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Level of Significance

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  • State
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Age

96yrs

Trees

1

Diameter

2m

Height - 30m

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Details

Common name
Sugar Gum
Botanical name
Eucalyptus cladocalyx
Other name
"The Governor's Tree"/"The Governor's Gum" (known 1928 -c.1940s)
Type
Specimen
Condition
Poor
Municipality
Wyndham (VIC)
Location
Cnr Tyrone Street And Princes Highway, Werribee VIC 3030
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
  • Landscape (Social)
  • Commemorative (Historic)
  • Person/Group/Institution (Historic)
Date of germination
06 Sep 1928
Date of measurement
14 Oct 2012
Date of classification
19 Oct 2015

Statement of Significance

This Sugar Gum (Eucalyptus cladocalyx) is a landmark of historical, social and cultural significance to the State of Victoria. It was planted on 6th September,1928 by the Governor of Victoria, Lord Somers, and was colloquially referred to as the "Governor's Gum". It was the first official tree of the Werribee section of the Calder Memorial Avenue and today remains the dominating tree in what remains of the historic planting. The specimen commemorates the contribution of William Calder (1860-1928) to the development of the road network in Victoria and provides a physical link to the past. The significance, identity and colloquial name of this tree were gradually forgotten over time.