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Level of Significance

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  • State
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Age (approx)

?yrs

Trees

1

Diameter

0.5m

Height - 14m

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Details

Common name
Kaffir Plum, Wild Plum
Botanical name
Harpephyllum caffrum
Type
Specimen
Condition
Poor
Municipality
Stonnington (VIC)
Location
'Como Park', Williams Road, South Yarra VIC 3141
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
  • Remnant (Scientific)
  • Location/Context (Social)
  • Landscape (Social)
Date of measurement
05 Jun 2005
Date of classification
12 May 1988

Statement of Significance

This a species that is rare in cultivation in Australia. Other outstanding specimens occur in Geelong at Botanic Gardens and at Eastern Park, and next to the Caulfield Town Hall. The Wild Plum is a large, evergreen tree that grows up to 15 m tall, and is usually found in the riverine forests of southern Africa where it grows from the Eastern Cape northwards through, Swaziland, southern Mozambique,and into Zimbabwe.<BR>The tree is located in Como Park, 120m west of Williams Road and Bruce Street intersection.