Level of Significance
- File
- Local
- Regional
- State
- National
Age (approx)
200yrsTrees
1Diameter
5mHeight - 54m
Details
Common name
Shining Gum
Botanical name
Eucalyptus denticulata
Type
Specimen
Condition
Poor
Municipality
Baw Baw (VIC)
Location
Whitelaw Creek And Upper Thomson Valley Road Baw Baw VIC 3833
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
- Outstanding size (Scientific)
- Other scientific (Scientific)
Date of measurement
01 Mar 1993
Date of classification
07 Aug 2017
Statement of Significance
A large veteran tree which survived the 1939 and possibly earlier fires. The tree was much taller but lost its upper crown probably in 1939. The uppermost part of the tree is now a section of dead bole and its present crown has developed entirely from epicormic growth. E. denticulata is a new species described in 1991, separated from E. nitens mainly by its denticulated adult leaf margins, less persistent juvenile foliar stage and lack of fluorescence ( under UV) polyphenol in the leaves.