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Tree Information x
| Identifier: | OR/1954 |
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| Tree Type: | Single |
| Registered By: | Cadwallader, B.G. |
| Registration Category: | Historic tree/s – Local interest |
| General Notes:
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A plaque down at lakeside below the tree credits the 1957 planting of this tree to George Studholme and Jim (James) Ironside.
The Wanaka Lakefront Reserves Management plan states that ‘Grandad’ Studholme (owner of the County Nursery in the Cardrona Valley), gifted the tree to Jim Ironside, who was farming at nearby Tuohys at the time. A plaque in memory of Ironside was subsequently placed near the tree in the 1980s, with the hill now being known as Ironside Hill (Cadwallader, B.G., 2024). |
Single Tree Details
| Genus: | Sequoiadendron | |
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| Species: | giganteum | |
| Common names: | giant sequoia, giant redwood, Sierra redwood, Wellingtonia | |
| Given Name: | Ironside Redwood | |
| Height: | 12.80m | |
| Height measurement method: | Laser Nikon Forestry 550 | |
| Height Comments: | (none) | |
| Girth: | 510 cm | |
| Girth measurement height: | 0.1 m | |
| Girth Comments: | taken near ground level | |
| Diameter: | 162.3 cm | |
| Crown Spread A: | 9.00m | |
| Crown Spread B: | 9.00m | |
| Avg. Crown Spread: | 9.00m | |
| Actual Planting Date: | 1957 | |
| Approx. Planting Date: |
e.g. circa. 1860 |
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| Current Age: | 67 years | |
| Tree Health Description: | in good health | |
| Tree Form Type: | Multi-trunk | |
| Number of Trunks: | 5 | |
| Tree Form Comments: | A divided stem from near ground level and separating into many tops. | |
| Champion Tree Score: | 0 | |
| Local Protection Status: | No | |
| Tree Present: | Yes | |
| STEM Score: | 0 |
Observations
| Date | Observer | Action |
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| 20 Mar 2024 | Cadwallader, B.G. |
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