Level of Significance
- File
- Local
- Regional
- State
- National
Age (approx)
?yrsTrees
1Diameter
0.8mHeight - 19m
Details
Common name
Red Cedar
Botanical name
Juniperus virginiana
Type
Specimen
Condition
Poor
Municipality
Ballarat (VIC)
Location
Ballarat Botanical Gardens, Wendouree Parade, Ballarat Central VIC 3350
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
- Rare (Scientific)
Date of measurement
24 Mar 2011
Date of classification
11 Feb 1988
Statement of Significance
This is an outstanding tree, being the best example of the <EM>Juniperus virginiana </EM>known in cultivation in Victoria.(1988).This species ofjuniper isa slow growing native of eastern North America from southeastern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico The tree has a marked lean towards the west. <BR>Other examples are known at Sale and younger specimens at Bendigo (White Hills Garden) and Maryborough (Phillips Gardens). <BR>Locatednear statue of Mercury