Stories by author "National Trust Significant Tree Team": 5
Victoria Park Racecourse: Dragon’s Blood Tree
This unusual tree can be found within the North-East corner of the former Victoria Park Racecourse fence near the Britannia Roundabout, approx 20 metres south-west of the outer Racecourse fence. Although not the oldest in South Australia, this is one…
Regent Street South: Hybrid Kurrajong
The Hybrid Kurrajong (Brachychiton acerifolius x Brachychiton populneus) meaning Poplar- like is a natural hybrid and was first recognised at the end of the nineteenth century and noted by eminent botanist Baron von Mueller . The tree is an…
Lincoln College: Norfolk Island Pine
This particular tree growing in the grounds of Lincoln College on Ward Street, North Adelaide is a very fine specimen, and a landmark in this locality. It is more than 25 metres tall and is believed to have been planted in 1888, making it almost 130…
Tynte Street, North Adelaide: Pepper Tree
This Pepper Tree is found in the courtyard of an historic courtyard, now part of the Pepper Tree Restaurant. It is 10m tall, with a trunk girth of 6.4m, and a canopy spread of 16m. Believed to be planted before 1881, it is a grand and beautiful tree…
Municipal Golf Course: Mallee Box
This particular tree, within the Municipal Golf Course, off Park Terrace and Jeffcott Road, about 50 metres from the road, may be the last remaining Mallee Box anywhere in the Adelaide Park Lands, apart from one in the West terrace Cemetery. Where…