SUGAR GUM TREE on road reserve
295 ELTHAM-YARRA GLEN RD KANGAROO GROUND, NILLUMBIK SHIRE
Statement of Significance
ELTHAM STUDY STATEMENT OFSIGNIFICANCE:
This tree is a species of Eucalyptus commonly planted in the late 1800s and early 1900s, but not within the Shire. This specimen is one of the few plantings from that time and is especially large and apparently in very good condition. It is located in the centre of the township and is also of streetscape and landscape importance.
REVISED STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE (with AHC criteria) 2001
SUGAR GUM - ('EUCALYPTUS CLADOCALYX') in ELTHAM-YARRA GLEN ROAD is significant to Kangaroo Ground:
- as a rare example of this species of Eucalyptus commonly planted elsewhere in the early 1900s, but not within the former Eltham Shire (Criterion B2);
- as an especially large specimen (Criterion 82, 02) ;
- for its probable link with Andrew White, a prominent local farmer (Criterion H1) ;
- as a landmark tree in the centre of the Kangaroo Ground township (Criterion E1) .
This tree is a species of Eucalyptus commonly planted in the late 1800s and early 1900s, but not within the Shire. This specimen is one of the few plantings from that time and is especially large and apparently in very good condition. It is located in the centre of the township and is also of streetscape and landscape importance.
BASIS OF SIGNIFICANCE:
RARITY
HORTICULTURE
STREETSCAPE
LANDSCAPE
DEGREE OF SIGNIFICANCE:
LOCAL SIGNIFICANCE
EXTENT OF SIGNIFICANCE:
TREE AND SITES TO A RADIUS OF 30 METRES
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