Central Australian Register

Ida Standley alongside a Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera), listed as tree #1 in the Alice Springs register. Image by Jack Laver in 1922, courtesy of the State Library of South Australia.

Explore the Central Australian Region of the NT Register of Significant Trees. This is a region full of old River Red Gums that tell us about historical river flooding levels, and Date Palms that hail from the cameleering days. There are currently 29 trees listed on the NT Significant Tree Register Central Australia, with a range from Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in the south-west, to the West and East MacDonnell Ranges, and a sizeable cluster around the Alice Springs town centre.

You can download PDF fact sheets on the registered trees and take a ‘virtual’ tour of the register via an interactive Google Map (NT Register of Significant Trees).

What’s All the Fuss About?

There has been a lot of buzz in the Alice Springs community in early 2017 regarding trees of significance around the town of Alice Springs. This has been spurred on by the old Eucalyptus camaldulensis (Red River Gum) on the corner of Parsons Street and the Todd Mall, which has decided to indulge in a spot of, shall we say ‘self-pruning’? It is widely known that this tree has been listed with AAPA (Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority) since the 1980’s, however during this time it was also listed on the Central Australian Register of Significant Trees in 4 of the 11 categories of significance (age, historical, cultural, and location). This tree is one of 29 trees currently listed on the Central Australian Register of Significant Trees, and of 220 listed Territory wide. By understanding the significance and history of trees around town, we can gain a greater understanding of their importance and why they should be protected.

Fact Sheets

Found a tree on the map that interests you? Click on the associated register number below to download a PDF fact sheet of the significant tree.

