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Statement of Significance

Scientific: It is large for it's species. It is healthy and has a good water source and is a lovely example of a tree that is resilient - pests, no laws to protect it, birds making hollows, white cockatoo mobs and other birds stripping branches.

Historic: Was planted by the first home owners and is 60 years old (2017)

Aesthetic: It is taller and stronger than most ghost gums due to its position on a hill. It bends with the wind and is glorious.

History

This is a war service house built in the 1950s. The tree was plated to provide shade and protection from the wind for this house. It is the largest tree on private property on this hill. It is special to the community as it has always been here to look at as you walk back up from the A Class Nature Reserve Lake Gwelup Reserve.

Other

It is about to be cut in half. It has been instrumental in pursing Local Government laws regarding Tree Protection Orders on Private Property in City of Stirling WA.

Notes

We need to protect this Tree. I am registering it everywhere as half of it is under threat from a neighbour who doesn't like trees. I intent to have a blessing from local indigenous people. This hill is where indigenous people met. The tree wasn't here then but the land was cleared for farming and this tree is the only significant tree on this hill. I invite people to come and try to hug the tree, at 3 metres it is impossible. It has significant importance to me and the community.