Level of Significance
- File
- Local
- Regional
- State
- National
Age (approx)
140yrsTrees
1Diameter
1mHeight - 24m
Details
Common name
Turkey Oak
Botanical name
Quercus cerris
Type
Specimen
Condition
Poor
Municipality
Ballarat (VIC)
Location
Ballarat Botanical Gardens, Wendouree Parade, Ballarat Central VIC 3350
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
- Outstanding size (Scientific)
- Outstanding species (Scientific)
- Species/Location (Aesthetic)
Date of measurement
25 Mar 2011
Date of classification
04 Mar 2019
Statement of Significance
Contribution to the landscape<BR>Outstanding sizeThis Turkey Oak is located at the back of the conservatory at start of Prime Ministers Walk, between Alfred Deakin and GH Reid bust. It has a very large spreading canopy and is the largest known example of species in cultivation in Victoria.(<EM>1982)Quercus cerris </EM>is native to south-eastern Europe and Asia Minor and is widely planted and naturalised throughout much of Europe<