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Level of Significance

  • File
  • Local
  • Regional
  • State
  • National

Age

?yrs

Trees

123

Diameter

0.4m

Height - 18m

Details

Common name
Hybrid Black Poplar
Botanical name
Populus x canadensis 'Robusta'
Type
Avenue
Condition
Poor
Municipality
Casey (VIC)
Location
Princes Highway, Berwick VIC 3806
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
  • Outstanding species (Scientific)
  • Landscape (Social)
Date of measurement
01 Jul 1986
Date of classification
10 Jul 1986

Statement of Significance

The Berwick Beaconsfield Memorial Avenue of 123 trees was planted to honour residents of Berwick and Beaconsfield who served in World War I. The trees have an upright growth rather than a spreading canopy and frame the view to the east.<BR>It is thought that the replacement plantings to fill the gaps may be a different cultivar