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Level of Significance

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Age (approx)

150yrs

Trees

1

Diameter

0.9m

Height - 11m

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Details

Common name
Olive
Botanical name
Olea europaea subsp. europaea
Type
Specimen
Condition
Good
Municipality
Melbourne (VIC)
Location
Wesley Church, 118 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
  • Outstanding size (Scientific)
  • Other scientific (Scientific)
  • Park/Garden/Town (Historic)
  • Unusual (Aesthetic)
  • Species/Location (Aesthetic)
Date of measurement
10 Apr 1986
Date of classification
23 Mar 2015

Statement of Significance

A very old gnarled specimen growing at the rear of the Wesley Church in Lonsdale Street. The tree has developed a very large single trunk and is absent of any side branches for the first 2.5 metres. Its exact origins are a little obscure as some records claim the seed of the tree was brought from Jerusalem by one of the Church founders circa 1839 whilst others say it was planted later in 1875 by Mr Mars Miller, a long-serving lay preacher of Wesley Church. It is amongst the oldest exotic trees in Victoria. It was moved 25 metres in 1988.