Level of Significance
- File
- Local
- Regional
- State
- National
Age
410yrsTrees
1Diameter
2mHeight - 25m
Details
Common name
River Red Gum
Botanical name
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Other name
Father Woods' tree
Type
Avenue
Condition
Poor
Municipality
Wattle Range (SA)
Location
Naracoorte-Mt Gambier Rd; 29 Km From Naracoorte, 21Km From Penola. Naracoorte-Mt Gambier Rd Penola SA 5277
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
- Remnant (Scientific)
- Other scientific (Scientific)
- Landmark (Social)
- Spiritual/Religious (Social)
- Person/Group/Institution (Historic)
Date of germination
01 Jan 1614
Statement of Significance
Father Woods' Tree was renowned in the district. Father Julian Tenison Woods, a distinguished natural scientist and the second Roman Catholic priest of Penola, is believed to have written his sermons and held his services under the shade of this huge old tree. Doubt about this being the precise location has been neither proven nor disproven.