Cork Tree, Tenterfield, NSW
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Tuena
S 29° 03.091 E 152° 01.533
56J E 405133 N 6785914
This cork tree is believed to be the largest in Australia.
Waymark Code: WMP30M
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 06/20/2015
Views: 7
Tenterfield's giant cork tree, still growing in Wood Street, was brought from England by Edward Parker in a jam tin in 1861. It is listed on the National Register of Big Trees 'Australia's Champion Trees'.
The Register gives the following dimensions: A circumference of 5.14 metres (202 inches), a height of 16 metres (52 feet) & a crown of 32 metres (104 feet).
It is located beside the footpath in Wood Street so you can park quite near it but it is recommended that you don't park under it as branches have a habit of falling off.
Genus/Species: Quercus suber
Height: 52
Girth: 16
Method of obtaining height: Reliable source
Method of obtaining girth: Reliable source
Location type: Private property
Age: 154
Planter: Edward Parker
Website reference: [Web Link]
Parking coordinates: N 29° 03.900 W 152° 01.530
Walk time: 1
Photograpy coordinates: N 29° 03.900 W 152° 01.530
Historical significance: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
A closeup picture of your GPS receiver in your hand, with the tree in the background, is required. If the tree is on private property, this closeup photograph with the tree in the background may be taken from the nearest public vantage point without actually going to the tree.
The required photograph does not need to show the entire tree, but the individual tree must be recognizable.