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Level of Significance

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Age

89yrs

Trees

1

Diameter

0.7m

Height - 20m

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Details

Common name
English Oak
Botanical name
Quercus robur
Other name
Royal Oak or Coronation Oak
Type
Avenue
Condition
Good
Municipality
Adelaide Hills (SA)
Location
East Side Of Tetratheca Homestead, Lobethal Road, Basket Range. Lobethal Road Basket Range SA 5138
Access
Restricted
Significances
  • Landscape (Social)
  • Park/Garden/Town (Historic)
  • Attractive (Aesthetic)
Date of germination
01 Jan 1937

Statement of Significance

Grown from an acorn collected from the Royal Park at Windsor,UK and distributed to commemorate the coronation of King George V1n 1937.This is the largest of the local Coronation Oaks distributed through the Royal Automobile Association to various schools in South Australia. Mr Doug Bishop propogated a small number of them for his student project at Urrbrae Agricultural High School and planted one at his home; it has grown into this splendid tree, an outstanding specimen for its age.