Irish Strawberry Tree

Author

Shire of Kalamunda

Place Number

25674

Location

Pickering Brook Rd Piesse Brook

Location Details

Lots 537 & F22 Pickering Brook Road, Piesse Brook

Other Name(s)

Arbutus unedo

Local Government

Kalamunda

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1890

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted Category 2

Statement of Significance

·         The place has historic significance as evidence of the early settlement in the area. ·         The tree has aesthetic value as a healthy and well established example of the species ·         The place has social value as it demonstrates patterns of early domestic life in the area.

Physical Description

A healthy and well maintained example of the species arbutus unedo of approximately 90 years of age.

Place Type

Tree

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use PARK\RESERVE Park\Reserve

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Land allocation & subdivision

Creation Date

14 Jun 2016

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

04 Jan 2017

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