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Tree Information x
| Identifier: | TSR/0533 |
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| Historical Reg No: | 315b |
| Tree Type: | Single |
| Registered By: | Whalley R, Flook, R. |
| Registration Category: | Historic tree/s – Local interest |
| General Notes: |
The second of two trees at this location, see TSR/0532. 'Brought to New Zealand on the vessel 'Skiold'1844 by Busch who was a squatter on the land owned by Fedor and Charles Kelling. The history is described in the book 'Pioneers of the Aniseed Valley' by Ruth Whittaker ISBN no. 0-473-01094-1 published by Stiles Print. Also described in 'The Busch Line - Serfdom to Freedom' by Harold Busch, Printed by Kerslake, Billens and Humphrey Ltd.' (Whalley & Flook 1993).
The tree is listed as tree number 697 on the Tasman District Council Resource Management Plan. |
Single Tree Details
| Genus: | Quercus | |
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| Species: | robur | |
| Common names: | English oak, common oak, oak | |
| Height: | 24.00m | |
| Height measurement method: | Laser Nikon Forestry 550 | |
| Height Comments: | (none) | |
| Girth: | 457 cm | |
| Girth measurement height: | 1 m | |
| Girth Comments: | Taken from the uphill side. | |
| Diameter: | 145.5 cm | |
| Crown Spread A: | 31.00m | |
| Crown Spread B: | 35.00m | |
| Avg. Crown Spread: | 33.00m | |
| Actual Planting Date: | actual date not specified | |
| Approx. Planting Date: |
circa 1845 e.g. circa. 1860 |
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| Current Age: | 180 years | |
| Tree Health Description: | In very good health (June 2012) | |
| Tree Form Type: | Single Trunk | |
| Number of Trunks: | 1 | |
| Tree Form Comments: | A single stem to 4m then branching into two main leaders with two secondary scaffold limbs. | |
| Champion Tree Score: | 286 | |
| Local Protection Status: | Yes | |
| Tree Present: | Yes | |
| STEM Score: | 0 |
Observations
| Date | Observer | Action |
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| 15 Jun 2012 | Cadwallader, B.G. | |
| 01 Jan 1993 | Whalley, R, Flook, R. |
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Images
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Brad Cadwallader | 15 Jun 2012 |
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Brad Cadwallader | 15 Jun 2012 |
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Brad Cadwallader | 15 Jun 2012 |