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Level of Significance

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  • Local
  • Regional
  • State
  • National

Age (approx)

200yrs

Trees

1

Diameter

?m

Height - 30m

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Details

Common name
Myrtle Beech
Botanical name
Nothofagus cunninghamii
Type
Specimen
Condition
Good
Municipality
Colac Otway (VIC)
Location
Great Ocean Road, Apollo Bay VIC 3233
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
  • Other scientific (Scientific)
  • Unusual (Aesthetic)
Date of measurement
01 Apr 1997
Date of classification
23 Mar 2015

Statement of Significance

A very unusual example of Myrtle Beech, possibly being 2 or 3 trees which have grown together. The tree is particularly large and its growth habit enables access beneath the tree through its roots and branches.<BR>This tree is located at Maits Rest, 200m along the walking track from the Great Ocean Road, 12km from Apollo Bay.