Blackbutt Trees

Author

Shire of Manjimup

Place Number

18950

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Location

10 Kms north of Manjimup Townsite on South West Hwy Willgarrup

Location Details

East side of South West Hwy in Road Reserve, near Wilgarrup

Local Government

Manjimup

Region

South West

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

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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

Aesthetic and Scientific

Physical Description

This stand of trees is located on the east side of the South West Highway
about 10kms north from the Manjimup townsite. The stand of trees has
some very mature examples of Blackbutt.

History

Notes derived from http://www.featuretimbers.com.au/blackbutt.html
These Blackbutt trees are a remnant of natural bush. When the highway
was due to be widened private property for the road verge on west side
was donated to preserve stand of Blackbutt on east side.
Blackbutt (eucalyptus patens) is one of the taller eucalypts, growing up to
40-45 meters high. It is one of the least flammable eucalypts and usually
survives moderate forest fires, although the base of the tree becomes
blackened, giving the tree its name.
The Blackbutt tree itself resembles the jarrah, but is relatively scarce as it
was a favourite timber for farmers, railway wagons, bridge building, and
flooring owing to its durability and fire resistant properties. A large
portion of the remaining Blackbutt trees are contained in reserves and its
plants are highly regarded as honey trees. Also known as the Yarri, WA
Blackbutt, or Swan River Blackbutt, the timber of this tree looks good,
and has more of an even colour than other species. Plantation Blackbutt is
a light yellow colour and even-grained, while native re-growth Blackbutt
has much more variation.

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	http://www.featuretimbers.com.au/blackbutt.html

Place Type

Tree

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	PARK\RESERVE	Park\Reserve

Creation Date

14 Jul 2010

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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