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Tree Information x
| Identifier: | OR/1745 |
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| Tree Type: | Single |
| Registered By: | Batchelor, S. B. |
| Registration Category: | Notable tree/s – Local interest |
| General Notes:
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A fascinating tree with 5 main stems arising from ground level. The nearby obelisk lists the names of the 60 or so known burials at the site. Many of those memorialised were children, and several were people who died at sea on their way to New Zealand (Batchelor, S. B., 2021).
Reference; Arthur Street Cemetery, Wikipedia, accessed June 16, 2021. |
Single Tree Details
| Genus: | Sequoiadendron | |
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| Species: | giganteum | |
| Common names: | giant sequoia, giant redwood, Sierra redwood, Wellingtonia | |
| Height: | 38.00m | |
| Height measurement method: | Estimated | |
| Height Comments: | I estimated the height of this tree by noticing that it was 2.25 times the size of the Monkey Puzzle (OR/1407) behind it. The Monkey Puzzle is recorded to be about 17m tall. And since this Giant Sequoia appeared to be 2.25 times taller, then it would mostly likely be about 38m tall. |
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| Girth: | 1570 cm | |
| Girth measurement height: | 1.4 m | |
| Girth Comments: | (none) | |
| Diameter: | 499.7 cm | |
| Crown Spread A: | 14.00m | |
| Crown Spread B: | 14.00m | |
| Avg. Crown Spread: | 14.00m | |
| Actual Planting Date: | actual date not specified | |
| Approx. Planting Date: |
circa. 1860 e.g. circa. 1860 |
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| Current Age: | 164 years | |
| Tree Health Description: | In Good Health | |
| Tree Form Type: | Multi-trunk | |
| Number of Trunks: | 5 | |
| Tree Form Comments: | It's a rather unusual specimen for its kind, It's oddly bizzare, how it managed to develop 5 trunks, which is incredibly facisnating. | |
| Champion Tree Score: | 0 | |
| Local Protection Status: | Yes | |
| Tree Present: | Yes | |
| STEM Score: | 0 |
Observations
| Date | Observer | Action |
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| 16 Jun 2021 | Batchelor, S. B. |
Location
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Images
| Preview | Credit | Date |
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Gerald Collett | 09 Nov 2018 |
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Gregor Richardson, Otago Daily Times | 21 May 2018 |