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Level of Significance

  • File
  • Local
  • Regional
  • State
  • National

Age (approx)

250yrs

Trees

1

Diameter

2m

Height - 16m

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Details

Common name
River Red Gum
Botanical name
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Type
Individual Tree
Condition
Good
Municipality
Greater Geelong (VIC)
Location
1580 Bacchus Marsh Road Anakie VIC 3221
Access
Restricted
Significances
  • Remnant (Scientific)
  • Landscape (Social)
  • Species/Location (Aesthetic)
Date of measurement
18 Nov 2015
Date of classification
22 Mar 2016

Statement of Significance

This River Red Gum is significant at a Regional level for its contribution to the landscape, for aesthetic significance as a better than average example of its species in its location, and as a remnant tree.

The tree is an aesthetically-pleasing specimen with a spreading canopy that touches the ground, and it makes a fine contribution to the pastoral landscape against the backdrop of the You Yangs Historic Park. It is also the most aesthetically pleasing of the many River Red Gums that line Hovells Creek at Wooloomanata.

History

This tree is on the historic Wooloomanata run, a pastoral station built by the Armytages of Como (South Yarra). The fifth European owners of the property crop the paddock (currently growing Triticale) but have taken care over generations of owners to avoid removal of this very aesthetically-pleasing tree.

Location

The tree is located near the northern boundary of Wooloomanata, in a paddock currently cropped (growing Triticale in 2015).