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Tree Information x
| Identifier: | OR/1953 |
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| Tree Type: | Single |
| Registered By: | Cadwallader, B.G. |
| Registration Category: | Notable tree/s – Local interest |
| General Notes:
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This fine weeping Wych elm is situated at Pen-y-bryn (Welsh for “top of the hill”), a Victorian mansion that was built in 1889 for successful local businessman John Bulleid and his wife Fanny.
Pen-y-bryn, one of Australasia’s largest single storey timber dwellings, has been fully restored and modernised and now operates as a boutique lodge. Visit the website at www.penybryn.co.nz for more information (Cadwallader, B.G., 2023). |
Single Tree Details
| Genus: | Ulmus | |
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| Species: | glabra 'Horizontalis' | |
| Common names: | weeping Wych elm, weeping elm, horizontal elm | |
| Height: | 6.80m | |
| Height measurement method: | Laser Nikon Forestry 550 | |
| Height Comments: | (none) | |
| Girth: | 307 cm | |
| Girth measurement height: | 0.5 m | |
| Girth Comments: | (none) | |
| Diameter: | 97.7 cm | |
| Crown Spread A: | 16.00m | |
| Crown Spread B: | 21.00m | |
| Avg. Crown Spread: | 18.50m | |
| Actual Planting Date: | actual date not specified | |
| Approx. Planting Date: |
c1900 e.g. circa. 1860 |
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| Current Age: | 125 years | |
| Tree Health Description: | In fine condition. | |
| Tree Form Type: | Single Trunk | |
| Number of Trunks: | 1 | |
| Tree Form Comments: | Scion wood has been grafted onto a short 1m standard. | |
| Champion Tree Score: | 158 | |
| Local Protection Status: | Yes | |
| Tree Present: | Yes | |
| STEM Score: | 0 |
Observations
| Date | Observer | Action |
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| 06 Nov 2023 | Cadwallader, B.G. |
Location
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Images
| Preview | Credit | Date |
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Brad Cadwallader | 06 Nov 2023 |
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Brad Cadwallader | 06 Nov 2023 |
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From a Bulleid family album of photographs taken the year the house was put up for sale.Collection of the Waitaki Archive. Id 109013 | 01 Jan 1922 |