Tree No.1 'The Bird Tree' - Eucalyptus pilularis (Blackbutt) - Middle Brother National Park, Johns River, Mid North Coast, NSW

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Tree No. 1 - The Bird Treee - Middle Brother National Park, Johns River, Mid North Coast, NSW,

 

The Bird Tree and nearby Benaroon are regarded as two of the largest Eucalyptus pilularis (Blackbutt) trees by volume in Australia.

Not far from the Bird Tree/Benaroon site is a large Eucalyptus grandis tree known as The Big Fella Gum Tree (67.3 metres tall)

 

 

This Eucalyptus pilularis (Blackbutt) tree pictured above and known as the' Bird Tree' is the first big tree you see when you get out of your car at the Bird Tree carpark in Middle Brother National Park just north of Johns River on the NSW Mid North Coast.

 

The 'Bird Tree' appears to be senescent and a sign warns visitors not to climb the fence in front of the tree due to danger from falling branches.

As the track is unsigned no doubt some people do stop here at the 'Bird Tree' and fail to find the track which eventually leads to another massive tree called 'Benanoon', along the way passing 2 other large trees, one of which is senecent and burned out in the centre. (I have called it 'The Hulk').

Before you reach this burnt out tree however there is another large and apparently healthy tree near the track easily recognised by its large, almost buttressed root.

 

NOTE - The Bird Tree was measured in 2010 and submitted to the National Tree Register

The measured details were as follows :-

Circumference - 12.10 metres

height - 54 metres

Crown 29 metres

Estimated Age - 400 years

National Tree Register Points - 677

 

Here is some perhaps contradictory info from Wikipedia.

According to Wikipedia The Bird Tree, is 69 metres tall 3.59 metres diameter at breast height. The National Tree Register records the 'Bird Tree as 54 metres tall.

Nearby Benaroon, according to Wikipedia is 64 metres tall and 4.1 metres diameter at breast height.

 

www.environment.nsw.gov.au/nationalparks/parkHome.aspx?id...

 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvpJPTc-NCo

 

 

The road up to the Bird Tree carpark is probably best left to all wheel or 4 wheel drive vehicles as it is rough in places.

Directions: Middle Brother Road leaves the Pacific Highway at Stewarts River, 11 km south of Kew. Follow the signs to Bird Tree day use area off Grey Gum Ridge Road.

 

Other Large Mid North Coast Trees

A large Eucalyptus gummifera (Bloodwood) can be seen near Wauchope

 

 

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