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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


Photo #7 Page 22


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-

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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)


Table #2. Significant Trees from Private Homes

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


(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


(Eucalyptus

Dark trunk base,

lighter higher up,

Green, red

and orange


33

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


(Eucalyptus

leucoxylon) or River

Red Gum(Eucalyptus

camaldulensis)

White and gray

trunk

8 Brownhill Creek, IGA side,

second from the small bridge.

MSC


(Eucalyptus

camaldulensis)

Black and

craggy base


outside of MSC loading area, third

from the small bridge


(Eucalyptus

camaldulensis)

White trunk


outside MSC loading area, nearest

the tunnel.


(Eucalyptus

camaldulensis)

White trunk

11 Newark Rd, car park across from 1 5.23 River Red Gum White trunk


34

Mitcham council office MSC (Eucalyptus

camaldulensis)

12 Newark Rd. car park across from

Mitcham council office, outside

Pasadena Travel


(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


(Celtis australis)

Grey trunk, oval

shaped seasonal

leaves

15 Footpath out front of #18A Princes

Rd


(Celtis australis)

Grayish trunk,

green oval

shaped, seasonal

leaves

17 Footpath out front of #18A Princes

Rd near postbox and driveway


(Celtis australis)

Grayish trunk,

green oval

shaped seasonal

leaves

18 Footpath out front of #22 Princes 1 2.03 European Hackberry Grayish trunk,


35

Rd (Celtis australis) green oval

shaped seasonal

leaves

19 Footpath/front garden outside of

fence of #28 Princes Rd


(Eucalyptus

camaldulensis)

White trunk,

dark bark

20 Foot path outside of #23 Princes

Rd


(Celtis australis)

Grey trunk,

green oval

shaped seasonal

leaves

21 Footpath in front of #32B Princes

Rd


(Celtis australis)

Grey trunk,

green oval

shaped, seasonal

leaves

22 Car park between Newark Rd and

Princes Rd. outside of newsagent


(Eucalyptus

camaldulensis)

Grey and white

bark

Very broad

25 Backyard of Mitcham council

office, Newark Rd car park


(Eucalyptus

camaldulensis)

Grey and white

trunk


36

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


37

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


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

.


38

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


beyond little bridge

1 3.47 Black Poplar

(Populus nigra)

Same as above


beyond Paisley Avenue


(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


40

Rd (Schinus molle)

62 Corner of Leonard TCE and Lois

Avenue, East Side


angustifolia)

Croc shin trunk

63 Muggs Hill Rd, on the side of #2

Leonard TCE


(Eucalyptus

camaldulensis)

Trunk is bulged

at the base

64 Muggs Hill Rd, on the side of #2

Leonard TCE, a bit further north


(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


Avenue (council reserve), near

little bridge

1 2.50 Lemon scented Gum

(Corymbia

citriodora)

Resident

remembered

when they

were planted

(1967)


Avenue (council reserve), nearer

to the little bridge


(Eucalyptus

camaldulensis)

68 In front of #30 Lochness Avenue 1 2.39 Lemon scented Gum


41

(Corymbia

citriodora)

69 In front of #30 Lochness Avenue,

bit further north


(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


(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


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


42

Mclaren St (Eucalyptus

leucoxylon)

77 Corner of Anderson Ave and

Mclaren St


(Eucalyptus

camaldulensis)

Very tall

78 Thorpe St, opposite #20 1 2.71 Aleppo Pine (Pinus

halepensis)


halepensis)

80 Thorpe St, opposite #22, further

south

2 1.68, 1.41 =

3.09

Aleppo Pine (Pinus

halepensis)


halepensis)

82 Thorpe St, opposite #24 and end

property


halepensis)

83 Thorpe St, near corner, one tree

shy of end


halepensis)

84 Corner of Thorpe St and Anderson

Ave


halepensis)

85 Corner of Glenburnie St and 1 4.30 River Red Gum


43

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


(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


44

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)


(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


(Eucalyptus

camaldulensis)

99 Adams St, north side, further west 1 2.18 River Red Gum


45

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


(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


46

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


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


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


47

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


(Eucalyptus

camaldulensis)

118 Belair Rd, railway side. Just past

Kilbryde Rd


(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


48

120 Belair Rd, Railway side, half way

between Kilbryde Rd and

Blythewood Rd. opposite # 187

Belair Rd


(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


(Eucalyptus

camaldulensis)

123 Belair Rd, Railway side, opposite

#195 Belair Rd, towards generator

building near Blythewood Rd


(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


49

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)


50

135 Gowrie St, out front of #14

Gowrie St


(Eucalyptus

camaldulensis)

136 Gowrie St, railway side, out side

of fence, opposite #14 Gowrie St,

further south


(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


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)


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.

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