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Tree Information x

Identifier: AR/2057
Tree Type: Single
Registered By: NZNTT
Registration Category: Notable tree – National interest
General Notes:
This tree is mentioned in the 1984 S.W. Burstall & E.V. Sale book, Great Trees of New Zealand. The following note is recorded for the tree on page 244; [White Walnut (Cryptocarya obovata, Queensland rain forest). At Rocklands, Teachers' Training College, Gillies Avenue, Epsom. The only large species known in New Zealand. Diameter 89cm, height 24.6 m].
The tree is a scheduled notable tree on the Auckland City Unitary Plan (NZNTT, 2025).

Single Tree Details

Genus: Cryptocarya
Species: obovata
Common names: white walnut,
Height: 21.80m
Height measurement method: Nikon Forestry Pro
Height Comments: Could not get a good vantage point.
Girth: 347 cm
Girth measurement height: 1.37 m
Girth Comments: (none)
Diameter: 110.5 cm
Crown Spread A: 16.00m
Crown Spread B: 16.00m
Avg. Crown Spread: 16.00m
Actual Planting Date: actual date not specified
Approx. Planting Date:
e.g. circa. 1860
Current Age: not known years
Tree Health Description: Appears in good condition
Tree Form Type: Single Trunk
Number of Trunks: 1
Tree Form Comments: (none)
Champion Tree Score: 221
Local Protection Status: Yes
Tree Present: Yes
STEM Score: 0

Observations

Date Observer Action
26 Mar 2025 Kluiters, M.C.N.
01 Jan 1984 Burstall, S.W. & Sale, E.V.
01 Jan 1970 Burstall, S.W.

Location

Lat/Long: -36.881351709415654 / 174.7712675208339
Location Name:
Address: 183 Gillies Avenue
Suburb: Epsom
City/Town: Auckland
Region: Auckland
Location Description: Behind what is now a medical centre
Public Accessibility: Commercial
Local Authority: Auckland Council

Images

Preview Credit Date
Menno Kluiters 26 Mar 2025
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