Sequoia sempervirens. Weston Park, Canberra, ACT, AUSTRALIA - Sequoioideae Trees on Waymarking.com

The plaque at the entrance to the garden that contains the sequoia reads :
"The English Garden was planned and established in the grounds of the Government Nursery at Yarralumla in the 1960's by J.W. (Jack) Moore, the assistant manager. The garden contains many exotic trees and shrubs including plantings of Azealea and Rhododendron species and incorporated a group of existing mature trees, notably a Californian Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) and a Western Yellow Pine (Pinus ponderosa)

The Yarralumla Nursery was established in 1914 by T.C.G. (Charles) Weston, Australia's first Afforestation Officer to provide trees and shrubs for the developing Canberra. The peninsula of land on Lake Burley Griffin adjoining the nursery was subsequently developed into Weston Park.

The unique landscape of Weston Park was strongly influenced by Lindsay Pryor, Superintentdent (later Director) of Parks and Gardens, Department of the Interior (1944 to 1958). His skill in plant selection and horticultural design and his enthusiastic and dedicated search for improved species, performance and appearance resulted in the planting of a great variety of trees and shrubs both within the Park and throughout the rest of Canberra. "

Gattung / Species: Küstenmammutbaum (Sequoia sempervirens) Anordnung / Arrangement: Einzelner Baum / Standalone tree Alter / age: 90 Standort / Location: Park / Park Eintrittsgebühr / Fee: 0 Parkkoordinaten / Parking coordinates: N 35° 17.806 W 149° 05.359 Webseite / website: Not listed Baumhöhe / Height of the tree (m): Not Listed Baumdurchmesser / Diameter of the tree (m): Not Listed

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