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Jennifer Hughes 2025519
‘Barking up the Right Tree’
An investigation into the surviving trees from the pre-
subdivision era of Torrens Park, in the City of
Mitcham.
This report has been produced as a part of the assessment for ARCH8508
Directed Study in Cultural Heritage Management graduate topic in the
Department of Archaeology, Flinders University.
2007
Jennifer Hughes Flinders University
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Executive Summary
This report is the final stage of a project to determine what ‘significant’ trees lie within
Torrens Park, a suburb of the City of Mitcham. The project was to identify them, plot
them on a map and to prepare a case study for the nomination of tree(s) to the National
Trust Significant Tree Register. This project has been undertaken for the Mitcham City
Council. The definition of what is a ‘significant’ tree is taken from the Development Act
1993, which means a tree’s circumference must be two metres or more at one metre from
the ground. This report offers a history of the suburb and of the vegetation of Adelaide.
Surveying all public areas, except for Randell Park, yielded one hundred and twenty nine
trees from thirty-five different species, the predominant tree being the River Red Gum.
Five gums from the Mitcham Shopping Center are presented for nomination to the
National Trust Register because they represent a small glimpse of Torrens Park before
colonization and they are potentially in danger from development and construction at the
shopping center. Finally this report reveals the need for further work and for the surveying
of private lands to find more significant trees.
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary Page 2
List of Figures Page 5
List of Photos Page 6
1. Introduction Page 7
1.1 Relevant Legislation and Registers Page 8
1.2 Acknowledgements Page 9
2. Methodology Page 10
3. Research and Results Page 12
3.1 History of Torrens Park: the Estate and the Suburb Page 12
3.2 History of Vegetation Page 16
3.2.1 In the Adelaide Hills and Plains Page 16
3.2.2 In The Torrens Park Estate Page 17
3.3 Significant Trees Found in Survey Page 18
Table #1 Page 18
3.4 Observations Page 20
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3.5 Case Study for Nomination to National Trust Page 21
4. Problems, Difficulties and Suggestions Page 23
5. Conclusions Page 24
Appendix Page 25
Appendix #1 Page 25
Appendix #2 Page 29
Table #2 Page 31
Table #3 Page 32
Table #4 Page 52
References Page 54
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List of Figures
Figure #1. Page 14
Brief Timeline of Torrens Park’s History.
Figure #2. Page 15
Map of all sections laid out in the 1830s that lie within the current boundaries of Torrens
Park.
Figure #3. Page 30A
Map of Torrens Park with all significant trees both public and private plotted.
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List of Photos
Photo #1 Front Page
Ironbark (Eucalyptus sideroxylon), Mitcham Shopping Centre.
Photo #2 Page 16
River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulenis), Mitcham Shopping Centre.
Photo #3 Page 19
Grey Box (Eucalyptus microcarpa), Gowrie Street.
Photo #4 Page 19
Peppercorn Tree (Schinus molle), George Street.
Photo #5 Page 20
Salmon Gum (Eucalyptus salmonophloia), Adam Street.
Photo #6 Page 21
River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulenis), Mitcham Shopping Centre.
Photo #7 Page 22
River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulenis), Mitcham Shopping Centre.
Photo #8 Page 24
River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulenis), Private Home on Newark Road.
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Introduction:
The aim of this report is to discuss the results from a study regarding the trees in Torrens
Park, a suburb of the City of Mitcham (see Figure #3, page 30A). The original aim of this
project entails determining what significant trees have survived from before the area was
subdivided. However, as it is a specialized field to determine the age of trees and since the
subdivision of Torrens Park has occurred and reoccurred at different times over a period
of over one hundred years, the scope of this project has been altered slightly. The trees
that have been included in this report are those that are defined as ‘significant’ as set down
by the Development Act 1993 (Section 1.1).
Trees can be as important as any building, even in the world of cultural heritage. There are
many trees that have stood in place larger and/or longer than any building. In archaeology
they can be used as a tool of dating and also as a means of recording climate conditions
from thousands of years ago (Renfrew and Bahn 2000:135). In Adelaide, and indeed in all
of Australia, trees are significant to both the Indigenous people and those of colonial
descent. Trees play a part in the aesthetic life of an area, its streets are lined with trees for
shade and to enhance its visual appearance, parklands are filled with flora to give people
to chance to enjoy nature without having to leave the city. Trees form a large part of the
economical survival for many people, through the production of fruits and timber for sale.
Trees also form a part of the social and historical environment of any suburb or city,
through commemorative plantings, the introduction and spread of alien species of both
flora and fauna. For all these reasons and more, trees need protecting, but the problem is
having a record of which trees exist, to go out and measure trees in every street (and
property) in a city as large as Mitcham is a daunting and time-consuming task.
This report is set out in sections; in the first two sections all relevant legislation and the
National Trust are discussed as well as the methodology used in this study. I have covered
the history of Torrens Park both the estate and the suburb, including a brief list of
important dates pertaining to the area (see figure #1). I have also presented a brief
background of the vegetation of Adelaide and Torrens Park and compiled extensive lists
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of the trees that have been available in the last two hundred years. Section 3.3 is a case
study of trees that I offer as worthy for nomination to the National Trust Register and all
the data collected from surveying are summarized and discussed, a CD is included in this
report containing all photos of significant trees in Torrens Park. For the benefit of others
who may take on this project for other suburbs, I have listed the difficulties that I have
encountered and added a few suggestions to avoid them. I conclude with
recommendations for future work on the trees of Torrens Park.
1.1 Relevant Legislation and registers:
As stated in the introduction, trees are important to many fields for many reasons and the
law recognizes this importance and has made legislation to protect numerous plant
species, including trees.
The most important legislation to the city of Mitcham is the Development Act 1993 (SA).
Its definitions and stipulations, which according to Tim Johnson, are the guidelines which
are used by the Mitcham Council. This act defines a significant tree as:
‘Any tree in Metropolitan Adelaide and townships in the Adelaide Hills Council
with a trunk circumference of 2.0m or more. In the cases of trees with multiple trunks,
those with trunks with a total circumference of 2.0 or more and an average circumference
of 625mm or more, measures at a point 1.0m above natural ground level, or,
Any tree identified as a significant tree in the City of Adelaide, City of Burnside,
City of Prospect or City of Unley Development Plans.’
(LSC 2006:9)
If a tree is deemed by the above criteria to be significant, any serious alteration or removal
has to be approved by the local council. There are, of course exceptions in emergencies,
but even so special care must be taken to minimize any damage to tree (LSC 2006:9).
In certain circumstances trees have been able to receive further or higher protection. This
protection occurs through the Heritage Act 1993 (SA). There is also a means of protection
that unfortunately has no legislative standing but can add pressure for arguments and
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actions taken by other agencies, this protection comes from the National Trust, who keep a
significant trees register. The National Trust considers a tree significant if:
‘They are outstanding and therefore deserving of special protection because of
their rarity, appearance, natural or cultural importance. This may be on the basis of
outstanding age, size, aesthetic merit, connection to an important historic event, scientific
value, Aboriginal importance or occurrence in a unique location or context.’
