Description
These figs are substantial specimens ranging in height between 16-18 metres, have a canopy spread of 18-22 metres in diameter with trunk diameter of 1.4-1.8 metres at one metre above the ground. One specimen with a large basal cavity has been heavily vandalised.
Significance
These two mature Moreton Bay Figs on the corner of Catherine Street and Mt Vernon Street have group significance at the local level and are integral components of the City’s historic landscape character. They are scheduled in the City of Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012.
Historical notes
The two mature Moreton Bay Figs on the corner of Catherine Street and Mt Vernon Street. Although potentially remnants from the former grounds of the Elphinstone family estate (c.1870s), they appear as relatively small trees in 1943 and are probably planted circa late 1920’s. They appear to be located 1943 in the rear yards of former small cottage housing that occupied the site, now demolished. The site has since been converted to a small local open space area within Housing NSW land. One tree is located in the lawn area while the other is situated in asphalt hardstand adjacent to 4 Vernon Street.
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