Level of Significance
- File
- Local
- Regional
- State
- National
Age
?yrsTrees
1Diameter
1mHeight - 21m
Details
Common name
Soap-Bark Tree
Botanical name
Quillaja saponaria
Type
Specimen
Condition
Poor
Municipality
Greater Geelong (VIC)
Location
Geelong Botanic Gardens, Eastern Beach, Geelong VIC 3220
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
- Horicultural/Genetic (Scientific)
- Rare (Scientific)
- Outstanding size (Scientific)
- Outstanding species (Scientific)
Date of measurement
28 Mar 2004
Date of classification
12 Apr 1984
Statement of Significance
An outstanding specimen of this rare tree. Only three known specimens in cutivation in Victoria; the other two being in the Royal Botanic Gardens. This tree is by far the largest. It requires tree surgery to remove numerous dead branches<BR>Located 50 metres North East of Hitchcock Fountain