Level of Significance
- File
- Local
- Regional
- State
- National
Age
?yrsTrees
6Diameter
0.4mHeight - 6m
Details
Common name
Exeter Elm
Botanical name
Ulmus glabra 'Exoniensis'
Type
Avenue
Condition
Poor
Municipality
Ballarat (VIC)
Location
Cnr Learmonth Street And Warrenheip Street, Buninyong VIC 3357
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
- Rare (Scientific)
Date of measurement
01 Aug 2011
Date of classification
11 Apr 1991
Statement of Significance
This elm cultivar is unusual in cultivation in Victoria. The Exeter Elm was discovered near Exeter, England, in 1826, and propagated by the Ford nursery in that city. The only other specimens known are in Footscray Park and Ballarat Botanic Gardens. These 6 trees are planted as part of an avenue along Learmonth Street which also includes Quercus robur, Populus alba, Ulmus x hollandica and Acer campestre. <BR>Located south of Crown Hotel.