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Level of Significance

  • File
  • Local
  • Regional
  • State
  • National

Age (approx)

150yrs

Trees

1

Diameter

1m

Height - 25m

Details

Common name
Woollybutt
Botanical name
Eucalyptus longifolia
Type
Specimen
Condition
Poor
Municipality
Mount Alexander (VIC)
Location
Castlemaine Botanic Gardens, Walker Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
  • Rare (Scientific)
  • Outstanding size (Scientific)
  • Park/Garden/Town (Historic)
Date of measurement
09 Jun 2004
Date of classification
22 Mar 2018

Statement of Significance

This species is native to the coastal open forests near the Victorian border to Newcastle, NSW and rare in cultivation. The only other examples known in cultivation are at Tonghi Creek State School, East Gippsland. E. longifolia is a member of the myrtle family and has thick, fibrous bark usually colored light gray and white, with long narrow grey-green leaves. The drooping flowerheads in groups of three are a distinguishing feature.<BR>Located near old Kiosk.