The Tree Blog » Brisbane City Council http://www.thetreeblog.com Trees, Tree Management and Arborist News from an Australian perspective Wed, 12 May 2010 13:11:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Eagle Street Fig Trees historic precinct upgrade http://www.thetreeblog.com/2008/08/15/eagle-street-fig-trees-historic-precinct-upgrade http://www.thetreeblog.com/2008/08/15/eagle-street-fig-trees-historic-precinct-upgrade#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:56:58 +0000 admin http://www.thetreeblog.com/?p=85 I see that the Brisbane City Council is upgrading the area around the historic Eagle Street Fig trees with a new paved area and changed traffic conditions.

The figs apparently date back to the 1889 when a creek, known as Wheat Creek flowed around them into the Brisbane River.

They are now listed by the National Trust of Queensland and the Australian Heritage Commission and are one of Brisbane’s greatest aboricultural landmarks.


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