(NTSA n.d.).
1.2 Acknowledgements:
The completion of this project would not have been possible without the help of Maggy
Ragless and Tim Johnson of the Mitcham Council, Jeff Lugg and the boys from the
Horticultural Department at the Adelaide Zoo and my field assistants Natalie and Adam
Hughes.
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2. Methodology:
This project required extensive research and fieldwork. The different areas of which I have
listed in dot point below.
• Consulting with Maggy Ragless (Mitcham Heritage Officer) and Tim Johnson
(Mitcham Horticultural Officer) was invaluable as they were able to answer
specific questions and give suggestions on further research.
• I researched the suburb of Torrens Park and its vegetation using various sources,
including survey reports, pamphlets, Mitcham Archives, internet sources,
publications about the Torrens Park estate, the city of Mitcham, the colonization of
South Australia and the transformation of the landscape. From these sources I
compiled extensive lists of the trees that could be expected to be exist within
Torrens Park. Several of these lists are quoted from historical sources and many
names from these lists have changed in the past hundred years, so using various
plant sites on the Internet, I have attempted to update the names. I’ve also created
a detailed context for this study, giving a timeline of the area and explaining the
changes that have occurred.
• At first my intention was to determine significant trees from both private and
public land in Torrens Park, but time restraints and discussion with some members
of the public lead me to restrict myself to public lands only.
• Trees were located by traversing each street and exploring all other public areas. I
accessed each tree through streets, lanes, pathways, and even through Brownhill
Creek.
• In the field, my assistants and I took measurements, photographs, recorded the
location and description of all the significant trees into a data file (see Tables #2
and 3) and plotted each one onto a scaled map (see figure #3). Each tree was given
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a number so that it could be matched to it’s photo(s) and information. 141 trees
were recorded, but several numbers were later excluded for varying reasons
including the realization that one of the trees measured was in fact dead.
• I measured each tree 1m from the ground up the trunk and from that point, I
measured the complete circumference of the trunk or trunks. When measuring
trees with multiple trunks, the circumference of each trunk was added together and
was classified as significant if the total circumference was 2m or greater.
• The case study was prepared by using the nomination form available from the
National Trust web site (section 3.5). In determining which tree(s) would be best
for the nomination, I referred to the observations I had noted throughout the
project.
• I identified the tree species (both common and scientific names) that I
photographed through botanical guides and the patient help of the Jeff Lugg and
the horticultural department at the Adelaide Zoo. For easier identification of any
tree a surveyor needs to take clear photos of the foliage and seeds and not just the
trunk and branches.
• I used an assistant for all my fieldwork because it was essential to have help when
measuring trees and taking photographs. It was at times necessary to stand near or
in the street to get a decent shot of a tree. It was also important to wear sensible
clothing because despite the fact that this study was conducted in a suburban area,
navigating our way to and around some trees proved extremely difficult.
• Also I decided to exclude Randell Park even though it is public land, this was
because of the difficulty in determining the current suburb boundaries and I
believe the vegetation of Randell Park would be better served if the whole park
was treated as a single survey area.
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3. Research and Results
3.1 History of Torrens Park, the Estate and the suburb:
One of Adelaide’s founding fathers was one Colonel Robert Torrens, the river that runs
through Adelaide was named after him. He was one of earliest buyers when Adelaide was
divided up in the 1830s, although his substantial property came to him through some
questionable dealings. These plots were amongst the sections laid out by Colonel William
Light and George Kingston in 1836. However before Light and his team had surveyed
what was to be called the ‘Garden City’, the Adelaide plains and hills had been a home to
the Indigenous people, named ‘Kaurna’, who were nearly wiped out through disease and
other causes (Preiss and Oborn 1991:4, ref.).
When the plains and hills were divided up, it was into sections of either eighty or one
hundred and thirty-four acres. Many of these sections were sold to the South Australian
Company, which was started by a man named George Fife Angas along with some
colleagues. Among other things, this company established villages and sheep stations. One
such village was created in 1840 when they subdivided section 248; this village would
become Mitcham (Preiss and Oborn 1991:4-7).
In 1852, one of the sections owned by Colonel Torrens, section 246, came to his son
Robert Richards Torrens, who immediately began construction on a grand house and
gardens, earning the home the name ‘Torrens Park Estate’ (Preiss and Oborn 1991:19). In
the years that R.R. Torrens owned the Estate, he added small parcels of land from other
sections (248 and 245)1 (see Figure #2).
In 1866, the estate was sold to Walter Watson Hughes, who added more land to the estate
from section 247 and extended the house. He also created a new road, which would
become Princes Road (Preiss and Oborn 1991:203-4).
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Hughes later sold the estate to Robert Barr-Smith in 1874, who added more land from
section 245. In 1879, the railway was built through the western part of the estate. During
WWI the house was used as a hospital for wounded soldiers. When Barr-Smith died in
1915, the estate passed in trust to his wife and plans were started for subdivision and sale
(Preiss and Oborn 1991:487). The estate was sold in sections through auctions from 1917
to 1920 (see Figure #2)
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Trustees of Scotch College bought the house and immediate gardens in 1920. The rest of
the estate changed hands several times over the next few decades. It was subdivided into
different sizes over the years, before it became lots sizable for single houses, the last of
which was sold in the 1950s (Preiss and Oborn 1991:505-6, 518, 526, Norman 1953:147-
8).
The remaining area of what is now the suburb of Torrens Park lies outside the estate, and
mainly consisted of what was known as ‘West Mitcham’, which was made up of sections
247, 1141 and part of 100 (also known as Panchito Park) (Preiss and Oborn 1991:539-42).
The S.A. company was granted sections 247 (247E sold back to the crown for unknown
reasons) and 100. The majority of this land through various sales ended up in the hands of
Misters Richard Custance and Thomas Hinkley, who also bought section 1141. All this
was subdivided and sold at auction in 1854 (Preiss and Oborn 1991:543).
For the first few decades after the auction West Mitcham was used for small-scale
farming. Subdivision into single house lots happened mainly in the early part the 20th
century, like the Estate; the last lot was sold in the 1950s. Part of section 262, which ends
at the railway line, was mostly occupied by an estate called Mitcham Lawn, which was
subdivided and sold in 1947 (Preiss and Oborn 1991:544-5, 559-60) leaving Torrens Park
in roughly the same shape it is today.
1 Torrens, along with the other owners of the Estate bought land from other sections than those mentioned here, but these lie outside of the current suburb boundaries and are irrelevant to this report. However Preiss and Oborn’s publication holds a detailed history off all land associated with the Torrens Park Estate.
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Figure #1. Timeline of important dates for Torrens Park
Pre 1836 – Adelaide Plains home to the Kaurna People only.
1836 – South Australia was colonized
1839 – Sections 248, 247 and 100 was granted to the S.A. Company.
Section 247E sold back to crown. Sections 247 and 100 sold to Richard Custance
and Thomas Hinkley. Custance and Hinkley also bought section 1141.
1840 – S.A. Company subdivided section 248, it became the Village of Mitcham
1852 – Section 246 came to R.R. Torrens, from his father Colonel Torrens.
