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Level of Significance

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  • Local
  • Regional
  • State
  • National

Age

106yrs

Trees

3

Diameter

2m

Height - 20m

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Details

Common name
Algerian Oak
Botanical name
Quercus canariensis
Type
Other
Condition
Excellent
Municipality
Light (SA)
Location
829 Anlaby Road Hamilton SA 5373
Access
Restricted
Significances
  • Horicultural/Genetic (Scientific)
  • Resistance (Scientific)
  • Rare (Scientific)
  • Outstanding species (Scientific)
  • Park/Garden/Town (Historic)
  • Commemorative (Historic)
  • Person/Group/Institution (Historic)
  • Attractive (Aesthetic)
  • Unusual (Aesthetic)
Date of germination
01 Jan 1918
Date of measurement
21 Nov 2013
Date of classification
03 Dec 2013

Statement of Significance

These three specimens of Quercus canariensis were planted in 1918 to commemorate the three workers from Anlaby who went to World War One and lost their lives. The social, historical and cultural context of this World War One Commemorative planting at Anlaby reflects how deeply Australian society was moved by the loss of life during the First World War. From scientific and botanical reasons, these three specimens of Quercus canariensis are now confirmed as the first known specimens in the world of this species to exhibit multiple ground-layered branches in a dry temperate climate and conditions. Numerous world authorities and specialists on oaks have confirmed that this oak behaviour has never been observed in Quercus canariensis in wild populations nor in cultivation.

Notes

Located beside the Waterloo Creek on the edge of Woolshed Drive and east of the entrance gate to the Shearing Shed Paddock at Anlaby.