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Level of Significance

  • File
  • Local
  • Regional
  • State
  • National

Age (approx)

100yrs

Trees

20

Diameter

0.9m

Height - 25m

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Details

Common name
English Oak
Botanical name
Quercus robur
Other name
Avenue of Oaks
Type
Avenue
Condition
Good
Municipality
Baw Baw (VIC)
Location
Alford St Warragul VIC 3820
Access
Restricted
Significances
  • Outstanding size (Scientific)
  • Landscape (Social)
Date of measurement
10 May 2017
Date of classification
10 Jan 2019

Statement of Significance

What is significant?

This avenue of oak trees extends along Alford Street from Hope Street in the west to Victoria Street in the East. These trees are estimated to have been planted in circa 1910.

How is it significant?

This avenue of oaks is significant for aesthetic and scientific reasons at a State level.

Why is it significant?

This is a marvellous avenue of oaks, lining a residential street in Warragual. It is the only known street of its kind in the local area. The avenue makes a contribution to the surrounding street-scape being uniform in size and shape the length of the avenue.

These trees are included in the Heritage Overlay (HO66) in the Baw Baw Shire Council Planning Scheme.

Notes

We have a newspaper article from the 9/12/1930 that mentions the trees were planted but younger than the other avenues in the town. We have this as a pdf but were unable to attach it here.