1853 – District council of Mitcham was formed.
Mitcham Lawn Estate, part of section 262, bought by James T. Manton.
1854 – The building of Torrens’s House was finished.
West Mitcham (sections 247, 100 and 1141) subdivided and sold.
1866 – Torrens Park Estate was sold to Walter Watson Hughes.
1874 – Estate sold to Robert Barr Smith.
1879 – Railway built through estate.
1915 – Robert Barr Smith died, plans for subdivision of estate were started.
1917 – First auction of Torrens Park Estate held in June, second held in October.
1918 – Third auction held in November
1919 – Fourth auction held in June.
1920 – Sale of house and surrounding gardens to trustees of Scotch College.
1947 – Mitcham Lawn Estate subdivided.
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Figure #2. Map of Sections with numbers set out by Colonel Light and his Team. All but
section 248 form what is now known as Torrens Park (Mitcham Archives, Preiss and
Oborn 1991:202, 539).
245
246
248
247
247E
100
1141
262 Key Road
Railway Line
North
Torrens Park Estate
Village of Mitcham
West Mitcham
Blythewood Road
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3.2 History of Vegetation:
3.2.1 In the Adelaide Hills and Plains:
Where Adelaide now stands was once rich woodland, with hundreds of species of flora
and fauna. This environment was supported by the Torrens River as well as the area’s
many creeks, including Brownhill Creek (traditionally called ‘Wirraparing’) (Preiss and
Oborn 1991:4). Sources from the early days of European settlement all mention
numerous tall River Red Gums, Wattle trees and Peppermint Gums (Grey Box) (cited in
Preiss and Oborn 1991:5-6).
The Adelaide plains were described as having a ‘parkland’ appearance, but not without
some bare patches caused by the burning practices of the Kaurna people, but their efforts
were miniscule compared to what Europeans were able to accomplish (Kraehenbuehl
1996:1, Bagust and Tout-Smith 2005:iv). While the settlers were actually responsible for
the major loss of local vegetation, they were quite content to blame it all on the
Indigenous people. Torrens Park stands on what was once woodland and the ‘Black
Photo #2 – Tree 011 River Red Gum, (Eucalyptus camaldulenis), Mitcham Shopping Centre.
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Forest’, given its name by settlers for its dark-barked trees, Grey Box’s (Bagust and Tout-
Smith 2005:iv).
From the 1870s to 1900 the Adelaide landscape was subject to a major transformation as
people attempted to reshape their environment in the image of Europe. These actions
were fueled by the efforts of people like Premier James Cockburn, Dr Richard
Schomburgk, George McEwin and Sir Edwin Smith (Jones 2005:74). Fields of native
vegetation were cleared for settlement and agriculture, in addition to this dozens of
introduced species which overtook hectares of native flora (see appendix #1). Animals
such as pigs, sheep and cows were brought to these shores and quickly increased, as they
were a source of income for many and food for everyone. Because of all this, Bagust and
Tout-Smith (2005:viii) claim that over 90% of Adelaide’s original flora has been
destroyed.
3.2.2 In Torrens Park Estate:
Robert Richard Torrens not only built a beautiful house, but also dedicated substantial
effort into his grounds. His gardens were extremely well cared for; he had an orchard, a
large banana plantation and an orangery, which containing over 600 trees was his ‘pride
and joy’ (Preiss and Oborn 1991:19,27). He even built an ornamental lake (lost in a flood
in 1897) to enhance his grounds and built an irrigation system to keep them well watered
during droughts. Contemporary sources (cited ion Preiss and Oborn 1991:201) speak of
Torrens’s ‘superb collection of exotic plants’ (see appendix #2), much of which replaced
the native flora, but fortunately not completely.
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3.3 Significant Trees found in Survey
This survey found that 129 significant trees lie on public land within Torrens Park, these
are made up of thirty-five different tree species (see Table #4). The River Red Gum was
the most common tree, totaling 32 out of 129. None other tree types reached even half of
this frequency (See Table #1).
Table # 1 Selected tree frequency
Tree Name Frequency
Peppercorn Tree 13
Aleppo Pine 9
Desert Ash 8
European Hackberry 7
Lemon Scented Gum 7
Sugar Gum 6
Sweet Gum 6
S.A. Blue Gum 5
All the other tree species were represented by only one to three examples, but 70 out of
the 129 were some type of gum tree. It is interesting that of the three trees that were
reputed to cover the Adelaide plains, River Red Gum, Wattle trees and Grey Box, only
the River Red Gum shows up with any consistency. There are only three Grey Box trees
found by this survey and no Wattle trees at all. This is testimony to the destruction that
has been wrought upon the plains and hills since colonization.
The locations of the trees in Torrens Park are of as much interest as the trees themselves,
as their density reflects what the land has been used for. The trees north of Blythewood
road are located in a much higher consistency than those south of Blythewood, with the
scarce exceptions of Adams street, the south-east end of Thorpe street, and one section of
Gowrie street (see Figure #3). This would be due the settlers using the land south of
Blythewood for small farms, while north of Blythewood the land was mostly within the
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boundaries of the Torrens Park Estate, whose owners sought to preserve and enhance
their gardens and grounds. Many trees lie in processions along both sides of streets, and
within each street nearly all trees are the same species, and not too dissimilar in size. The
exceptions are most likely from before the street sides were planted.
Photo #3 – Tree 132 Grey Box (Eucalyptus microcarpa), Gowrie Street.
Photo #4 Tree 140 Peppercorn Tree (Schinus molle), George Street.
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3.4 Observations
• Over the two months spent surveying the trees; several trees along the Brownhill
Creek banks, within the shopping center were cut down. It is curious because these
trees were (or appeared to be) healthy and posed no risk to public safety nor were
they apparently impeding construction.
• The tree numbered #100 (see photo #5), is the only Salmon Gum found in this
project, it stands out for its unique appearance. It should be kept in mind when other
trees are surveyed for Torrens Park and other areas of Mitcham, so that is can be
determined if it is one of a very small number. If it is then it should receive further
protection, including nomination to the National Trust register.
• Streets that have been lined with trees are usually done so with one type of tree,
where there is an odd tree within the plantings this could mean that the tree was there
from before construction, remnant of the old vegetation, perhaps.
Photo #5 Tree 100 Salmon Gum (Eucalyptus salmonophloia), Adam Street.
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3.5 Case Study for Nomination to the National Trust Register:
(NTSA n.d.)
The case study below for the inclusion of several gums on the National Trust Register
follows the format set out in the application form. Of the 129 tree included in this report,
all of which are deemed significant by the current legislation. Five gums were discovered
to fit the criteria for further protection.
Botanical names: Eucalyptus camaldulensis and Eucalyptus leucoxylon
Common name: River Red Gums and S.A. Blue Gums
Location: Mitcham shopping Center, on the corner of Belair and Prince Rd. sitting along
the bank of Brownhill Creek (see photos #6 and 7). This section of Brownhill creek lies
between the Mitcham Shopping Center car park, on Princes Road and the National
Pharmacy car park on Belair Road. (Refer to Table #3, trees numbered 6-10 and
corresponding photographs)
Photo #6 Tree 009 Red River Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulenis), Mitcham Shopping Centre.
