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Tree Information x
| Identifier: | BPR/1064 |
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| Tree Type: | Single |
| Registered By: | Sale, P.O. |
| Registration Category: | Historic tree/s – Local interest |
| General Notes: |
This historic Norfolk Island pine is located in the grounds of The Elms Mission House at 15 Mission Street on the northern point of the Te Papa Peninsula, Tauranga. It was profiled as tree 40 in the 1984 book 'Great Trees of New Zealand' by Burstall and Sale and was tree number 39 in Dr H.H. Allan’s 1940 list of Historic Trees in New Zealand.
The tree is reported to have been planted in 1838 during the establishment of the site by The Reverend Alfred Nesbit Brown. It is a large mature specimen with a straight single trunk. As is typical of very mature Norfolk Island pines, the top has flattened and it no longer has a sharp conical top (Sale, P.O. 2013). The tree is listed as T184 in the Tauranga City Council, City Plan, Register of Heritage Trees. The property has several historic trees. See group listing BPR/G1062 for more information on the history of the site. |
Single Tree Details
| Genus: | Araucaria | |
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| Species: | heterophylla | |
| Common names: | Norfolk Island pine, | |
| Height: | 45.20m | |
| Height measurement method: | Trimble LaserAce 1000 | |
| Height Comments: | As this tree is growing in bush I could not get a shot to the bottom of the tree so used a single point method - This should be accurate as there is no noticable slope across the site and the tree is very straight up and down | |
| Girth: | 664 cm | |
| Girth measurement height: | 1.4 m | |
| Girth Comments: | Girth was measured at 1.4 metres. Above the large root flare. | |
| Diameter: | 211.4 cm | |
| Crown Spread A: | 20.80m | |
| Crown Spread B: | 22.10m | |
| Avg. Crown Spread: | 21.45m | |
| Actual Planting Date: | actual date not specified | |
| Approx. Planting Date: |
1838 e.g. circa. 1860 |
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| Current Age: | 186 years | |
| Tree Health Description: | The crown is a little thin but still appears to be in good health (Jan 2013) | |
| Tree Form Type: | Single Trunk | |
| Number of Trunks: | 1 | |
| Tree Form Comments: | A very large trunk from a raised root mound (see Photos). Top of tree flattening out | |
| Champion Tree Score: | 427 | |
| Local Protection Status: | Yes | |
| Tree Present: | Yes | |
| STEM Score: | 252 |
Observations
| Date | Observer | Action |
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| 04 Jan 2013 | Sale, P.O. |
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Images
| Preview | Credit | Date |
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Philip Sale | 04 Jan 2013 |
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Philip Sale | 04 Jan 2013 |
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Philip Sale | 29 Jun 2004 |