Phoenix dactylifera
Royal Botanic Gardens, Birdwood Avenue, MELBOURNE VIC 3004 - Property No T11882
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Statement of Significance
Contribution to the historic garden
Rare or localised
Particularly old
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.
Measurements: 01/1983
Spread (m): 4.4
Girth (m): 1.25
Height (m): 8.7
Condition: Fair
Estimated Age (yrs): 144
Measurements: 2003
Spread (m): E-W 5; N-S 5
Girth (m): 1
Height (m): 7
Estimated Age (yrs): 164
Condition: Fair
Access: Unrestricted
Classified: 27/01/1983
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SHRINE OF REMEMBRANCEVictorian Heritage Register H0848
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FORMER KELLOW FALKINER SHOWROOMSVictorian Heritage Register H0668
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MORELL BRIDGEVictorian Heritage Register H1440
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