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Tree or trees: This nomination is for a ‘stand of trees’, five in total.
The trees are significant for the following category:
1. Natural value: (R) an isolated remnant of native vegetation or is a species or variety
that is rated Rare, Endangered or Vulnerable
Why is it significant?
As already mentioned the Adelaide plains was once thick with beautiful gum trees. The
Brownhill Creek was lined with River Red Gums, unfortunately due to agriculture and
urbanization, only a very small percentage remains of this. This stand of trees is a tiny
glimpse of what plains used to be like. These trees are quite large, with extensive root
systems.
Are there any management issues/ threats?
Construction around the creek and shopping center has already cost the bank several of it
younger trees, which by their size were not protected by legislation. Further construction
could be the cause of damage to these trees, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
Photo #7 Tree 008 Red River Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulenis), Mitcham Shopping Centre.
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4. Problems and difficulties:
Before any proper survey is carried out, a quick walk-through or drive-through is
essential. A surveyor or researcher should have a rough idea of the size, type of terrain
and accessibility of their targeted area, beyond what a map shows. Once this is known, a
realistic amount of time can be set aside for field work and data collection. I failed to do
this and was confronted with more trees than I expected. This made meeting deadlines
very difficult.
For projects such as this one, interaction with the public is very important, especially if a
researcher intends to cover both public and private land. From my experiences during the
completion of this report I have put together a few guidelines for anyone intending to
survey trees on private land in Torrens Park or another suburb in Mitcham:
1) Always carry identification from whatever school or office you are working from.
2) If intending to survey private land, make prior contact with residents.
a) Circulate a flyer, with clear and concise details about your project and what you
wish to do, who you are working with and any relevant contact details.
3) Whether on private or public land, before including any photo in your report all faces
of pedestrians and all car license plates need to be blotted out, unless they are relevant
and you have permission.
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5. Conclusion:
The Adelaide Plains and Hills have been in constant and rapid change since 1836; the
purely native vegetation has almost completely given way to alien plants and agriculture.
Decades later as agriculture was pushed out of Adelaide, the farms were replaced as
subdivision took place and suburbia emerged. With more and more of the landscape
disappearing beneath the construction of homes, railways, churches and schools, it seems
only isolated trees and stands of trees remain as proof of the once magnificent landscape
surveyed by Colonel Light in the 1830s.
The trees of Torrens Park warrant further study. This project has only been concerned
with public land, resulting in one hundred and twenty nine significant trees. But Table #2
shows two examples of significant trees on private property (see photo #8). That and the
fact that all trees within Torrens Park that have already been placed on the National Trust
register come from private land confirm that further surveying concentrating on private
property is essential in order to gather a complete picture of this area’s significant trees.
Photo #8 Tree 027 River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulenis), Private home on Newark Road.
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Appendix:
Appendix #1. Native and introduced plants from the Adelaide Hills and Plains.
(Cited in Jones and Payne 1998:85-91, Horticopia 2006, USDA: NSCS 2007)
American Aloe or Century Plant (Agave
americana)
Almond (Prunus dulcis)
Aucubas (Aucaba sp.)
Ash (Fraxinus sp.)
Aleppo Pine (Pinus halepensis)
Apples
Apricots
Beech (Fagus sp.)
Black Mulberry (Morus nigra)
Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)
Box (Buxus sempervirens)
Box-Elder Maple (Acer negundo)
Buckthorn (Rhamus sp.)
Black Alder (Alnus glutinosa)
Bhutan Cypress (Cupressus torulosa)
Balsam Poplar (Populus tacamahaca)
Blackberry
Common Horse-chestnut (Aesculus
hippocastanum)
Camellia (Camellia japonica)
Carob or St. John’s Bread Carob
(Ceratonia siliqua)
Camphor Laurel or Camphor Tree
(Cinnamomum camphora)
Coral-tree (Erythrina corallodendron)
Common Coral-tree or Cockspur Coral
Tree (Erythrina crista-galli)
Common Myrtle or Foxtail Myrtle
(Myrtus communis ‘Boetica’)
Cherry Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus)
Chinese Arborvitae or Eastern
Arborvitae (Thuja orientalis)
Cherries
Cornelian Cherry (Cornus mas)
Crab Apple (Malus baccata)
Camellias (Camellia sp.)
Cockspur Thorn (Crataegus crus-gallii)
Common Linden/ Common Lime (Tilia
× europaea)
Catalpa/ Indian Bean Tree (Catalpa
bignonioides)
Cork Oak (Quercus suber)
Date Palm (Phoenix dactyifera or
dactylifera)
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English Hawthorn (Crataegus laevigata)
and (Crataegus monogyna)
English Elm (Ulmus procera)
English Oak (Quercus robur)
English Ivy (Hedera helix)
Firs (Abies sp.)
Flowering Ash (Fraxinus ornus)
French Tamarisk (Tamarix gallica)
False Acacia/ Black Locust (Robinia
pseudoacacia)
Filbert
Golden Ash or Common Ash (Fraxinua
excelsior)
Grey Poplar (Populus canescens)
Gingko or Maidenhair Tree (Gingko
biloba)
Grapes
Guava
Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos)
Horse-Chestnuts (Aesculus sp.)
Hawthorns (Crataegus sp.)
Holly (Ilex sp.)
Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos)
Holly Oak (Quercus ilex)
Illawarra Flame Tree or Flame Bottletree
(Brachchiton acerifolius)
Italian Cypress (Cupressus
sempervirens)
Irish Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo)
Ivy (Hedera sp.)
Indian Bean Tree or Southern Catalpa
(Catalpa bignonidoes)
India-rubber Fig (Ficus elastica)
Jerusalem Thorn (Parkinsonia aculeata)
Juniper (Juniperus sp.)
Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata)
Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor)
Kentish Cherry (Prunus cerasus)
Lombardy Poplar/ Black Poplar
(Populus nigra ‘Italica’)
Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica)
Lily Magnolia (Magnolia liliiflora)
Laurel/ Sweet Bay (Laurus sp.)
Lilac (Syringa sp.)
Laburnum/ Alpine Golden Chain Tree
(Laburnum alpinum)
Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus marcophylla)
Morton Bay Pine (Araucaria
cumminghamii)
Moreton Bay Chestnut
(Castanospermum australe)
Mount Etna Broom (Genista aetnensis)
Maritime Pine (Pinus pinaster)
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Magnolia (Magnolia sp.)
Medlar (Mespilus Germanica)
Mulberry
Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)
Norfolf Island Pine (Araucaria
heterophylla)
Nettle Tree or European Hackberry
(Celtis australis)
New Zealand Laurel or Corynocarpus
(Corynocarpus laevigatus)
Nectarines
Olive (Olea europaea)
Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera)
Oleander (Nerium oleander)
Osier/ Pussy Willow (Salix cinerea ssp
oleifolia)
Oriental Plane or Oriental Sycamore
(Platanus orientalis)
Oak (Quercus sp.)
