Level of Significance
- File
- Local
- Regional
- State
- National
Age (approx)
140yrsTrees
1Diameter
2mHeight - 24m
Details
Common name
Lawson's Cypress
Botanical name
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
Type
Individual Tree
Condition
Good
Municipality
Indigo (VIC)
Location
Albert Road Beechworth VIC 3747
Access
Restricted
Significances
- Outstanding size (Scientific)
- Location/Context (Social)
- Landscape (Social)
- Park/Garden/Town (Historic)
- Attractive (Aesthetic)
Date of measurement
11 Feb 2013
Date of classification
08 Jun 2015
Statement of Significance
Contribution to landscape of historic garden
Particularly old
Outstanding size of height, trunk circumference and canopy spread
Aesthetic value
Historic value
History
Mayday Hills is a former asylum built in 1864-1867, and operating until circa 1995 before becoming a campus for Latrobe University.
The gardens were laid out after 1864 but substantially altered in 1913 and again over the years since. The site has an excellent succession plan and trees have been continually added over the decades. Many rare tree species were added in the 1970s and 80s by head gardener, Colin Gladstone. Mayday Hills has become one of the best collections of trees in Victoria.
Location
This tree is located in the Turning Circle at the front entrance to the former hospital