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Level of Significance

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Age

?yrs

Trees

1

Diameter

2m

Height - 21m

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Details

Common name
Cork Oak
Botanical name
Quercus suber
Type
Specimen
Condition
Good
Municipality
Bayside (VIC)
Location
Brighton Civic Centre, 15 Boxshall Street, Brighton VIC 3186
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
  • Outstanding size (Scientific)
  • Other scientific (Scientific)
  • Location/Context (Social)
  • Landscape (Social)
Date of measurement
27 Jan 2010
Date of classification
11 Dec 1997

Statement of Significance

This tree is an impressive example of this species with a dense crown and wide-spreading canopy and is said to be around 100 years old. It is a dominant feature of the landscape. <BR><EM>Quercus suber</EM> is slow-growing and long-lived,up to 250 years of age. Cork oak bark has been harvested for thousands of years. This speciesis easily distinguishable from the English oak (<EM>Quercus robur</EM>), by its knobbly grey bark and long evergreen leaves.