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LAWSON FALSE CYPRESS AT VERLYS
40 Beaconsfield Emerald Road EMERALD, Cardinia Shire

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Lawson False Cypress at Verlys
Lawson False Cypress at Verlys
Lawson False Cypress at Verlys
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Statement of Significance

The National Trust have recognised the tree for its size and as an outstanding example of the type. The tree was also thought to have strong associations with Nobelius nursery and the Emerald pioneer, Nellie Exley.

The Lawson false cypress at Verlys is of importance to the Cardinia Shire and the garden of importance to the locality of Emerald because they show the development of nurseries in the district and the developing forms of the gardens associated with the district's resorts or rural retreats.

This tree is also significant for its: expression of the lives or lifestyles of locally important people (Nobelius, Exley) and the rarity as a specimen.

Regional Significance

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    • Physical Description 1

      LAWSON FALSE CYPRESS AT VERLYS - Physical Description 1

      This garden contains a `wealth of plants' and is a `large informal country garden' with winding paths through a large variety of common and unusual plants.

      Among the unusual and original plantings is the Lawson false cypress ( Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Murr) `Parlatore') which is on the National Trust of Australia (Vic) register. This tree is 17m high, with a trunk girth of 2.25m and a canopy of 9m. It was noted as a fine specimen.

      There is also an old walnut3 There is also a timber house which appears to be from the Edwardian-era but has been altered.

      Physical Conditions

      LAWSON FALSE CYPRESS AT VERLYS - Physical Conditions

      The tree was judged by the Trust as being in good condition and a fine specimen.

      Historical Australian Themes

      LAWSON FALSE CYPRESS AT VERLYS - Historical Australian Themes

      Historical Themes

      3.4 Orchardists and market gardeners, cool stores, packing sheds, etc.

      7.4 Nurseries/Acclimatisation Society areas/park reserves

      11.0 Evidence of: Life style, housing and landscape choice of notable figures residing in the district

      Physical Description 2

      LAWSON FALSE CYPRESS AT VERLYS - Physical Description 2

      Associations - Nobelius, Karl, Cliff & A.V.?; Exley, Nellie

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Cardinia - Cardinia Shire Heritage Study 1996

      Author: Graeme Butler & Associates
      Year: 1996
      Grading: Local

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