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Tree Information x

Identifier: GR/0940
Tree Type: Single
Registered By: Gaddum, M.
Registration Category: Notable tree/s – Local interest
General Notes:


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A very old large macrocarpa located above a steep bluff over the Waikohu river. A number of other large trees No history is known about the origin of the tree or the early settlement of the site (Gaddum, M 2011).

Single Tree Details

Genus: Cupressus
Species: macrocarpa
Common names: macrocarpa, Monterey cypress
Height: 20.00m
Height measurement method: Estimated
Height Comments: (none)
Girth: 1204 cm
Girth measurement height: 0.6 m
Girth Comments: from 60cm above ground (smallest measurement)
Diameter: 383.2 cm
Crown Spread A: 25.00m
Crown Spread B: 25.00m
Avg. Crown Spread: 25.00m
Actual Planting Date: actual date not specified
Approx. Planting Date: circa 1900 ?
e.g. circa. 1860
Current Age: 124 years
Tree Health Description: declining, some major limbs dead (2011)
Tree Form Type: Single Trunk
Number of Trunks: 1
Tree Form Comments: wide spreading branches
Champion Tree Score: 560
Local Protection Status: No
Tree Present: Yes
STEM Score: 0

Observations

Date Observer Action
03 Sep 2011 Gaddum, M

Location

Lat/Long: -38.41223960947087 / 177.6821744441986
Location Name: Te Koawa Station
Address: 1131 Whakarau Rd
Suburb:
City/Town: Te Karaka
Region: Gisborne
Location Description: Near the edge of 100m cliff above the river.
Public Accessibility: Farmland
Local Authority: Gisborne District Council

Images

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Meg Gaddum 01 Jan 2011
Meg Gaddum 01 Jan 2011
Meg Gaddum 01 Jan 2011
Meg Gaddum 01 Jan 2011
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