Yallambie Parklands
2 Moola Close YALLAMBIE, BANYULE CITY
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Statement of Significance
What is significant ?
Yallambie Parklands, comprising 18 hectares and containing a number of significant exotic trees associated with the Plenty Station of John and Robert Bakewell, is significant.
How is it significant?
Yallambie Parklands is of local significance for its historic, aesthetic and scientific values to the City of Banyule. A number of its trees are individually significant at a local and State level.
Why is it significant?
Yallambie Parklands is of local significance as part of a large remnant garden and orchard associated with a very early (1840) and prominent property in the area. A number of fine ornamental trees dating from the this time remain, including specimens of English Oak, Bunya Bunya Pine, Hoop Pine, Maritme Pine and Canary Island Pine. These remnant trees exist not only within the Parklands site but also in adjoining properties created during subdivision, thus illustrating the original setting of the house.
The remnant orchard trees and windbreak trees such as pears, apples, cherries (or plums), pines, cypress, and hawthorns, together with adam and old fence line on the river flat, are powerful reminders of the large scale agricultural use of the flood plain during the nineteenth century. The retention of theoriginal Yallambiehomestead at 14 Tarcoola Drive adds to the site's significance.The surrounding region known as Yallambie, is named after the estate. (Critera A, E)
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Yallambie Parklands - Physical Description 1
Yallambie Parklands covers 18 hectares and is situated behind theoriginalYallambie homestead.Yallambie Parklands has retained many of the early ornamental trees from the nineteenth century, including Bunya Bunya Pine, Hoop Pine and oaks.
Two trees in the Parklands are on the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Register of Significant Trees. These are T 11738: Quercus robur, English Oak, ranked of regional significance, and T11739 Araucaria cunninghamii, Hoop Pine, ranked of state significance.
The site also contains many more significant trees, and some of these are included in the Banyule City Council Significant Trees Register. In addition to the trees noted by the National Trust, above, these comprise an avenue of 16 English oaks (Quercus robur), 5 pears (Pyrus sp.), an apple (Malus sp.) and cherry or plum tree (Prunus sp.), a clump of Black Bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra), 2 additional English oaks (Quercus robur), 2 Lombardy cypress (Cupressus sempervirens), a stand of 17 maritime pines (Pinus pinaster), a Bunya Bunya pine (Araucaria bidwillii) and a specimen of Manna Gum (Eucalyptus viminalis).
Additional mature trees include Canary Island Pine (Pinus canariensis), Monterey Pine (Pinus radiata), Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) and Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.).
A row of figs, some walnuts and other species also survive, as does a dam and a nearby old fence line (Hermes entry for Hermes No. 10302).
A gravel path leading from Tarcoola Drive to the Plenty River Parklands also relates to the pre-subdivision estate (Allom Lovell & Associates, 1999, Vol. 3).
Heritage Study and Grading
Banyule - Banyule Heritage Review
Author: Context P/L
Year: 2009
Grading: LocalBanyule - Banyule Heritage Study
Author: Allum Lovell & Associates
Year: 1999
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YALLAMBIE 1, ROAD AND ORCHARDVictorian Heritage Inventory
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OLD LOWER PLENTY ROAD 1, BRIDGEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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OLD LOWER PLENTY ROAD 2, ROADVictorian Heritage Inventory
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