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Tree Information x
| Identifier: | CR/1074 |
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| Tree Type: | Single |
| Registered By: | Cadwallader, B.G. |
| Registration Category: | Historic tree - International interest |
| General Notes: |
This low branching tree attracts many children to play beneath it. The tree was planted on April the 25th 1869 by Prince Alfred, the Duke of Edinburgh, second son of Queen Victoria.
Prince Alfred was the first member of the Royal Family to visit New Zealand, which, if a little luck had not intervened twelve months earlier the visit would not have occurred and this fine tree would not have been planted. Read about what happened in Sydney, Australia on the 12th of March 1868 on Wikipedia (Cadwallader, B.G. 2013). |
Single Tree Details
| Genus: | Sequoiadendron | |
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| Species: | giganteum | |
| Common names: | giant sequoia, giant redwood, Sierra redwood, Wellingtonia | |
| Height: | 32.00m | |
| Height measurement method: | Laser Nikon Forestry 550 | |
| Height Comments: | (none) | |
| Girth: | 1040 cm | |
| Girth measurement height: | 1.4 m | |
| Girth Comments: | (none) | |
| Diameter: | 331 cm | |
| Crown Spread A: | 26.40m | |
| Crown Spread B: | 27.00m | |
| Avg. Crown Spread: | 26.70m | |
| Actual Planting Date: | Apr 1869 | |
| Approx. Planting Date: |
e.g. circa. 1860 |
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| Current Age: | 155 years | |
| Tree Health Description: | In good health (2013) | |
| Tree Form Type: | Single Trunk | |
| Number of Trunks: | 1 | |
| Tree Form Comments: | A low branching tree with several limbs resting on the ground. | |
| Champion Tree Score: | 536 | |
| Local Protection Status: | Unknown | |
| Tree Present: | Yes | |
| STEM Score: | 0 |
Observations
| Date | Observer | Action |
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| 26 Nov 2012 | Cadwallader, B.G. |
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Images
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Brad Cadwallader | 26 Nov 2012 |
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Brad Cadwallader | 26 Nov 2012 |
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Brad Cadwallader | 26 Nov 2012 |