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Otterson Gums

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DescriptionThe photo shows two Tasmanian blue gum trees (Eucalyptus globulus) on Lower Queen Street, Richmond. The gum tree in the foreground had a height of 132ft(40.23m), girth 26ft 9 inches(8.15m) and spread 120ft approx(36.57m). The age of the trees was approx 90 years. Originally, there was a grove of blue gums which were planted in about 1850 by Francis Otterson, who arrived in New Zealand in 1842. He was a Nelson politician for a time. He drowned in the Wairau River in 1854. The last remaining tree was felled in 2005.Date1940-1949Geo Coordinates^[1]Tree stump of the last remaining Otterson Gum felled in 2005.Subject/KeywordTreesEucalyptusRichmond (N.Z.)New Zealand Forest Service Queen StreetOtterson familyConditions of UseThe photographs in this collection were created by the New Zealand Forest Service. If you believe any of the photographs in this collection are not covered by the Creative Commons license, please contact us.

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