Bland Oak
| Bland Oak | ||
|---|---|---|
Species Live oak (Quercus virginiana) | | |
| Location | Carramar, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia | |
| Coordinates | 33°52′47″S 150°57′42″E / 33.8797°S 150.9617°E | |
| Date seeded | Late 1830s | |
| Custodian | William Bland (planter) Fairfield City Council | |
The Bland Oak, or Bland's Oak Tree, is a historic
Description
Planted by former convict, politician, farmer and inventor William Bland in 1842, the Bland Oak was the largest tree in Australia until it split in two parts after a storm early on New Year Day 1941. Its dissipated wood was assembled and carved into the Mayoral chair, which is currently housed at Fairfield City Museum & Gallery in Smithfield. Despite the incident, the oak tree still remains to be the largest of its kind in Sydney, with its interminably sprawling crowns and prominent canopy, providing decent shade.[2]
Located in the suburb of Carramar in Oakdene Park, which lies in Bland Street, the tree is around 13 metres (43 ft) tall and has a width of more than 30 metres (98 ft).[1]
Significance
Fairfield mayor Frank Carbone proposed for the tree to be recognised on a
Acorns from the tree were collected in March 2020 and planted to grow about 10 new "Bland Oaks" throughout the city.[4]
Gallery
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Oakdene Park entrance sign with tree in background -
The tree up close -
Whole view of tree at dusk
See also
- Sydney CBD
- List of individual trees
- Fairfield Park Precinct, a large park just to the north of the tree
External links
References
- ^ a b c d Boulous, Chris (20 April 2018). "Nothing Bland about our Oak tree". Fairfield City Champion. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ Fairfield City Council - Culture and Heritage
- ^ Bar, Eliza (1 May 2018). "Blands Oak recommended for National Trust register after long history in Sydney's southwest". Fairfield Advance. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ Growing new Bland Oaks Frank Carbone, Fairfield City Council, 23 May 2019