Level of Significance
- File
- Local
- Regional
- State
- National
Age (approx)
?yrsTrees
1Diameter
0.6mHeight - 14m
Details
Common name
Indian Bean Tree
Botanical name
Catalpa bignonioides
Type
Specimen
Condition
Poor
Municipality
East Gippsland (VIC)
Location
Ruskin Street, Orbost VIC 3888
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
- Location/Context (Social)
- Landscape (Social)
- Contemporary association (Social)
- Park/Garden/Town (Historic)
- Commemorative (Historic)
Date of measurement
30 Mar 1982
Date of classification
13 May 1982
Statement of Significance
This tree was planted at the same time as the original Shire Offices were built, around 1902. Catalpa bignonioides is a native of the southern states of the USA and, although often grown as an ornamental tree, it is an unusual choice of species for Orbost