Marianne North Tree

Author

Shire of Manjimup

Place Number

24747

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Location

Old Vasse Rd Warren National Park

Location Details

Local Government

Manjimup

Region

South West

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	28 Aug 2008	Category Natural Heritage (NH)	Category Natural Heritage (NH) This place is one of a group of places in the Shire of Manjimup that has natural heritage significance. Some of these places may also have cultural heritage significance. In the event of possible redevelopment it is recommended that this place be carefully assessed by a relevant Shire Officer before any changes to the environment are made.

Statement of Significance

Historic, Aesthetic, Representativeness and Rarity

Physical Description

• Located in Warren National Park;
• Large karri tree (Eucalyptus diversicolour), and;
• Tree has large bulbous outgrowth around trunk about 10 metres
above ground.

History

This tree has been named after Marianne North, an English artist who
visited the area and painted this distinctive tree in 1880. Marianne was
born in England in 1839, daughter of Frederick North, Liberal MP for
Hastings. As a young girl she developed a talent for drawing.
She travelled with her father, and after his death she devoted her life to
painting flowers in their natural habitat, travelling widely and often
ending considerable discomfort. During the 1870s she travelled to the
United States of America, Canada, Jamaica, Brazil, Japan, Sarawak, Java
and Sri Lanka. She stopped in India for 15 months, producing over 200
paintings. After a successful exhibition in London, she presented her
paintings to the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew.
In 1880, following a suggestion by Charles Darwin, Marianne travelled
to Australia and New Zealand. After touring each of the colonies, she
arrived in Albany in November 1880. Her visit to the South West region
inspired a number of paintings, one of which is of this very distinctive
tree, now called the Marianne North Tree.
After this trip she continued to travel, in 1883 visiting the Seychelles and
in 1884 painting plants in Chile.
During her lifetime Marianne North produced over 800 paintings. These
are mostly housed in the Marianne North Gallery in Key Gardens. She
died in Gloucester in 1890, aged 60.
A copy of Marianne North’s painting is displayed in the Pemberton
Visitor Centre

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Good
Authenticity: Good

Condition

Good

Place Type

Tree

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	OTHER	Other

Creation Date

09 Aug 2002

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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