Prickly Moses (Acacia verticillata)
Persian Walnut or English Walnut
(Juglans regia)
Pyramid Tree or Norfolk Island Tree/
Hibiscus (Lagunaria patersonii)
Plum Pine or Rockingham Podocarp
(Podocarpus elatus)
Pussy Willow (Salix caprea)
Peach (Prunus persica)
Pomegranate (Punica granatum)
Pear (Pyrus communis)
Pistachio (Pistacia lentiscus)
Phillyrea/ Mock Privet (Phillyrea decora
or P. latifolia)
Photinia (Photinia sp.)
Pine (Pinus sp.)
Pittosporum (Pittosporum sp.)
Plums
Pomegranate
Quince (Cydonia oblonga)
Rimu or Red Pine (Dacrydium
cupressium)
Red Mulberry (Morus rubra)
Rhododendron (Rhododendron grande
ssp grandia)
Red Horse-Chestnut (Aesculus xcarnea)
Rowna Tree/ European Mountain Ash
(Sorbus aucuparia)
Red River Gum (Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
Radiata Pine (Pinus radiata)
Raspberry
Spanish Chestnut or Sweet Chestnut
(Castanea sativa)
Sugarberry or Common Hackberry
(Celtis occidentalis)
Silky Oak (Grevillea robusta)
Sweet Bay (Laurus nobilis)
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Silver Tree (Leucadendron argenteum)
Southern Magnolia (Magnolia
grandiflora)
Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina)
Scotch Elm (Ulmus glabra)
Sweet Bay (Laurus nobilis)
Strawberry Trees (Arbutus sp.)
Spruce (Picea sp.)
Swamp Cypress (Taxodium distichum)
Sycamore Maple/ Planetree Maple (Acer
pseudoplatanus)
Shad-bush (Amelanchier candensis)
Silver Birch (Betula pendula)
Swamp Cypress/ Bald Cypress
(Taxodium distichum)
Sycamore Maple (Acer pseudoplatanus)
Sugar Gum (Eucalyptus cladocalyx)
S.A. Blue Gum/ White Gum (Eucalyptus
leucoxylon)
Stone Pine (Pinus pinea)
Thuja (Thuja sp.)
Turkey Oak (Quercus cerris)
TAS. Blue Gum (Eucalyptus globulus
ssp globulus)
Viburnum (Viburnum sp.)
Vines
White Willow (Salix alba)
Whitebeam (Sorbus aria)
W. A. Red Flowering Gum (Corymbia
ficifolia/ Eucalyptus ficifolia)
White Ash (Fraxinus americana)
White Cedar (Melia azedarach ssp
australica)
White Mulberry (Morus alba)
Weeping Willow (Salix babylonica)
Yew (Taxus sp.)
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Appendix #2. Plants from Torrens Park.
(Cited in Preiss and Oborn 1991:574-6,
Horticopia 2006, USDA: NSCS 2007)
Aleppo Pine (Pinus halepensis)
American Black Walnut, Black Walnut
(Juglan nigra)
Atlas Cedar (Cedrus libani ssp.
Atlantica)
Betel Nut (Areca catechu)
Betel Palm (Areca catechu)
Thorny Bamboo (Bambusa
arundinacea), Bamboo
Banana
Blue Cedar (Cedrus atlantica)
Bull Bay Magnolia (Magnolia
grandiflora), Southern Magnolia
(Magnolia grandiflora)
Bunya Pine (Araucaria bidwillii), Bunya
bunya (Araucaria bidwillii)
Blood Orange
Canary Island Date Palm (Phoenix
canariensis)
Canary Island Pine (Pinus canariensis)
Carob (Certonia siliqua), St. John’s
bread (Carob) (Certonia siliqua)
Common Orange
Cook Island Pine (Araucaria
columnaris), New Caledonia Pine
Coral Tree (Erythrina indica)
(Photinia serrulata) Chinese Hawthorn,
Chinese Photinia
(Corynocarpus laevigatus) New Zealand
Laurel, Corynocarpus
Drooping Sheoak (Allocasuarina
verticillata syn Casuarina stricta)
Deodar Cedar (Cedrus deodara)
Dorshapo Lemon
Dammaras (a synonym of Agathis),
Kauri Pine (Agathis macrophylla),
Moore Kauri (A. moorei), Smooth Bark
Kauri (A. robusta)
Dracaenas
Dwarf Pine (Caryota soblifera)
English Oak (Quercus robur)
Grass Tree/ Yaccas (Xanthorrhoea
semiplana)
Grey Box (Eucalyptus microcarpa)
Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnatha)
Hoop Pine (Araucarias cunnighamii)
Irish Strawberry (Arbutus unedo),
Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo.)
(Jacaranda mimosifolia), Jacaranda
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Kurrajong (Brachychiton populneus)
Leucadendron argentem, Silver Tree
London Plane (Plantanus hybrida),
Plane tree
Macadamia (Macadamia ternifolia)
Mediterranean Fan Palm (Chamaerops
humilis), European Fan Palm
Mandarins
Monterey Cypress (Cupressus
macrocarpa)
Moreton Bay Chestnut
(Castanospermum australe)
Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla)
(Musa ensete) Abyssinian Banana
(Musa glauca)
Native Apricot (Pittosporum
phylliraeoides)
Navel Orange
Nectarines
Norfolk Island Pine (Araucaria
heterophylla)
Oriental Planes
Peaches
Pepper Tree (Schinus molle), California
Pepper Tree
Pereskia (Pereskia bahiensis)
Pyramid Tree (lagunaria patersonii),
Norfolf Island Hibiscus
Poorman Orange (New Zealand
grapefruit)
Quandong (Santalum acuminatum)
Rusty Fig (Ficus rubiginosa)
River Red Gum (Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
S.A. Blue Gum (Eucalyptus leucoxylon)
Southern Cypress- pine/ Native Pine
(Callitris preissii)
Seville Orange
Sweet Lemon
Scarlet Oak
Small-fruited Fig (Ficus virens), Grey
Fig
Stone Pine (Pinus pinea)
Sugar Gum (Eucalyptus cladocalyx)
Taxodiums, Cypress trees
Washingtonia filifera, Desert Fan Palm
Windmill Palm (Trachycarpus fortunei)
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Number Location Single or
multiple
trunks
Circumference
at 1m
Tree Name Description Misc.
Information
27 #14A Newark Rd, front yard 1 2.76m River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
Grey and white
bark
31 #5 Newark Rd, front yard 1 6.06m River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
White trunk
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Table #3. Significant Trees from Public Land
Number Location Single
or
multiple
trunks
Circumference
at 1m
Tree Type/ Name Description Misc.
Information
1 Princes Rd (just off Belair Rd)
Behind the ‘Taste Good’ café.
Next to their sign. Mitcham
shopping center (MSC)
1 2.57m Ironbark (Eucalyptus
sideroxylon)
Dark bark
2 Outside IGA supermarket, in car
park behind ‘Taste Good’ café.