Register No.	Botanical Name	Common Name	Location	Categories of Significance
1	Phoenix dactylifera	Date Palm	Myrtle Villa, Corner of Wills Terrace and Hartley Street, Alice Springs NT	Cultural
2	Corymbia aparrerinja	Ghost Gum	Trephina Gorge Nature Park, East MacDonnell Ranges NT (Entry road to Trephina Gorge, 3 km before Gorge)	Aesthetic, Size
3	Hakea eyreana	Simpson Desert Corkwood / Straggly Corkwood	Araluen Arts Centre, Larapinta Drive, Alice Springs NT	Aesthetic, Historical, Cultural
4	Acacia estrophiolata	Southern Ironwood	No longer present: Araluen Arts Centre, Larapinta Drive, Alice Springs NT	Aesthetic, Cultural
5	Schinus molle	Peppercorn Tree	No longer present: Old Heavitree Gap Police Station, Alice Springs NT	Historical, Unique Location
6	Santalum acuminatum	Desert Quandong	Kings Canyon (Watarrka) National Park NT	Age, Rare, Horticultural Value
7	Erythrina vespertilio	Bat’s Wing Coral Tree	No longer present: Colocag Park, Stott Terrace Roundabout, Alice Springs NT	Size, Cultural
8	Schotia brachypetala	Tree Fuschia	6 Renner Street, Alice Springs NT	Rare
9	Phoenix dactylifera	Date Palm	Alice Springs Town Council Chambers Lawns, Todd Street, Alice Springs NT	Size, Cultural
10	Eucalyptus camaldulensis	River Red Gum	Corner of Parsons Street and Todd Mall, Alice Springs NT	Age, Historical, Cultural, Unique Location
11	Eucalyptus camaldulensis	River Red Gum	Araluen Arts Centre, Larapinta Drive, Alice Springs NT	Aesthetic, Historical, Unique Location, Group
12	Corymbia citriodora	Lemon-scented Gum	Alice Springs Police Station, Bath Street, Alice Springs NT	Aesthetic
13	Eucalyptus microtheca & E. intertexta	Coolibah and Bastard Coolibah	Coolibah Swamp, Stott Terrace, Alice Springs NT	Aesthetic, Age, Cultural, Group
14	Corymbia aparrerinja	Ghost Gum	Mt. Nancy Apartments, Corner of North Stuart Highway and Dixon Rd, Alice Springs NT	Aesthetic, Unique Location
15	Schinus molle	Peppercorn Tree	Araluen Arts Centre, Larapinta Drive, Alice Springs NT	Aesthetic, Historical, Group
16	Eucalyptus camaldulensis	River Red Gum	Pitchi Richi Heritage Sanctuary, Palm Circuit, Alice Springs NT	Cultural
17	Livistona mariae	Central Australian Red Cabbage Palm	Palm Valley, Finke Gorge National Park NT	Unique Location, Rare, Group
18	Macrozamia macdonnellii	MacDonnell Ranges Cycad	Palm Valley, Finke Gorge National Park NT	Aesthetic, Unique Location, Rare, Group
19	Eucalyptus camaldulensis	River Red Gum	Kings Canyon (Watarrka) National Park NT	Historical
20	Corymbia aparrerinja	Ghost Gum	Temple Bar Station, Roe Creek, Alice Springs NT	Aesthetic, Size
21	Corymbia apparrerinja	Ghost Gum	No longer present: Larapinta Drive, west of Bullen Road turn-off, Alice Springs NT	Historical, Cultural
22	Tinospora smilacina	Snake Vine	No longer present: Rieff Building, 52 Hartley Street, Alice Springs NT	Age, Cultural
23	Brachychiton rupestris	Queensland Bottle Tree	No longer present: Strehlow Centre, Larapinta and Memorial Drive, Alice Springs NT	Aesthetic
24	Acacia peuce	Waddy Wood	Alice Springs Town Council Chamber Lawns, Todd St, Alice Springs NT	Cultural, Rare
25	Hakea eyreana	Simpson Desert Corkwood	Ragonesi Road, Ross, Alice Springs NT	Unique Location, Habitat
26	Ficus platypoda	Native Fig	Billy Goat Hill, Lot 2656 Stott Terrace, Alice Springs NT (Crown Land)	Aesthetic, Cultural, Unique Location
27	Corymbia aparrerinja	Ghost Gum	South Stuart Highway Road Reserve, Alice Springs NT (near Blakeman Bridge)	Aesthetic, Unique Location
28	Eucalyptus camaldulensis	River Red Gum	Roadside Planting on Gap Rd, Alice Springs NT (Avenue of trees located along Gap Road and in vacant lot opposite Montys)	Aesthetic, Unique Location, Group
29	Various Species	Olive Pink Botanic Garden	Olive Pink Botanic Gardens, Lot 1286 & 1325 Tuncks Road, Alice Springs NT	Historical, Cultural, Rare, Horticultural Value, Group
30	Capparis mitchellii	Native Orange	No longer present: Lot 9036, Corner of Basso Road and Stuart Highway, Alice Springs NT	Aesthetic, Size, Unique Location
31	Eucalyptus camaldulensis	River Red Gum	Lot 8550, Corner of Gregory Terrace and Leichardt Terrace, Alice Springs NT	Cultural, Unique Location
32	Corymbia opaca	Bloodwood	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park NT (Located in Maggie Springs / Mutitjulu Waterhole)	Historical
33	Melia azedarach var. australasica	White Cedar	Hartley Street School, Lot 69 Hartley Street, Alice Springs NT	Historical
34	Eucalyptus camaldulensis	River Red Gum	Alice Springs Telegraph Station, Lot 941, Alice Springs NT	Size, Historical, Unique Location
35	Grevillea robusta	Silky Oak	No longer present: 29 (Lot 734) Chewings Street, Alice Springs NT	Size, Historical, Cultural, Unique Location
36	Melia azedarach var. australasica	White Cedar	Stuart Park, Stuart Terrace, Alice Springs NT	Historical, Unique Location, Group
37	Jacaranda mimosifolia	Jacaranda	Flynn Church & Adelaide House (Lot 74 & 75) Todd Mall, Alice Springs NT	Size, Historical, Unique Location, Group

The NT Register of Significant Trees is managed by Land for Wildlife Central Australia, on behalf of the National Trust NT.

The register was initiated by the National Trust NT, with input from Greening Australia NT, and coordination by Land for Wildlife Central Australia since 2011.