Level of Significance
- File
- Local
- Regional
- State
- National
Age (approx)
?yrsTrees
1Diameter
1mHeight - 25m
Details
Common name
English Oak
Botanical name
Quercus robur
Type
Specimen
Condition
Poor
Municipality
Ballarat (VIC)
Location
Ballarat Botanical Gardens, Wendouree Parade, Ballarat Central VIC 3350
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
- Commemorative (Historic)
- Person/Group/Institution (Historic)
Date of measurement
18 Feb 2011
Date of classification
24 Jun 1982
Statement of Significance
This English Oak, known as the 'Druids Oak' was planted by the Druids of Ballarat on 27 December 1870 to commemorate the founding of local Druid Lodges. Oaks were associated with the ancient traditions of the original Druids who met in groves of Oak trees.<BR>It is located at the rear of Adam Lindsay Gordon's Cottage.