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Tree Information x
| Identifier: | OR/1203 |
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| Tree Type: | Single |
| Registered By: | Cadwallader, B.G. |
| Registration Category: | Historic tree/s – Local interest |
| General Notes: |
The following is recorded in the Queenstown Gardens Reserve Management Plan, 2011 (part 2, page 4)
'The Mayor, J W Robertson and a nurseryman, Mr McConochie, planted the first trees, two English oaks, in the winter of 1867. These were planted near the Park Street entrance to commemorate the incorporation of the Borough, and one of them is still growing as a mature specimen today'. There is a second oak that appears to be of similar vintage nearby (Cadwallader, 2014). |
Single Tree Details
| Genus: | Quercus | |
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| Species: | robur | |
| Common names: | English oak, common oak, oak | |
| Given Name: | Mayoral Oak | |
| Height: | 18.00m | |
| Height measurement method: | Laser Nikon Forestry 550 | |
| Height Comments: | (none) | |
| Girth: | 320 cm | |
| Girth measurement height: | 1.4 m | |
| Girth Comments: | (none) | |
| Diameter: | 101.9 cm | |
| Crown Spread A: | 15.00m | |
| Crown Spread B: | 25.00m | |
| Avg. Crown Spread: | 20.00m | |
| Actual Planting Date: | Aug 1867 | |
| Approx. Planting Date: |
e.g. circa. 1860 |
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| Current Age: | 157 years | |
| Tree Health Description: | A sparse canopy | |
| Tree Form Type: | Single Trunk | |
| Number of Trunks: | 1 | |
| Tree Form Comments: | Broad spreading, some limbs are developing end-weight. | |
| Champion Tree Score: | 201 | |
| Local Protection Status: | Yes | |
| Tree Present: | Yes | |
| STEM Score: | 0 |
Observations
| Date | Observer | Action |
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| 28 Oct 2013 | Cadwallader, B.G. |
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Images
| Preview | Credit | Date |
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Brad Cadwallader | 28 Oct 2013 |
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Brad Cadwallader | 28 Oct 2013 |