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Level of Significance

  • File
  • Local
  • Regional
  • State
  • National

Age

?yrs

Trees

0

Diameter

1m

Height - 19m

Details

Common name
Holm Oak
Botanical name
Quercus ilex
Type
Stand
Condition
Dead
Municipality
Melbourne (VIC)
Location
Flagstaff Gardens, William Street Melbourne VIC 3000
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
  • Outstanding size (Scientific)
  • Park/Garden/Town (Historic)
Date of measurement
01 Apr 1984
Date of classification
14 Apr 1983

Statement of Significance

Two very large specimens of Holm Oak, originally planted in the 1860s.One was removed after severe storm damage in 1985. The second tree was diagnosed withan infection of Cinnamon Fungus (Phytopthora cinnamomi) in 2011.