Cazneaux Tree

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Cazneaux Tree
CSIRO ScienceImage 4682 Casneauxs Tree with the ramparts of Wilpena Pound in the background Flinders Ranges SA 1992.jpg
In 1992
Location Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia within the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park.
Coordinates 31°31′13″S138°38′14″E / 31.520344°S 138.637187°E / -31.520344; 138.637187 [1]
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Location in South Australia
Spirit of endurance or 'The Cazneaux Tree', 1937 Spirit of endurance 1937.jpg
Spirit of endurance or 'The Cazneaux Tree', 1937
Cazneaux Tree in 2013 Cazneaux Tree - Flinders Ranges - South Australia (Explored).jpg
Cazneaux Tree in 2013
Interpretive sign for the Cazneaux Tree, in the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park Cazneaux Tree sign.jpg
Interpretive sign for the Cazneaux Tree, in the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park

The Cazneaux Tree, also known as Cazneaux's Tree, is a Eucalyptus camaldulensis or river red gum that was made famous by the photographer Harold Cazneaux. It is in the Australian state of South Australia in the locality of Flinders Ranges near Wilpena Pound. [1] [2] [3] The tree is located within the boundaries of the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park on the west side of the Flinders Ranges Way about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north-east of the Wilpena Pound Resort. [1] [4]

The tree was listed by the National Trust of South Australia as significant tree number 239 on the trust's Register of Significant Trees because of "its outstanding aesthetic beauty". [5]

The tree was photographed in 1937 by Cazneaux in a picture entitled The Spirit of Endurance [6] which brought him international recognition. The tree is now an important landmark and a tourist drawcard for the area, attracting photographers and artists. [7]

With a height of 29 metres (95 ft) and a circumference at the base of 11.4 metres (37 ft) [8] the tree dominates the otherwise flat arid plateau [9] composed primarily of grasslands.

A plaque funded by Cazneaux's grandson, Dick Smith, was placed at the site in 1991. [10]

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