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Tree Information x
| Identifier: | WRR/1578 |
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| Tree Type: | Single |
| Registered By: | Hill, R.N. |
| Registration Category: | Notable tree/s – Local interest |
| General Notes:
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This tree is one of only a handful of oak trees thought to be associated with J. Meads a pioneer settler to the region who brought acorns form the UK. Meads was known to be a great tree planter and is regarded to be responsible for planting, or provided the seed for many of the large oaks within the Greytown locality (only 6 oaks and row of trees are considered to be of dimensions that would suggest being planted c.1856 (163yrs old (2019). The tree was originally located on Meads property (Hill, R.N., 2019).
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Single Tree Details
| Genus: | Quercus | |
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| Species: | robur | |
| Common names: | English oak, common oak, oak | |
| Given Name: | English oak | |
| Height: | 19.00m | |
| Height measurement method: | Nikon Forestry Pro | |
| Height Comments: | (none) | |
| Girth: | 525 cm | |
| Girth measurement height: | 1.4 m | |
| Girth Comments: | (none) | |
| Diameter: | 167.1 cm | |
| Crown Spread A: | 25.00m | |
| Crown Spread B: | 21.00m | |
| Avg. Crown Spread: | 23.00m | |
| Actual Planting Date: | actual date not specified | |
| Approx. Planting Date: |
1856 e.g. circa. 1860 |
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| Current Age: | 168 years | |
| Tree Health Description: | Good | |
| Tree Form Type: | Single Trunk | |
| Number of Trunks: | 1 | |
| Tree Form Comments: | Open grown stand alone tree | |
| Champion Tree Score: | 288 | |
| Local Protection Status: | No | |
| Tree Present: | Yes | |
| STEM Score: | 0 |
Observations
| Date | Observer | Action |
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| 04 Sep 2019 | Hill, R.N. |
Location
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Images
| Preview | Credit | Date |
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Richie Hill | 04 Sep 2019 |
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Richie Hill | 04 Sep 2019 |