MSC
1 2.31 River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
Lighter trunk,
lots of fallen
bark
3 Outside IGA, Princes Rd car park,
MSC
1 2.18 River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
Light trunk, with
fallen bark
Tiny new
growth
4 Outside IGA, Princes Rd car park,
MSC
1 then 2 3.24 River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
Dark trunk base,
lighter higher up,
with fallen bark
5 Princes Rd, Car park outside of
IGA, next to IGA sign. MSC
1 2.29 River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
Dark trunk base,
lighter higher up,
Green, red
and orange
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camaldulensis) with fallen bark bits of trunk
6 Brownhill Creek, Belair Rd side,
outside IGA, outside National
Pharmacy. MSC
1 3.22 S.A. Blue Gum
(Eucalyptus
leucoxylon)
Really
inconvenient
position, white
and gray trunk.
7 Brownhill Creek, IGA side, next to
small bridge MSC
1 3.59 S.A. Blue Gum
(Eucalyptus
leucoxylon) or River
Red Gum(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
White and gray
trunk
8 Brownhill Creek, IGA side,
second from the small bridge.
MSC
1 2.75 River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
Black and
craggy base
9 Brownhill Creek, IGA side,
outside of MSC loading area, third
from the small bridge
1 3.37 River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
White trunk
10 Brownhill Creek, IGA side,
outside MSC loading area, nearest
the tunnel.
1 3.46 River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
White trunk
11 Newark Rd, car park across from 1 5.23 River Red Gum White trunk
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Mitcham council office MSC (Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
12 Newark Rd. car park across from
Mitcham council office, outside
Pasadena Travel
1 2.56 River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
White trunk
13 Princes Rd, on edge of MSC new
car park between ‘in’ and ‘out’
roads of car park
1 2.1 European Hackberry
(Celtis australis)
Grey trunk, oval
shaped seasonal
leaves
14 Princes Rd, footpath out front of
#18 Princes Rd
1 2.17 European Hackberry
(Celtis australis)
Grey trunk, oval
shaped seasonal
leaves
15 Footpath out front of #18A Princes
Rd
1 2.73 European Hackberry
(Celtis australis)
Grayish trunk,
green oval
shaped, seasonal
leaves
17 Footpath out front of #18A Princes
Rd near postbox and driveway
1 2.26 European Hackberry
(Celtis australis)
Grayish trunk,
green oval
shaped seasonal
leaves
18 Footpath out front of #22 Princes 1 2.03 European Hackberry Grayish trunk,
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Rd (Celtis australis) green oval
shaped seasonal
leaves
19 Footpath/front garden outside of
fence of #28 Princes Rd
1 3.29 River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
White trunk,
dark bark
20 Foot path outside of #23 Princes
Rd
1 1.95 European Hackberry
(Celtis australis)
Grey trunk,
green oval
shaped seasonal
leaves
21 Footpath in front of #32B Princes
Rd
1 1.93 European Hackberry
(Celtis australis)
Grey trunk,
green oval
shaped, seasonal
leaves
22 Car park between Newark Rd and
Princes Rd. outside of newsagent
1 6.25 River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
Grey and white
bark
Very broad
25 Backyard of Mitcham council
office, Newark Rd car park
1 4.12 River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
Grey and white
trunk
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30 Ayr Avenue footpath 1 6.53 River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
White trunk
32 Footpath in front of #5 Newark Rd
(driveway)
1 2.00 Desert Ash (Fraxinus
angustifolia)
Brown, bumpy,
crocodile skin
trunk, green
seasonal leaves
33 Belair Rd, Mitcham council office,
front car park
1, then 2
at one
meter
2.08 Jacaranda
(Jacaranda
mimosifolia)
Fern type
34 Ayr Avenue, close to Belair Rd.
outside of #1 Ayr Avenue
2 1.82, 1.01
= 2.83
Peppercorn Tree
(Schinus molle)
Fern type leaves Branches
recently
trimmed
35 Out front of #7 Ayr Avenue 1 2.58 Monterey Cypress
(Cupressus
macrocarpa)
huge Very recently
cut branches,
sap still
attached.
38 End of Balkissoch Rd 1 then 2 3.99 Peppercorn Tree
(Schinus molle)
Branches droop
down, scraggy
trunk
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39 Out front of #10 Balkissoch Rd 1 2.06 Desert Ash (Fraxinus
angustifolia)
Crocodile skin
trunk, little pods
40 Out front of #10 Balkissoch Rd, a
little further towards Princes Rd
1 2.03 Desert Ash (Fraxinus
angustifolia)
Crocodile skin
trunk, little pods
41 Out front of #76 Princes Rd 1 2.01 Sweet Willow Myrtle
(Agonis flexuosa)
Dark bark,
stringy bark
42 Out front of #27A Fife Avenue 1 2.02 QLD Brush Box
(Lophostemon
confertus)
Spudy nuts like
acorns
43 Outside of #4 Ayr Avenue 1 3.42 English Oak
(Quercus robur)
Seasonal leaves
44 Outside of #4 Ayr Avenue 1 3.43 Red-flowering Gum
(Corymbia ficifolia)
45 Ayr Avenue, just past bridge near
Adeer Street, next to metal fence
1 4.34 Sugar Gum
(Eucalyptus
cladocalyx)
46 Ayr Avenue, opposite #15B Ayr
Avenue on Brownhill Creek bank
1 Approx. 4.41 River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
Difficulty
with
measurement
.
