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Level of Significance

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Age (approx)

90yrs

Trees

1

Diameter

0.5m

Height - 9m

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Details

Common name
Dwarf Apple Myrtle
Botanical name
Angophora hispida
Type
Specimen
Condition
Poor
Municipality
Maribyrnong (VIC)
Location
Footscray Park, Ballarat Road Footscray VIC 3011
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
  • Outstanding species (Scientific)
  • Location/Context (Social)
  • Landscape (Social)
  • Park/Garden/Town (Historic)
Date of measurement
31 Jan 1991
Date of classification
22 Mar 2018

Statement of Significance

At the eastern end in playground area A well-rounded mature specimen located in a passive recreation area.Although cultivated more widely in Northern Australia, this species is uncommon in cultivation in Victoria. (Previously known as Angophora cordifolia).Some formative pruning is required and the picnic table should be relocated away from the root zone to alleviate the continuing compaction of the soil.