Boab Tree, Cavenagh Street
| Location | |
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| Lot 6415(A), Town of Darwin. In the GPO carpark. | 
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| Gazettal Date | |
| 16 March 1994. Northern Territory Government Gazette No. G11. |
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| Description | |
| The tree is an Adansonia gregorii, more commonly known as a boab or bottle tree. It is about 12 metres high, with a trunk circumference of 8.06 metres and a canopy spread of about 12 metres. | |
| Statement of Heritage Value | |
| The Boab tree, Adansonia gregorii, was planted in the late 1800s and is a fine example of this species. It marks the site of Darwin's first primary school and later the Darwin High School and the Adult Education Centre. During the war a "Daisy Cutter" bomb lay unexploded within its shade for several days prior to discovery. Since the early 1960s it has been well known to the Darwin public as a shade tree in first the Woolworths carpark and, since 1991, the post office carpark. |
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| Further Reading | |
| to be provided | |
