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Level of Significance

  • File
  • Local
  • Regional
  • State
  • National

Age

208yrs

Trees

1

Diameter

3m

Height - 58m

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Details

Common name
Errinundra shining gum
Botanical name
Eucalyptus denticulata
Other name
Hairy Maclary
Type
Individual Tree
Condition
Good
Municipality
Baw Baw (VIC)
Location
Off Whitelaws Track Baw Baw VIC 3833
Access
Restricted
Significances
  • Remnant (Scientific)
  • Outstanding size (Scientific)
  • Outstanding species (Scientific)
Date of germination
01 Jan 1817
Date of measurement
30 Nov 2013
Date of classification
04 Jul 2018

Statement of Significance

What is significant?

This large Errinundra shining gum is located 80m of the Whitelaws Track in Baw Baw. It is one of a set of large old growth trees in Victoria also on the register (T12342, T12343, T12345, T12346, T12347, T12348, T12349, T12350, T12351, T12356, T12357, T12358). This tree is a few hundred metres away from the Whitelaw Tree (T11972) which is on the same track.

How is it significant?

This Errinundra shining gum (Eucalyptus denticulata) is significant for scientific reasons at State level.

Why is it significant?

This Errinundra shining gum is outstanding for its size, with a height of 58m, spread of 25m and girth of 10.7m. It is a large and outstanding example of the species. Eucalyptus denticulata (Errinundra shining gum) is native to this area of East Gippsland and the type specimen was collected relatively recently on March 3, 1989, at an altitude of 1,140 metres above sea level, at Errinundra National Park. Previously this species was considered an informal variant of Eucalyptus nitens known as the Shining Gum. It is slightly larger in height and spread than the nearby Whitelaw tree (same species) located a few hundred metres further along this track (T11046).