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Level of Significance

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Age (approx)

90yrs

Trees

2

Diameter

1m

Height - 19m

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Details

Common name
Swamp Or Bald Cypress
Botanical name
Taxodium distichum
Type
Stand
Condition
Poor
Municipality
Ballarat (VIC)
Location
Ballarat Botanical Gardens, Wendouree Parade, Ballarat Central VIC 3350
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
  • Landscape (Social)
  • Park/Garden/Town (Historic)
  • Person/Group/Institution (Historic)
Date of measurement
18 Feb 2011
Date of classification
06 Sep 2018

Statement of Significance

These two specimens are located on thenorth-east side and north-west side of Statue house.and have particularlyattractive autumn foliage.Swamp or Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) is a deciduous conifer that comes from the mid-west areas of North America and can tolerate tolerate long periods where the roots are in standing water