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Chamaecyparis funebris

Other Names

Funeral Cypress , Chinese Weeping Cypress

Location

Beechworth Cemetery, Cemetery Road,, BEECHWORTH VIC 3747 - Property No T11353

File Number

T11353

Level

Regional

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Statement of Significance

Contribution to the landscape
Particularly old or venerable

These Funeral Cypress are two mature specimens planted in the 1860s. The plantings at the cemetery are among the first in Beechworth which was established as a gold mining town in 1852.(Chinese Weeping Cypress) is a species of cypress native to southwestern and central

Measurements are for southern specimen. Northern specimen measures 1.6m circ; 11.5m height; 10.5m spread.

The trees are located near the Chinese section of the Beechworth Cemetery.

Measurements c.1983
Spread (m): 8.3
Girth (m): 2
Height (m): 12
Estimated Age (yrs): 120
Condition: Good

Measurements 2010:
Spread (m): E-W 11 N-S 11
Girth (m): 3
Height (m): 13
Condition: Excellent

Access: Unrestricted
Classified: 28/04/1983

Group

Parks, Gardens and Trees