Level of Significance
- File
- Local
- Regional
- State
- National
Age (approx)
120yrsTrees
1Diameter
0.5mHeight - 7m
Details
Common name
Prickly Bottlebrush
Botanical name
Callistemon brachyandrus
Type
Specimen
Condition
Removed
Municipality
Greater Bendigo (VIC)
Location
Bendigo Botanic Gardens, 71 Napoleon Crescent, White Hills VIC 3550
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
- Horicultural/Genetic (Scientific)
- Outstanding size (Scientific)
- Outstanding species (Scientific)
- Landscape (Social)
- Park/Garden/Town (Historic)
- Species/Location (Aesthetic)
Date of measurement
01 Mar 1984
Date of classification
25 May 2015
Statement of Significance
This is a particularly large specimen in cultivation. <EM>Callistemon brachyandrus </EM>is native to NSW, SA, and Victoria, occuring chiefly in Red Gum / Black Box woodland along the Darling and Lower Murray Rivers. It normally only attains a height of 2 to 3 metres. During the summer months, after most other <I>Callistemon</I> species have flowered, this tree has small red brushes up to 8 cm long over the branches. The masses of stamens, which are the conspicuous parts of the flowers, are dark red with yellow anthers.