Level of Significance
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Age
142yrsTrees
1Diameter
0.8mHeight - 20m
Details
Common name
Golden hinoki Cypress
Botanical name
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'aurea'
Type
Avenue
Condition
Poor
Municipality
Adelaide Hills (SA)
Location
-St Vigeans-, 17 Laurel Rd, In Front Of House 17 Laurel Rd Stirling SA 5152
Access
Restricted
Significances
- Horicultural/Genetic (Scientific)
- Rare (Scientific)
- Outstanding size (Scientific)
- Other scientific (Scientific)
- Landscape (Social)
- Park/Garden/Town (Historic)
- Person/Group/Institution (Historic)
- Attractive (Aesthetic)
Date of germination
01 Jan 1883
Statement of Significance
An outstanding 100 year old Golden hinoki, at St Vigeans, the remarkable hills garden created and planted from 1882 by Sir Edward Stirling and his head gardener Douglas Searle. Hinoki cypress is sacred to those of the Shinto faith; it is valued for its fragrance and workability.
Notes
Additional updates recorded 5/5/2014