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Tree Information x
| Identifier: | CR/0972 |
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| Tree Type: | Single |
| Registered By: | Cadwallader, B.G. |
| Registration Category: | Historic tree/s – Local interest |
| General Notes: |
Located at the Redwood Hotel, in the appropriately named suburb of Redwood, north of Christchurch City. The influence of the tree also appears to have extended to the naming of the restaurant and bar, the Sequoia 88.
Thomas Herbert Preston and his wife Elizabeth arrived aboard the ‘Cornwall’, the 18th Canterbury Association ship, and settled at this location. Family legend goes that Thomas planted three Sequoia trees, one for each of his boys during the 1860’s (Cadwallader 2012). Ref: 'Peeling Back Christchurch's History' |
Single Tree Details
| Genus: | Sequoiadendron | |
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| Species: | giganteum | |
| Common names: | giant sequoia, giant redwood, Sierra redwood, Wellingtonia | |
| Given Name: | Preston's Redwood | |
| Height: | 29.80m | |
| Height measurement method: | Laser Nikon Forestry 550 | |
| Height Comments: | (none) | |
| Girth: | 663 cm | |
| Girth measurement height: | 1.4 m | |
| Girth Comments: | (none) | |
| Diameter: | 211 cm | |
| Crown Spread A: | 18.00m | |
| Crown Spread B: | 18.50m | |
| Avg. Crown Spread: | 18.25m | |
| Actual Planting Date: | actual date not specified | |
| Approx. Planting Date: |
c1860 e.g. circa. 1860 |
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| Current Age: | 164 years | |
| Tree Health Description: | One side of the canopy appears to have died back. | |
| Tree Form Type: | Single Trunk | |
| Number of Trunks: | 1 | |
| Tree Form Comments: | Typical open grown specimen. | |
| Champion Tree Score: | 374 | |
| Local Protection Status: | Unknown | |
| Tree Present: | Yes | |
| STEM Score: | 0 |
Observations
| Date | Observer | Action |
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| 20 May 2012 | Cadwallader, B.G. |
Location
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Images
| Preview | Credit | Date |
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Brad Cadwallader | 21 Mar 2012 |