yrs

Trees

1

Diameter

2m

Height - 30m

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Details

Common name
Kauri Pine
Botanical name
Agathis Robusta
Other name
Twin Pine
Type
Individual Tree
Condition
Good
Municipality
Sunshine Coast Regional (QLD)
Location
541 Gympie Kin Kin Rd Kin Kin QLD 4571
Access
Restricted
Significances
  • Horicultural/Genetic (Scientific)
  • Resistance (Scientific)
  • Remnant (Scientific)
  • Outstanding size (Scientific)
  • Outstanding species (Scientific)
  • Landscape (Social)
  • Landmark (Social)
  • Park/Garden/Town (Historic)
  • Attractive (Aesthetic)
  • Unusual (Aesthetic)
Date of measurement
16 Jan 2017
Date of classification
03 Feb 2019

Statement of Significance

This tree is significant locally for scientific, historic and aesthetic reasons. It is of horticultural value as it is a source of seed stock for this species which was once prolific in the area. The tree is outstanding for its size and an outstanding example of its species. It is believed to be remnant native vegetation. The tree makes a significant contribution to the landscape and is an important landmark. The tree forms part of an historic garden and is known by the owners to have been a sizeable specimen in the 1920s. It exhibits the curious growth form of a double trunk.

History

The tree forms part of an historic garden and is known by the owners, the Treichel family, who have owned this property since the 1920's, to have been a sizeable specimen when they acquired the 600 acre property which was called Twin Pines.

Location

The tree is located on the corner of the property where the creek crosses the Kin Kin creek road, around the corner from Wahpunga Park.

Other

Scientific Significance:-
It is of horticultural value as it is a source of seed stock for this species which was once prolific in the area but decimated by timber cutters in the early 1900s. The tree is outstanding for its size and an outstanding example of its species. It is believed to be remnant native vegetation.
Social Significance:¬-
The tree makes a significant contribution to the landscape and is an important landmark.
Aesthetic Significance:-
It is a really great looking tree exhibiting the curious growth form of a double trunk.

Notes

Nominator's Notes:- It is a magnificent specimen and is the best specimen left in this area. It is a magnificent example of a Kauri Pine that was once a prominent species in the area but was decimated by timber cutters in the early 1900's. A wonderful source of seed pods for future specimen preservation of this species.
We have attached different photos of the tree, two of its trunk and how it splits into two, and two from a distance.