English Oak (Quercus robur), Omama Road

This large, healthy and mature English Oak is located within a private courtyard, directly alongside Boyd Park in Murrumbeena.

  • Tree number

    223/CTR/2021

  • Date of assessment

    12/05/2023

  • Assessing Officer

    Christian Renaud

  • Tree Owner

    Private Tree

  • Record Type

    Single Specimen Tree

  • Number of trees

    1

  • Botanical Name

    Quercus robur

  • Common Name

    English Oak

  • Structural Root Zone (SRZ)

    3.3m

  • Approximate age

    60+ years

  • Diameter at breast height:

    90cm

  • Tree Protection Zone (TPZ)

    10.8m

  • Tree height

    16m

  • Tree canopy width

    20m

  • Coordinates

    330639.0; 5804665.5

  • Glen Eira Asset ID

    N/A

Statement of significance:

This tree fulfils the criteria of:

  • Aesthetic value

The tree has a high visual presence from the public realm and makes a major aesthetic contribution to the park and surrounding landscape.

Located within a small area of Glen Eira that has an overlay which recognises the value mature trees provide and the contribution they make to the neighbourhood character, removal of this tree would represent a substantial loss of amenity to the wider community.