Level of Significance
- File
- Local
- Regional
- State
- National
Age (approx)
200yrsTrees
1Diameter
0.3mHeight - 7m
Details
Common name
Date Palm
Botanical name
Phoenix dactylifera
Type
Specimen
Condition
Good
Municipality
Melbourne (VIC)
Location
Royal Botanic Gardens, Birdwood Avenue Melbourne VIC 3000
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
- Rare (Scientific)
- Park/Garden/Town (Historic)
Date of measurement
01 Jan 1983
Date of classification
09 Mar 2015
Statement of Significance
The oldest known surviving cultivated tree in the Royal Botanical Gardens, and possibly Victoria. Originally planted in the Collins Street garden of Dr Godfrey Howitt in 1839, who was a keen botanist and horticulturist and a member of the first Committee of Management appointed for the Gardens by Governor La Trobe. The Date Palm was transplanted as a gift to the Gardens in the 1880s.