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47 Fife Avenue out front of #23 1 2.97 London Plane Tree
(Platanus x
acerifolia)
Pale trunk, fuzzy
ball seedpods,
seasonal leaves
48 Barrelder Rd, outside of #159
Belair Rd
3 1.03, 1.17, 0.75
= 2.55
Sweet Gum
(Liquidambar
styraciflua)
Seasonal leaves
(green to purple)
49 Out front of #6 Barrelder Rd 2 0.70, 2.02 =
2.72
Sweet Gum
(Liquidambar
styraciflua)
Same as above
50 Out front of #8 Barrelder Rd 5 1.21, 0.54, 0.94,
0.44, 0.54 =
3.67
Sweet Gum
(Liquidambar
styraciflua)
Same as above Moss
covered
trunk
51 Out front of #10 Barrelder Rd 2 0.81, 1.53 =
2.34
Sweet Gum
(Liquidambar
styraciflua)
Same as above Moss
covered
trunk
52 Out front of #10 Barrelder Rd,
East Side
1 2.03 Sweet Gum
(Liquidambar
styraciflua)
Same as above
53 Out front of #10A Barrelder Rd 3 1.07, 0.69, 0.64
= 2.40
Sweet Gum
(Liquidambar
Same as above
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styraciflua)
54 Lochwinnoch Rd, east side, just
beyond little bridge
1 3.56 Black Poplar
(Populus nigra)
Rainforest/flask
Gordon type tree
55 Lochwinnoch Rd, east side, just
beyond little bridge
1 3.47 Black Poplar
(Populus nigra)
Same as above
56 Lochwinnoch Rd, east side, just
beyond Paisley Avenue
1 3.15 River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
57 Paisley Avenue, out front of #16 2 1.00, 1.46 =
2.46
QLD Brush Box
(Lophostemon
confertus)
Tiny little pod
tops
58 Inverloch Avenue, east side, out
front of #17, near creek, opposite
#16 and 14A
1 2.90 Smooth Bark Kauri
(Agathis robusta)
Grey trunk,
green seasonal
leaves
59 Inverloch Avenue, near #19,
opposite #16
1 3.11 Manna Gum
(Eucalyptus
viminalis)
60 End of Lois Avenue, outside
Scotch College back gates
1 2.94 Aleppo Pine (Pinus
halepensis)
61 Next to East Lodge on Muggs Hill 1 3.01 Peppercorn Tree Bumpy trunk
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Rd (Schinus molle)
62 Corner of Leonard TCE and Lois
Avenue, East Side
1 2.91 Desert Ash (Fraxinus
angustifolia)
Croc shin trunk
63 Muggs Hill Rd, on the side of #2
Leonard TCE
1 6.22 River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
Trunk is bulged
at the base
64 Muggs Hill Rd, on the side of #2
Leonard TCE, a bit further north
1 6.77 River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
65 Brownhill Creek, end of Lochness
Avenue (council reserve)
2 1.06, 1.08 =
2.14
White Cedar (Melia
azedarach)
Grey/brown
trunk
66 Brownhill Creek, end of Lochness
Avenue (council reserve), near
little bridge
1 2.50 Lemon scented Gum
(Corymbia
citriodora)
Resident
remembered
when they
were planted
(1967)
67 Brownhill Creek, end of Lochness
Avenue (council reserve), nearer
to the little bridge
1 2.53 River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
68 In front of #30 Lochness Avenue 1 2.39 Lemon scented Gum
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(Corymbia
citriodora)
69 In front of #30 Lochness Avenue,
bit further north
1 2.28 Lemon scented Gum
(Corymbia
citriodora)
70 In front of #32 Lochness Avenue 1 2.55 Lemon scented Gum
(Corymbia
citriodora)
Slightly pink
bark
71 In front of #32 Lochness avenue,
further north
1 2.14 Lemon scented Gum
(Corymbia
citriodora)
72 Corner of Lochwinnoch and
Carruth Rd
2 1.23, 1.16 =
2.39
Kurrajong
(Brachychiton
populneus)
Little leaves
74 Out front of #2 and #4 Kilbryde
Rd
1 2.00 Desert Ash (Fraxinus
angustifolia)
Croc skin bark,
seasonal leaves
75 Corner of Blythewood and Old
Belair Rd, next to round-about
1 3.22 Sugar Gum
(Eucalyptus
cladocalyx)
76 Corner of Anderson Ave and 1 2.04 S.A. Blue Gum
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Mclaren St (Eucalyptus
leucoxylon)
77 Corner of Anderson Ave and
Mclaren St
1 2.02 River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
Very tall
78 Thorpe St, opposite #20 1 2.71 Aleppo Pine (Pinus
halepensis)
79 Thorpe St, opposite #22 1 2.81 Aleppo Pine (Pinus
halepensis)
80 Thorpe St, opposite #22, further
south
2 1.68, 1.41 =
3.09
Aleppo Pine (Pinus
halepensis)
81 Thorpe St, opposite #24 1 2.62 Aleppo Pine (Pinus
halepensis)
82 Thorpe St, opposite #24 and end
property
1 2.16 Aleppo Pine (Pinus
halepensis)
83 Thorpe St, near corner, one tree
shy of end
1 2.29 Aleppo Pine (Pinus
halepensis)
84 Corner of Thorpe St and Anderson
Ave
1 2.16 Aleppo Pine (Pinus
halepensis)
85 Corner of Glenburnie St and 1 4.30 River Red Gum
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Anderson Ave, west side (Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
86 Out front #24 Glenburnie St 1 2.70 River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
87 Out front of #24 Glenburnie St,
further North
1 2.29 Lemon scented Gum
(Corymbia
citriodora)
Grey trunk
88 Out front of #12B Glenburnie St 2 3.76, 1.51 =
5.27
TAS Blue Gum
(Eucalyptus
globulus)
Craggy bark
89 Out front of #12A Glenburnie St 2 1.44, 1.42 =
2.86
European Olive
(Olea europaea)
small gray/green
leaves
Splits at
ground level
90 Corner of Glenburnie St and Ford
Ave
2 2.54, 1.22 =
3.76
Pyramid Tree or
Norfolk Island
Hibiscus (Lagunaria
patersonii)
Seedpods (tops
looked like hot
cross buns),
leaves were hole
ridden
Numerous
Spiders
91 Out front of #13 Glenburnie St 1 2.09 Desert Ash (Fraxinus
angustifolia)
Croc skin bark,
dangly pods
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92 Out front of #3 letterbox, Chalk
PL
1 3.02 Common Monterey
Pine (Pinus radiata)
93 Corner of Chalk PL and Ford Ave 1 2.11 S.A. Blue Gum
(Eucalyptus
leucoxylon)
White and red
trunk
94 Ford Ave, just outside the entrance
to Randell Park
2 2.31, 1.95 =
4.26
Stringy Gum
(Eucalyptus regnans)
Brown bark
95 Adams St (north side), along side
first property (house faces
Braemar Rd)
1 4.57 River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
96 Adams St, opposite #6 1 2.04 River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
97 Adams St, opposite #6, further
west
1 3.85 Sugar Gum
(Eucalyptus
cladocalyx)
98 Adams St, opposite #6, just passed
to the west of it
1 2.36 River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
99 Adams St, north side, further west 1 2.18 River Red Gum
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from #6 (Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
100 Corner of Adams St and George
St, north side
1 2.41 Salmon Gum
(Eucalyptus
salmonophloia)
White and
orange trunk
101 Next to corner of Adams St and
Braemar Rd, north side
1 2.06 River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
102 Braemar Rd, our front of #13 1 2.22 Desert Ash (Fraxinus
angustifolia)
Croc skin bark
103 Belair Rd, out front of #139 1 6.01 Moreton Bay Fig
(Ficus macrophylla)
Extensive root
system,
rainforest look
104 Corner of Eli St and Braemar Rd 1 3.37 River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
