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Level of Significance

  • File
  • Local
  • Regional
  • State
  • National

Age (approx)

200yrs

Trees

1

Diameter

1m

Height - 28m

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Details

Common name
River Red Gum
Botanical name
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Type
Individual Tree
Condition
Good
Municipality
Darebin (VIC)
Location
Railway Reserve, Alphington Station Corner Miller And Rowe Streets Alphington VIC 3078
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
  • Location/Context (Social)
  • Contemporary association (Social)
Date of measurement
10 Feb 2014
Date of classification
02 Nov 2021

Statement of Significance

This tree is significant at a Regional level as a mature indigenous tree in an urban landscape context, which provides a contribution to the landscape and railway setting.

In the early 1990s community action via a series of grants worked to restore indigenous plantings under the tree, and as a result a healthy regrowth has naturally occurred with large numbers of Eucalyptus camaldulensis saplings. Community action saved this tree from being removed as part of proposed carpark development in 2014, and holds significant importance for the local community. The wall opposite the tree is painted with "Save the trees".