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Level of Significance

  • File
  • Local
  • Regional
  • State
  • National

Age

?yrs

Trees

4

Diameter

1m

Height - 32m

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Details

Common name
Big Cone Pine
Botanical name
Pinus coulteri
Other name
Coulter Pine
Type
Stand
Condition
Poor
Municipality
Indigo (VIC)
Location
Queen Victoria Park, Ford Street, Beechworth VIC 3747
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
  • Rare (Scientific)
  • Landscape (Social)
  • Park/Garden/Town (Historic)
  • Species/Location (Aesthetic)
Date of measurement
07 Apr 2010
Date of classification
12 Jul 1984

Statement of Significance

Horticultural value<BR>Contribution to the landscape of historic garden<BR>Rare or localised<BR><BR>These four <EM>Pinus coulteri </EM>are part of the major planting in the Park that dates from 1875. The outstanding characteristic of this species is the large, spiny cones which are 20-40cm long, and can weigh 2-5kg when fresh.Big Cone Pine is a native of the coastal mountains of southern California and northern Baja California (Mexico).