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Level of Significance

  • File
  • Local
  • Regional
  • State
  • National

Age

130yrs

Trees

1

Diameter

1m

Height - 25m

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Details

Common name
Captain Cook's Pine
Botanical name
Araucaria columnaris
Type
Specimen
Condition
Poor
Municipality
Mornington Peninsula (VIC)
Location
'Heronswood' 105 Latrobe Parade Dromana VIC 3936
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
  • Rare (Scientific)
  • Park/Garden/Town (Historic)
Date of measurement
16 Mar 2010
Date of classification
18 Feb 2019

Statement of Significance

A fine example of a species uncommon in cultivation in Victoria. The tree has a marked lean to the North East and it appears the top has been damaged as no central leader is evident. The tree has particularly dense foliage. The garden, located on an elevated position at Dromana, still contains remnants of the early garden designed by Edward Latrobe Bateman surrounding a bluestone house of 1871. However, the garden is now chiefly the work of Clive Blazey, who gather seeds from around the world for experimental purposes.