Level of Significance
- File
- Local
- Regional
- State
- National
Age (approx)
90yrsTrees
1Diameter
2mHeight - 2m
Details
Common name
Ornamental Cherry Plum
Botanical name
Prunus 'Elvins'
Type
Specimen
Condition
Good
Municipality
Melbourne (VIC)
Location
Royal Botanic Gardens, Birdwood Avenue Melbourne VIC 3000
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
- Horicultural/Genetic (Scientific)
- Park/Garden/Town (Historic)
- Species/Location (Aesthetic)
Date of measurement
01 Jun 2003
Date of classification
16 Oct 2017
Statement of Significance
One of several cuttings given to the Royal Botanic Gardens by Miss Myrtle Elvins from a chance hybrid which first appeared as a seedling in the Elvins' garden in Linda Crescent, Hawthorn, in 1926. The tree is believed to be a cross between Prunus cerasifera, Cherry Plum, and Prunus salicina, Japanese Plum. It is most attractive in Spring as it flowers prolifically.<BR>The hybrid was brought into the nursery trade by Mr R. Sparks of Sparks and McAlpine's Nursery, Box Hill, in the 1950s. It is now widespread through Melbourne.