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Level of Significance

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Age

?yrs

Trees

2

Diameter

0.5m

Height - 11m

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Details

Common name
Italian maple
Botanical name
Acer opalus subsp. obtusatum
Type
Stand
Condition
Poor
Municipality
Ballarat (VIC)
Location
Buninyong Botanic Gardens, Cnr Scott And Inglis Streets, Buninyong VIC 3357
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
  • Horicultural/Genetic (Scientific)
  • Location/Context (Social)
  • Landscape (Social)
  • Park/Garden/Town (Historic)
  • Attractive (Aesthetic)
Date of measurement
01 Aug 2011
Date of classification
12 Dec 1985

Statement of Significance

This is an attractive tree displaying a compact canopy, light green colour, with leaves turning yellow in Autumn. Other known examples occur at Camperdown, Castlemaine and the Royal Botanic Gardens. The leaves are large and the lobes round with the whole under-surface covered in a close down. <EM>Acer opalus</EM> (Italian Maple) is native to the hills and mountains of southern and western Europe. This species is rare in cultivation and is no longer available in the nursery trade.<BR>Located near 'The Gong' in the upper garden