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Level of Significance

  • File
  • Local
  • Regional
  • State
  • National

Age (approx)

170yrs

Trees

1

Diameter

?m

Height - 0m

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Details

Common name
Scent bark gum
Botanical name
Eucalyptus aromaphloia
Other name
Type Tree
Type
Individual Tree
Condition
Good
Municipality
Ararat (VIC)
Location
Western Highway, 70m east of Gravel Route Rd Buangor VIC 3375
Access
Restricted
Significances
  • Remnant (Scientific)
  • Outstanding size (Scientific)
  • Outstanding species (Scientific)
  • Location/Context (Social)
  • Landscape (Social)
  • Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander (Social)
Date of measurement
01 Jan 1900
Date of classification
23 Mar 2015

Statement of Significance

This specimen is the Type Tree and was used by Pryor and Willis to describe the species in August 1954. The tree is of both State and National significance. The distribution of Eucalyptus aromaphloaia is quite extensive in Western Victoria, just crossing into South Australia. Isolated communities occur near Eden and Rylstone in N.S.W.

Location

It is located at the 113 mile post,(now 182 km marker) on the Western Highway west of Buangor. 70 metres east of Gravel Route Road on north side of carriageway