Morrison's Orchard
3 Henry St DONCASTER, Manningham City
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Statement of Significance
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Morrison's Orchard - Physical Conditions
Owner: Mr. Robin Morrison
History:
Original owner: Unknown
House -Designed By: N/A
Built by: N/A
Date: N/A
Additions (date) N/A
Garden -Designed By: N/A
Built by: Current owner's father
Date: c.1945
Additions (date, designer & type): Ongoing replacement of trees over time as required in farming the land.
Notes - While not strictly a "garden" this site is a significant landscape. This second generation orchard is thought to be the last commercial orchard in the suburb of Doncaster, an area with a strong orcharding history.
Garden Style:
Other
Other: Commercial Orchard
Category of Significance:
Demonstrating a rare/endangered aspect of history
Demonstrating a class of
significant places
Level of Significance: Local
Other: Current commercial fruit trees as well as a number of old varieties now not commercially grown.
Other: A Pinus radiata windbreak is present but is not significant. There is also a non-significant house garden.
Garden Plantings: The orchard mainly grows Peaches with some Nectarines, all of which are sold in the adjacent Morrison's Brothers Nursery. Peach varieties include "Wiggans" an old variety, "Zerbe" breed by the Doncaster orchardists of same name, "Elberta", "O'Ryan", "Harry Smith" and "Beal" also breed by and named for Doncaster Orchardists. Newer varieties include "Loring" and "Fragar". Also of interest was the variety "Anzac", a breed by a Doncaster farmer around WW1. The naming of this variety is of historical interest as the Doncaster region had a high concentration of German settlers. The naming of the variety was a show of Australian nationalism by the German farmers while Australia was a war with their country of origin. Streets with German names in the area were also renamed due to the war (e.g. Bismarck Street was renamed Victoria.)
Condition & Integrity:
Good
Intact
Notes: The majority of the fruit trees currently on the property are not the original ones planted when the orchard was set out around 60 years ago, but replacements. Peaches and Nectarines are relatively short lived and commercial trees are replaced at frequent intervals. Due to the commercial nature of the property, with a continuing and unchanging use, the site may still be considered to be intact and old varieties have still been maintained.
Recorded by: Andrea Proctor
Date: 08-08-05
Heritage Study and Grading
Manningham - Heritage Garden & Significant Tree Study - Stage 2
Author: John Patrick Pty Ltd
Year: 2006
Grading:
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