Identifier: | AR/0946 |
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Tree Type: | Single |
Registered By: | Cadwallader, B.G. |
Registration Category: | Historic tree/s – Local interest |
General Notes: |
A nearby plaque reads;
'Bill Conning's Blacksmith Shop. On this site, in the early 1920's, stood Bill Conning's blacksmith shop. Hand operated bellows fanned the fire that heated steel to cherry-red. A rhythmical hammering beat the red-hot shoes on Conning's anvil and steam hissed as the glowing crescent shaped pieces were quenched in a trough. Horses waited tethered to the chestnut tree, while the smell and smoke from hooves and shoes drifted through Takapuna' The plaque may refer to a predecessor as a 1963 aerial view of the site shows only a very young tree at the current location of this chestnut tree (Saxon, 2011). |
Genus: | Castanea | |
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Species: | sativa | |
Common names: | sweet chestnut, Spanish chestnut | |
Height: | 11.40m | |
Height measurement method: | Laser Nikon Forestry 550 | |
Height Comments: | (none) | |
Girth: | 378 cm | |
Girth measurement height: | 0.8 m | |
Girth Comments: | Taken at narrowest point below 1.4m due to low branching. | |
Diameter: | 120.3 cm | |
Crown Spread A: | 19.00m | |
Crown Spread B: | 17.50m | |
Avg. Crown Spread: | 18.25m | |
Actual Planting Date: | actual date not specified | |
Approx. Planting Date: |
c1960 e.g. circa. 1860 |
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Current Age: | 64 years | |
Tree Health Description: | The tree appears in good health (Nov. 2011) | |
Tree Form Type: | Single Trunk | |
Number of Trunks: | 1 | |
Tree Form Comments: | A short squat tree | |
Champion Tree Score: | 201 | |
Local Protection Status: | Yes | |
Tree Present: | Yes | |
STEM Score: | 0 |
Date | Observer | Action |
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17 Nov 2011 | Cadwallader, B.G. |
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Preview | Credit | Date |
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Brad Cadwallader | 12 Nov 2011 | |
Brad Cadwallader | 12 Nov 2011 | |
Brad Cadwallader | 12 Nov 2011 |