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Sherbrooke Sherbrook Rd 2018 004

Doomed because of development- proposed for removal for better car access and a new carpark beyond..

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The National Trust citation says:.

`Contribution to landscape- Outstanding aesthetic significance.

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These two rows and two stands of 33 European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) treesare significant for aesthetic and historic reasons at Regional level. After these Beeches were planted in 1935, by gardener Joseph Wilson, the trees rapidly became an integral part of the Burnham Beeches estate and provide a fundamental contribution to the landscape design of that grand property. This planting of Beech trees has become a landmark in the Dandenong Ranges and along Sherbrooke Road, which is a key tourist route for local and international visitors. This is the only known large planting of European Beech trees in Victoria and complements Beech tree planting in the adjacent Burnham Beeches and Alfred Nicholas Gardens. Only four other individual Beech specimens are classified in Victoria...'

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Uploaded on June 4, 2018
Taken on May 27, 2018