Level of Significance
- File
- Local
- Regional
- State
- National
Age
129yrsTrees
1Diameter
3mHeight - 40m
Details
Common name
Tasmanian Blue Gum
Botanical name
Eucalyptus globulus subsp. globulus
Type
Specimen
Condition
Poor
Municipality
Ballarat (VIC)
Location
University Of Ballarat, Gear Avenue, Mount Helen VIC 3350
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
- Outstanding size (Scientific)
- Landmark (Social)
- Unusual (Aesthetic)
- Species/Location (Aesthetic)
Date of measurement
01 Aug 2011
Date of classification
29 Jul 2018
Statement of Significance
Known as "The Big Tree", located in the main Quadrangle, this is a beautiful and majestic old tree of unusual morphology, ie twin trunks fused together. It was planted as a seedling on Arbor Day ,23 May 1896, by Mrs Elizabeth Downing who lived on what was then a farm and where she raised her large family. <EM>E. globulus </EM>mainly occurs as a forest tree in south-east Tasmania, in the Otways and Wilsons Promontory. It was widely planted in the nineteenth century as a street tree, windbreak and in many historic parks and gardens, including Sturt Street, Ballarat.