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Tree Information x

Identifier: CR/2127
Tree Type: Single
Registered By: Hammer, J.R.
Registration Category: Notable tree/s – Local interest
General Notes:
A large oak believed to have been planted by Potts around 1860. The tree is difficult to measure accurately due to dense surrounding vegetation, but remains a significant early planting (Hammer, J.R., 2025).

Single Tree Details

Genus: Quercus
Species: robur
Common names: English oak, common oak, oak
Height: 22.30m
Height measurement method: Nikon Forestry Pro
Height Comments: A tricky measurement
Girth: 510 cm
Girth measurement height: 1.4 m
Girth Comments: (none)
Diameter: 162.3 cm
Crown Spread A: 20.30m
Crown Spread B: 28.60m
Avg. Crown Spread: 24.45m
Actual Planting Date: actual date not specified
Approx. Planting Date: 1860
e.g. circa. 1860
Current Age: 165 years
Tree Health Description: good vigour
Tree Form Type: Single Trunk
Number of Trunks: 1
Tree Form Comments: spread out canopy
Champion Tree Score: 294
Local Protection Status: No
Tree Present: Yes
STEM Score: 0

Observations

Date Observer Action
11 Nov 2025 Hammer, J.R.

Location

Lat/Long: -43.629901605934094 / 172.63945209980014
Location Name:
Address: 160 Governors Bay Teddington Rd
Suburb: Governors Bay
City/Town: Banks Peninsula
Region: Canterbury
Location Description: In a gully in thick onga onga and blackberry.
Public Accessibility: Private-Garden
Local Authority: Christchurch City Council

Images

Preview Credit Date
Ra Hammer 11 Nov 2025
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