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Tree Information x
| Identifier: | WGR/1157 |
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| Tree Type: | Single |
| Registered By: | Cadwallader, B.G. |
| Registration Category: | Notable tree – National interest |
| General Notes: |
This tree was the largest London Plane in the world when it was cut down in 2013 (NZNTT, 2013).
The tree and the nearby walnut (see WGR/1156) were planted by the Reverend Richard Taylor, an early Church Mission Society minister who resided at Putiki. Both trees are thought to have been planted in 1843. Taylor was at the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and was a friend of Hori Kingi Te Anaua, the Rangatira for the lower Whanganui River at the time (Teri Ta'ala Sept, 2013). This was the largest recorded London plane tree in New Zealand and the largest recorded in the world at the time. Due to an unfortunate set of circumstances this was only established after the tree was cut down. The advice received by the owners from a forester suggested that it might pose a threat to the urupa (NZNTT 2013). |
Single Tree Details
| Genus: | Platanus | |
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| Species: | x hispanica 'Acerifolia' | |
| Common names: | London plane, | |
| Given Name: | Atene Plane Tree | |
| Height: | 35.00m | |
| Height measurement method: | Estimated | |
| Height Comments: | Approximation taken from image based on canopy spread | |
| Girth: | 911 cm | |
| Girth measurement height: | 1.5 m | |
| Girth Comments: | (none) | |
| Diameter: | 290 cm | |
| Crown Spread A: | 36.00m | |
| Crown Spread B: | 39.00m | |
| Avg. Crown Spread: | 37.50m | |
| Actual Planting Date: | actual date not specified | |
| Approx. Planting Date: |
c1843 e.g. circa. 1860 |
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| Current Age: | 181 years | |
| Tree Health Description: | (none) | |
| Tree Form Type: | Single Trunk | |
| Number of Trunks: | 1 | |
| Tree Form Comments: | (none) | |
| Champion Tree Score: | 504 | |
| Local Protection Status: | No | |
| Tree Present: | No | |
| STEM Score: | 0 |
Observations
| Date | Observer | Action |
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| 13 Sep 2013 | Terrey, R. |
Location
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Images
| Preview | Credit | Date |
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Supplied | 18 Aug 2013 |
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Supplied | 18 Aug 2013 |
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Google Street View | 01 Jan 2010 |
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Tiahuia Ranginui-Marks | 12 Jan 2004 |