Two Port Jackson Fig Trees

Author

City of Armadale

Place Number

04345

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Location

Mt Nasura Armadale

Location Details

2 Trees listed

Local Government

Armadale

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1890

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	01 Dec 2008	Category A	Category A Worth of the highest level of protection - recommended for entry in the State Register of Heritage Places. Development would require consultation with the City of Armadale. Maximum encouragement to the owner should be provided under the City of Armadale's Town Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. A Heritage Assessment and Impact Statement should be undertaken before approval is given for any major redevelopment. Incentives to promote heritage conservation should also be considered.
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	01 Sep 2015	Category A	Category A Worth of the highest level of protection - recommended for entry in the State Register of Heritage Places. Development would require consultation with the City of Armadale. Maximum encouragement to the owner should be provided under the City of Armadale's Town Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. A Heritage Assessment and Impact Statement should be undertaken before approval is given for any major redevelopment. Incentives to promote heritage conservation should also be considered.
Classified by the National Trust	Classified {Trees}				Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate	Nominated	09 Aug 1988			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

The trees are strong visual elements in the streetscape of Henrietta Avenue, and have impressive height, circumference and canopy spread, making them outstanding examples of their species.
The trees are associated with the Derry Na Sura vineyard which was established on this site by Martin and Roberta Jull in the 1890s.

Physical Description

These Port Jackson Fig trees (Ficus rubiginosa) are situated on parkland on the western side of the Henrietta Ave and are wonderful examples of this species attaining great dimension in height, circumference and canopy spread.

History

The trees mark the position of the Derry Na Sura vineyard which operated from the 1890s to 1940s and was established by Martin Jull.

Integrity/Authenticity

High
High

Condition

very Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
		RNE

Other Reference Numbers

Ref Number	Description
No.74	MI Place No.

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
6607	Register of significant trees as at June 1988.	Report	1988

Place Type

Tree

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	OTHER	Other
Present Use	OTHER	Other

Creation Date

18 Aug 1995

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Approved

Last Update

02 Jul 2019

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