Pioneer Tree - Silvan, Vic, Australia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Grahame Cookie
S 37° 49.311 E 145° 24.807
55H E 360364 N 5812765
This Dedicated Tree is beside the main road through Silvan, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.
Waymark Code: WM1640R
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 04/29/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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The brushed metal (probably stainless steel) plaque is embedded in a moderate-sized stone stele, about 10 metres away from the Dedicated Tree for the Silvan pioneers. The plaque reads

The Pioneer tree was planted
on Tuesday 3rd August 2010
to commemorate the township
and residents of Silvan
The area was initially opened up in 1863 to provide fresh fruit and vegetables for the Melbourne market.
A Post Office opened on 19th 1892, known as Wandin until 1893, the Wandin South until 1913, when the name was changed to Silvan.
Silvan Progress Association 2011
A wooden bench of hexagonal shape is built right around the Dedicated Pin Oak Tree. (On talking with a local horticulturist, they mentioned that the Oak tree would do a lot better in Victoria, than where I live, in New South Wales.

Address: Monbulk Road, Silvan, Victoria, Australia, 3795

Visited: 1021, Tuesday, 1 March, 2022

Location of the tree: Beside Monbulk Road, Silvan, Vic

Type of tree: Pin Oak

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