Level of Significance
- File
- Local
- Regional
- State
- National
Age
?yrsTrees
1Diameter
1mHeight - 20m
Details
Common name
Water Oak
Botanical name
Quercus nigra
Type
Specimen
Condition
Poor
Municipality
Boroondara (VIC)
Location
'Raheen', Raheen Drive Kew VIC 3101
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
- Rare (Scientific)
- Outstanding size (Scientific)
- Outstanding species (Scientific)
- Park/Garden/Town (Historic)
Date of measurement
24 Oct 2010
Date of classification
11 Aug 1982
Statement of Significance
Planted by Sir Henry Wrixon,MLC (1839-1913) in approximately 1882. It is a large and prominent street tree originally located in the grounds of Raheen, now on the nature strip. Other examples occur in Queens Park, Essendon and Heide.