Ulmus pumila var. pumila
Barnard Street Bendigo, GREATER BENDIGO CITY
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Statement of Significance
Tree Measurements:
Condition: Good
Tree Type: Individual
Circumference: at 1.4m above ground level 3.2m
Height: 14.5m
Canopy spread: N-S: 12.5m E-W: 12.5m
Height method: Instrument
Circumference method: Tape Measure
Date of measurement: 20/10/2017
Age of tree: approximately 90 years
Measured by John Hawker
STATEMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE
What is significant?
A large Ulmus pumila var. pumila (Siberian Elm) street tree growing on the east side nature strip beside Barracks Walk, Bendigo. The tall crown and slightly weeping canopy is a prominent landscape feature. The Siberian Elm is a single trunked tree with 2 main structural branches. It is a tall narrow crowned tree with sightly pendulous fine branches. The leaves are glossy, narrow pointed and smooth. The trunk is covered in numerous water shoots. There is minor dieback in the crown top.
How is it significant?
The Ulmus pumila ar. Pumila (Siberian Elm) is significant for its aesthetic, size and rarity reasons at a State level.
Why is it significant?
Ulmus pumila var. pumila (Siberian Elm)is rare and this tree is the largest and only known mature tree in Victoria. It makes a contribution to the surrounding streetscape of Barnard Street, Bendigo.
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ANNE CAUDLE CENTRE, BENDIGO BENEVOLENT ASYLUM AND LYING-IN HOSPITALVictorian Heritage Register H0992
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BENDIGO TOWN HALLVictorian Heritage Register H0117
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SPECIMEN COTTAGEVictorian Heritage Register H1615
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