Wigandia caracasana
Koroit Botanic Gardens, High Street,, KOROIT VIC 3282 - Property No T11223
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Statement of Significance
Contribution to the landscape
Rare or Localised:
A native of Venezuela and Colombia, it is a tree rare in cultivation in Victoria, grown largely for its large juvenile leaves. A very large specimen is growing in Geelong Botanic Gardens (Classified), 2 at Warnambool (Town Hall Park) and 2 in Portland Botanic Gardens. Two smaller trees are growing in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne. This tree is showing signs of age and neglect and has a large basal cavity.
This tree died in 1998 and was removed.
Measurements: circa 1986
Spread (m): 6.8
Girth (m): 1.9
Height (m): 5
Estimated Age (yrs): 100
Condition: Poor
Access: Unrestricted
Classified: 13/03/1986
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TOWER HILL COMMON SCHOOLVictorian Heritage Register H0530
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KOROIT BOTANIC GARDENSVictorian Heritage Register H0118
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MEMORIAL HALLVictorian Heritage Register H2222
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