105 Out front of #283 Belair Rd 1 2.28 Cypress Pine
(Callitris
columellaris)
Soccer ball
looking nut pods
106 Belair Rd, public patch, little 2 1.39, 1.42 = Peppercorn Tree Droopy leaves
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incline, behind bus stop #20 (little
to the west), between Belair Rd
and Alton Ave
2.81 (Schinus molle)
107 Belair Rd, public patch, little
incline, behind bus stop #20 (little
to the east), between Belair Rd and
Alton Ave
2 1.53, 1.36 =
2.89
Aleppo Pine (Pinus
halepensis)
108 Belair Rd, public patch, little
incline, behind bus stop #20 (little
to the east, closer to the road),
between Belair Rd and Alton Ave
2 1.16, 1.77 =
2.93
Peppercorn Tree
(Schinus molle)
Droopy leaves
109 End of Jansen CT, north side 1 2.07 Ironbark (Eucalyptus
sideroxylon)
Black trunk,
craggy bark
110 Land between John Fisher Dr and
Jansen CT, next to #3 John Fisher
Dr
3 1.11, 1.29, 3.38
= 5.78
Ironbark (Eucalyptus
sideroxylon)
Black gray trunk
111 Belair Rd, near corner with John
Fisher Dr
1 2.91 Peppercorn Tree
(Schinus molle)
Droopy leaves
112 Belair Rd, near corner with John
Fisher Dr, closer to road
2 1.21, 1.14 =
2.35
Peppercorn Tree
(Schinus molle)
Droopy leaves
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113 Belair Rd, near Cezanne CT 1 4.90 Peppercorn Tree
(Schinus molle)
Droopy leaves
114 Belair Rd, near Cezanne CT,
further north-north/east
5 0.84, 1.22, 1.25,
0.49, 1.23 =
5.03
Peppercorn Tree
(Schinus molle)
Droopy leaves
115 Belair Rd, Railway side. Just
passed crossing, opposite Fife Ave
1 5.40 Sugar Gum
(Eucalyptus
cladocalyx)
116 Belair Rd, Railway side, Just past
Barrelder Rd, next to bus stop #15
1 3.40 Sugar Gum
(Eucalyptus
cladocalyx)
117 Belair Rd, Railway side, just
before Kilbryde Rd
1 2.54 River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
118 Belair Rd, railway side. Just past
Kilbryde Rd
1 3.11 S.A. Blue Gum
(Eucalyptus
leucoxylon)
119 Belair Rd, Railway side, Little past
previous tree (#118), opposite
#183 Belair Rd
2 1.12, 1.48 =
2.60
Lemon scented Gum
(Corymbia
citriodora)
Grey and pink
trunk
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120 Belair Rd, Railway side, half way
between Kilbryde Rd and
Blythewood Rd. opposite # 187
Belair Rd
1 2.01 River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
Leaning trunk
121 Belair Rd, Railway side, next to
bus stop #16, towards Blythewood
Rd
1 2.58 Grey Box
(Eucalyptus
microcarpa)
Lumpy trunk,
gray and stringy
bark
122 Belair Rd, railway side, south of
bus stop, opposite #193 and 195
Belair Rd, near Blythewood Rd
1 2.42 River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
123 Belair Rd, Railway side, opposite
#195 Belair Rd, towards generator
building near Blythewood Rd
1 2.25 S.A. Blue Gum
(Eucalyptus
leucoxylon)
124 Belair Rd, railway side, behind
generator building, next to train
stop #1 Torrens Park
3 1.32, 0.86, 1.79
= 3.97
English Elm (Ulmus
procera)
125 Belair Rd, Railway Side, opposite
#229 Belair Rd
1 2.04 Monterey Pine
(Pinus radiata)
126 Belair Rd, east side, north of
Norris CRT
1 Approx. 4.90 Moreton Bay Fig
(Ficus macrophylla)
Rainforest tree,
lots of roots
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127 Belair Rd, north of Norris CRT, a
little south of #126 tree
1 Approx. 4.53 Moreton Bay Fig
(Ficus macrophylla)
Rainforest tree,
lots of roots
128 Belair Rd, east side, just south of
Norris CRT
1 3.48 Sugar Gum
(Eucalyptus
cladocalyx)
129 Norrie St, half way up street, north
side
1 2.39 Swamp Mallee
(Eucalyptus
spathulata)
Red skin, black
bark, very thin
leaves
130 Gowrie St, railway side, opposite
#10 Gowrie St and #26 Tennant
St, near corner of Gowrie and
Tennant
2 0.50, 2.13 =
2.63
Grey Box
(Eucalyptus
microcarpa)
132 Gowrie St, within railway fence,
little south of #131 tree
1 2.38 Grey Box
(Eucalyptus
microcarpa)
Grey trunk,
section hollowed
out
133 Gowrie St, within railway fence,
opposite Tennant St
1 3.77 TAS Blue Gum
(Eucalyptus
globulus)
Bumpy trunk,
stringy gray bark
134 Gowrie St, out of railway fence,
opposite #14 Gowrie St
3 1.45, 2.08, 1.21
= 4.74
European Olive
(Olea europaea)
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135 Gowrie St, out front of #14
Gowrie St
1 2.86 River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
136 Gowrie St, railway side, out side
of fence, opposite #14 Gowrie St,
further south
1 3.42 River Red Gum
(Eucalyptus
camaldulensis)
137 Opposite corner of Belair and
Barretts Rd, out front of ‘Saris
Units’, #300 Belair Rd and #2
Other Rd
1 2.42 Peppercorn Tree
(Schinus molle)
138 Belair Rd, out front of #298 and
#296 Belair rd, north of #137 tree,
west side of rd
3 1.57, 1.25, 0.44
= 3.26
Peppercorn Tree
(Schinus molle)
139 Outside corner property, #32, on
Hugh and Kays Rd
1 2.04 Desert Ash (Fraxinus
angustifolia)
Croc skin bark
140 Out front of #44 George St 1 4.53 Peppercorn Tree
(Schinus molle)
141 Out front of #44 George St, further
north
2 3.29, 2.09 =
5.38
Peppercorn Tree
(Schinus molle)
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Table #4. Frequency of Tree Types on Public Land
Tree Name Number of Trees
Ironbark (Eucalyptus sideroxylon) 3
River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) 32
S.A. Blue Gum (Eucalyptus leucoxylon) 5
European Hackberry (Celtis australis) 7
Desert Ash (Fraxinus angustifolia) 8
Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia) 1
Peppercorn Tree (Schinus molle) 13
Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) 1
Sweet Willow Myrtle (Agonis flexuosa) 1
QLD Brush Box (Lophostemon confertus) 2
English Oak (Quercus robur) 1
Red-flowering Gum (Corymbia ficifolia) 1
Sugar Gum (Eucalyptus cladocalyx) 6
London Plane Tree (Platanus x acerifolia) 1
Sweet Gum (Liquidambar styraciflua) 6
Black Poplar (Populus nigra) 2
Smooth Bark Kauri (Agathis robusta) 1
Manna Gum (Eucalyptus viminalis) 1
Aleppo Pine (Pinus halepensis) 9
White Cedar (Melia azedarach) 1
Lemon scented Gum (Corymbia citriodora) 7
Kurrajong (Brachychiton populneus) 1
TAS Blue Gum (Eucalyptus globulus) 2
European Olive (Olea europaea) 2
Pyramid Tree or Norfolk Island Hibiscus (Lagunaria patersonii) 1
Common Monterey Pine (Pinus radiata) 1
Stringy Gum (Eucalyptus regnans) 1
Salmon Gum (Eucalyptus salmonophloia) 1
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Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) 3
Cypress Pine (Callitris columellaris) 1
Grey Box (Eucalyptus microcarpa) 3
English Elm (Ulmus procera) 1
Monterey Pine (Pinus radiata) 1
Swamp Mallee (Eucalyptus spathulata) 1
Red River Gum or S.A. Blue Gum 1
Total Trees 129
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Pamphlets
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Services Commission: Adelaide.
Archives
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