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Tree Information x
| Identifier: | CR/1234 |
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| Tree Type: | Single |
| Registered By: | Cadwallader, B.G. |
| Registration Category: | Notable tree – National interest |
| General Notes: |
Purau Station Homestead was first settled in 1843 by the Greenwood brothers, the first European settlers in Lyttelton Harbour. They built a large timber house at this location. Subsequent owners the Rhodes brothers built the fine old locally quarried sandstone homestead and later the Luttrell brothers made further improvements. The Gardiner family have owned the property since 1874[1]. The 2011 Christchurch earthquake severely damage the Heritage New Zealand Category 1 homestead.
The grounds contain many old heritage trees reported to have been planted in 1870. This magnificent bunya pine is the largest southern growing specimen known in New Zealand and appears of similar vintage to the T.H. Potts tree at Governors Bay[2](Cadwallader B., Hammer, R., & Smith, J. 2015). References 1) Heritage New Zealand. Heritage listing 280 Purau Station Homestead. Retrieved Feb 22, 2015 2) New Zealand Tree Register record CR/1288 Governors Bay bunya pine. |
Single Tree Details
| Genus: | Araucaria | |
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| Species: | bidwillii | |
| Common names: | Bunya Bunya, Bunya pine | |
| Height: | 24.60m | |
| Height measurement method: | Laser Nikon Forestry 550 | |
| Height Comments: | (none) | |
| Girth: | 520 cm | |
| Girth measurement height: | 1.4 m | |
| Girth Comments: | (none) | |
| Diameter: | 165.5 cm | |
| Crown Spread A: | 17.40m | |
| Crown Spread B: | 18.20m | |
| Avg. Crown Spread: | 17.80m | |
| Actual Planting Date: | actual date not specified | |
| Approx. Planting Date: |
1870 e.g. circa. 1860 |
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| Current Age: | 155 years | |
| Tree Health Description: | In good health for a specimen of this age. | |
| Tree Form Type: | Single Trunk | |
| Number of Trunks: | 1 | |
| Tree Form Comments: | Typical of the species | |
| Champion Tree Score: | 300 | |
| Local Protection Status: | Yes | |
| Tree Present: | Yes | |
| STEM Score: | 0 |
Observations
| Date | Observer | Action |
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| 16 Feb 2015 | Hammer, R. & Smith, J., & Cadwallader, B. |
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Images
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Brad Cadwallader | 16 Feb 2015 |
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Brad Cadwallader | 16 Feb 2015 |