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Level of Significance

  • File
  • Local
  • Regional
  • State
  • National

Age (approx)

?yrs

Trees

3

Diameter

0.4m

Height - 10m

Details

Common name
Scots Pine
Botanical name
Pinus sylvestris
Type
Stand
Condition
Poor
Municipality
Latrobe (VIC)
Location
Traralgon Cemetery, Scrubby Lane, Traralgon VIC 3844
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
  • Rare (Scientific)
  • Location/Context (Social)
  • Landscape (Social)
Date of measurement
03 Nov 1992
Date of classification
10 Dec 1992

Statement of Significance

Rare or Localised:<BR>A tree of a species or variety that is rare or of very localised distribution. Measurements for central tree. A row of three mature trees growing along the original southern boundary of the cemetery. The trees have the characteristic growth form with open crown, wind-swept branches, and the upper branches with the attractive pink/organsg peeling bark. The trees are in good condition although they require deadwooding and stub removal. The species is rarelycultivated in Victoria; the only other known mature trees occur at Taradale and Camberwell.