Level of Significance
- File
- Local
- Regional
- State
- National
Age
101yrsTrees
45Diameter
?mHeight - 16m
Details
Common name
Horse Chestnut
Botanical name
Aesculus hippocastanum
Type
Avenue
Condition
Good
Municipality
Derwent Valley Council (TAS)
Location
Memorial Avenue Gordon River Road Bushy Park TAS 7140
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
- Location/Context (Social)
- Landmark (Social)
- Commemorative (Historic)
- Person/Group/Institution (Historic)
Date of germination
01 Jan 1924
Date of measurement
31 Mar 2014
Statement of Significance
The Bushy Park Memorial Avenue developed in honour of those from the disrict that had served in World War 1 is of state significance becase of scale, relative intactness and use of Horse Chesnut trees rather than more widely used conifers.
Notes
The Memorial Avenue is in two parts along the Gordon Rive Road either side of the Styx River Bridge. The 24 trees north of the bridge are on average 16 metres tall. The 21 trees to the south of the bridge are on average about half this height having been pruned to maintain clearance from overhead electricity supply cables