Level of Significance
- File
- Local
- Regional
- State
- National
Age (approx)
?yrsTrees
1Diameter
0.6mHeight - 10m
Details
Common name
Cape Bushwillow
Botanical name
Combretum caffrum
Type
Specimen
Condition
Poor
Municipality
Stonnington (VIC)
Location
'Princess Gardens', Malvern Road, Prahran VIC 3181
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
- Rare (Scientific)
- Outstanding size (Scientific)
Date of measurement
15 Mar 2011
Date of classification
08 Sep 1988
Statement of Significance
This is a very large and attractive specimen of Cape Bushwillow growing as a lawn specimen in the Princess Gardens. The tree's low spreading, weeping canopy is particularly attractive. The species, a native of South Africa, is uncommon in cultivation in Victoria. Other known examples occur in The Royal Botanic Gardens (x8), Victoria Gardens Prahran, Caulfield Park (x3), Greenmeadows Garden Caulfield, and Birregunda at Cape Schanck. This tree is the largest and best formed specimen known.