Register of Significant Stumps

RECENTLY DESTROYED TREES

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Stump No. 1
REGISTER OF SIGNIFICANT STUMPS
TYPE OF TREE JARRAH
WHERE IS IT BETWEEN BUSSELTON AND NANNUP
WHEN WAS IT DESTROYED 1998
WHO DESTROYED IT CALM
CIRCUMFERENCE
(GROUND LEVEL)
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DIAMETER (TOP) .
APPROX. AGE
(WHEN FELLED)
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COMMENT .
   
Stump No. 2
REGISTER OF SIGNIFICANT STUMPS
TYPE OF TREE KARRI
WHERE IS IT DOMBAKUP (NEAR NORTHCLIFFE)
WHEN WAS IT DESTROYED 1998
WHO DESTROYED IT CALM
CIRCUMFERENCE
(GROUND LEVEL)
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DIAMETER (TOP) .
APPROX. AGE
(WHEN FELLED)
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COMMENT .
   
Stump No. 3
REGISTER OF SIGNIFICANT STUMPS
TYPE OF TREE KARRI
WHERE IS IT BOORARA
WHEN WAS IT DESTROYED 2000
WHO DESTROYED IT CALM
CIRCUMFERENCE
(GROUND LEVEL)
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DIAMETER (TOP) .
APPROX. AGE
(WHEN FELLED)
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COMMENT .
   
Stump No. 4
REGISTER OF SIGNIFICANT STUMPS
TYPE OF TREE KARRI
WHERE IS IT BOORARA
WHEN WAS IT DESTROYED 2000
WHO DESTROYED IT CALM - BUNNINGS
CIRCUMFERENCE
(GROUND LEVEL)
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DIAMETER (TOP) .
APPROX. AGE
(WHEN FELLED)
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COMMENT .
   
Stump No. 5
REGISTER OF SIGNIFICANT STUMPS
TYPE OF TREE KARRI
WHERE IS IT WATTLE FOREST
WHEN WAS IT DESTROYED 1998 - 1999
WHO DESTROYED IT CALM
CIRCUMFERENCE
(GROUND LEVEL)
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DIAMETER (TOP) .
APPROX. AGE
(WHEN FELLED)
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COMMENT .
 
   
Stump No. 6
REGISTER OF SIGNIFICANT STUMPS
TYPE OF TREE KARRI
WHERE IS IT LANE STATE FOREST
WHEN WAS IT DESTROYED 1999
WHO DESTROYED IT CALM/Bunnings
CIRCUMFERENCE
(GROUND LEVEL)
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DIAMETER (TOP) .
APPROX. AGE
(WHEN FELLED)
 
COMMENT

Not only had this area been logged, but before local artists and woodworkers could salvage the masses of wood left behind, Bunnings burned all remnants of the forest.

   
Stump No. 7
REGISTER OF SIGNIFICANT STUMPS
TYPE OF TREE JARRAH
WHERE IS IT EASTER FOREST (NORTH)
WHEN WAS IT DESTROYED 2000
WHO DESTROYED IT CALM
CIRCUMFERENCE
(GROUND LEVEL)
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DIAMETER (TOP) .
APPROX. AGE
(WHEN FELLED)
350 - 450 years
COMMENT The Hon. Dr. Christine Sharpe MLC (WA Greens) (LEFT) inspects the stump of an ancient jarrah recently destroyed by loggers.
   

Stump No. 8
REGISTER OF SIGNIFICANT STUMPS
TYPE OF TREE KARRI
WHERE IS IT LOOP RD. BOORARA
WHEN WAS IT DESTROYED MARCH 2000
WHO DESTROYED IT CALM - BUNNINGS
CIRCUMFERENCE
(GROUND LEVEL)
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DIAMETER (TOP) .
APPROX. AGE
(WHEN FELLED)
 
COMMENT

'Tree 3' on Loop Road in Boorara was destroyed by Bunnings fallers in March 2000 after cable was removed by a rigger employed by CALM with full police assistance. There were about 10 hollows in this tree being used by birds until the tree was felled to stop protestors defending the forest.

This tree was never meant to be cut down - it is outside the harvesting area.

 
   
Stump No. 9
REGISTER OF SIGNIFICANT STUMPS
TYPE OF TREE KARRI
WHERE IS IT WATTLE FOREST
WHEN WAS IT DESTROYED 1999
WHO DESTROYED IT CALM
CIRCUMFERENCE
(GROUND LEVEL)
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DIAMETER (TOP) .
APPROX. AGE
(WHEN FELLED)
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COMMENT .
 
   
Stump No. 10
REGISTER OF SIGNIFICANT STUMPS
TYPE OF TREE BLACKBUTT (YARRI)
WHERE IS IT LOWDEN FOREST
WHEN WAS IT DESTROYED 2000
WHO DESTROYED IT CALM
CIRCUMFERENCE
(GROUND LEVEL)
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DIAMETER (TOP) 1.9 METRES
APPROX. AGE
(WHEN FELLED)
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COMMENT Blackbutt trees are now very rare and this large one was only 100 metres or so from a major tourist road. Despite the wonderful timber qualities of this unique tree, only a small section was taken and the rest left in the mutilated forest. The remaining wood will probably end up being burned in CALM's next forest burn off.
 
   
Stump No. 11
REGISTER OF SIGNIFICANT STUMPS
TYPE OF TREE KARRI
WHERE IS IT CAREY FOREST
WHEN WAS IT DESTROYED LATE 90's
WHO DESTROYED IT CALM
CIRCUMFERENCE
(breast height)
7.2 metres
DIAMETER
(breast height)
2.29 metres
APPROX. AGE
(WHEN FELLED)
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COMMENT .
   
Stump No. 12
REGISTER OF SIGNIFICANT STUMPS
TYPE OF TREE JARRAH
WHERE IS IT CAREY FOREST
WHEN WAS IT DESTROYED LATE 90's
WHO DESTROYED IT CALM
CIRCUMFERENCE
(breast height)
8.5 metres
DIAMETER
(breast height)
2.7 metres
APPROX. AGE
(WHEN FELLED)
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COMMENT .
   
Stump No. 13
REGISTER OF SIGNIFICANT STUMPS
TYPE OF TREE KARRI
WHERE IS IT SWARBRICK FOREST
WHEN WAS IT DESTROYED LATE 90's
WHO DESTROYED IT CALM
CIRCUMFERENCE
(breast height)
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DIAMETER
(breast height)
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APPROX. AGE
(WHEN FELLED)
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COMMENT .
   
Stump No. 14
REGISTER OF SIGNIFICANT STUMPS
TYPE OF TREE Tuart
WHERE IS IT Approx. 15 km south of Bunbury
WHEN WAS IT DESTROYED 2000
WHO DESTROYED IT Western Australian Liberal Government
CIRCUMFERENCE
(breast height)
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DIAMETER
(breast height)
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APPROX. AGE
(WHEN FELLED)
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COMMENT This tree is just one of hundreds of tuart trees destroyed to make way for a housing subdivision south of Bunbury.
   
Stump No. 15
REGISTER OF SIGNIFICANT STUMPS
TYPE OF TREE karri
WHERE IS IT Lane forest
WHEN WAS IT DESTROYED 1999 ?
WHO DESTROYED IT Department of Conservation and land management
CIRCUMFERENCE
(breast height)
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DIAMETER
(breast height)
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APPROX. AGE
(WHEN FELLED)
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COMMENT .