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Level of Significance

  • File
  • Local
  • Regional
  • State
  • National

Age (approx)

?yrs

Trees

0

Diameter

0.5m

Height - 8m

Details

Common name
Siberian Elm
Botanical name
Ulmus pumila var. pumila
Type
Specimen
Condition
Good
Municipality
Port Phillip (VIC)
Location
St Kilda Botanical Gardens, Blessington Street, St Kilda VIC 3182
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
  • Horicultural/Genetic (Scientific)
Date of measurement
28 Apr 1988
Date of classification
08 Aug 1985

Statement of Significance

Horticultural Value:<BR>A tree of horticultural or genetic value and could be an important source of propagating stock, including specimens that are particularly resistant to disease or exposure.<BR><BR>Location or Context:<BR>A tree which occurs in a unique location or context and so provides a contribution to the landscape.<BR><BR>Rare or Localised:<BR>A tree of a species or variety that is rare or of very localised distribution.<BR><BR>Outstanding example of species:<BR>A tree outstanding for its large height, trunk circumference or canopy spread.<BR><BR>This species is very rare in cultivation in Victoria. The only other known example is in the Royal Botanic Gardens. Siberian Elm has the potential to become a majoy tree species in Victoria: it does not sucker, it is small and it forms a flat-domed habit ideal for street planting particularly under power lines. The species does not develop narrow V'crotches as does the English or Dutch Elm. Its most important feature is its resistance to Dutch Elm disease and as such has been used extensively in breeding programs in the USA.<BR><BR>Damaged by storm in October 1999 and removed.