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Level of Significance

  • File
  • Local
  • Regional
  • State
  • National

Age

?yrs

Trees

14

Diameter

0.3m

Height - 8m

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Details

Common name
Osage Orange
Botanical name
Maclura pomifera
Type
Avenue
Condition
Poor
Municipality
Manningham (VIC)
Location
Heide Park And Art Gallery 7 Templestowe Road Bulleen VIC 3105
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
  • Location/Context (Social)
  • Landscape (Social)
  • Park/Garden/Town (Historic)
  • Unusual (Aesthetic)
Date of measurement
17 Jan 2011
Date of classification
15 Dec 1988

Statement of Significance

A fine row of 14 Osage Orange trees which are uncommon in cultivation in Victoria. The species originates from the USA and was available in Victoria from the 1860s, being recommended as a suitable hedgeplant or windbreak. The planting date is unknown however the trees were already on the property in1934 when John Reed purchased the land. The trees are ingood condition although the ivy should be removed, They form an important landscape feature andthe Gallery building was designed with the row of trees in mind