Level of Significance
- File
- Local
- Regional
- State
- National
Age (approx)
160yrsTrees
1Diameter
0.3mHeight - 4m
Details
- Horicultural/Genetic (Scientific)
- Seed/Propagation Stock (Scientific)
- Resistance (Scientific)
- Park/Garden/Town (Historic)
- Person/Group/Institution (Historic)
Statement of Significance
This nominated specimen may be the earliest known Pistacia vera in South Australia (and possibly Australia).
The nominated specimen was planted at Anlaby over 70 years before the first specimens were planted elsewhere in Australia.
History
The presence of this specimen was due to the influence of Frederick Hansborough Dutton (b.1812 – d.1890) and his desire to create a pastoral property which reflected his English heritage. The use of exotic trees in the nineteenth century at Anlaby was part of a vision to create an “English parkland” appeal to the property by its founder. Frederick’s second Station Manager and Australian Representative, Alexander Buchanan (b.1810 - d.1865), planted large portions of the garden and the outer areas which surrounded it with many native and exotic tree species.
Location
On a side-road of the property - an outer area of the main orchard.
Other
Dr Roger Spencer of the National Herbarium of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, confirmed on Monday, 26th October 2015 at 10.30 am (telephone conversation) that the nineteenth century nursery catalogues from 1855 -1889 did not list Pistacia vera. He formally requested that specimens of this tree be collected and submitted at a convenient time to the National Herbarium of Victoria for its dried reference collection. He highlighted the importance of this collection since the National Herbarium of Victoria has no such early specimen of this species. He also requested that the story of its presence at Anlaby be recorded and submitted to the botanical library.