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The Cazneaux Tree, also known as Cazneaux's Tree, is a ''
The Cazneaux Tree, also known as Cazneaux's Tree, is a ''Eucalyptus camaldulensis
''Eucalyptus camaldulensis'', commonly known as the river red gum, is a tree that is endemic to Australia. It has smooth white or cream-coloured bark, lance-shaped or curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven or nine, white flowers an ...
'' or river red gum that was made famous by the photographer Harold Cazneaux
Harold Pierce Cazneaux (30 March 1878 – 19 June 1953) was an Australian pictorialist photographer; a pioneer whose style had an indelible impact on the development of Australian photographic history. In 1916, he was a founding member of the ...
. It is in the Australian state of South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
in the locality of Flinders Ranges
The Flinders Ranges are the largest mountain range in South Australia, which starts about north of Adelaide. The ranges stretch for over from Port Pirie to Lake Callabonna.
The Adnyamathanha people are the Aboriginal group who have inhabi ...
near Wilpena Pound
Wilpena Pound – also known by its Adnyamathanha language, Adnyamathanha name of Ikara, meaning "meeting place" – is a natural amphitheatre of mountains located north of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia in the heart of the Ikara-Flinders ...
. The tree is located within the boundaries of the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park on the west side of the Flinders Ranges Way
Flinders Ranges Way (route B83) is the main road route through the Flinders Ranges in South Australia. It starts from the Augusta Highway at Stirling North, 6 km southeast of Port Augusta. The Flinders Ranges Way extends 209 km to Blin ...
about north-east of the Wilpena Pound Resort.
The tree was listed by the National Trust of South Australia
The National Trust of Australia, officially the Australian Council of National Trusts (ACNT), is the Australian national peak body for community-based, non-government non-profit organisations committed to promoting and conserving Australia's Ind ...
as significant tree number 239 on the trust's Register of Significant Trees because of "its outstanding aesthetic beauty".
The tree was photographed in 1937 by Cazneaux in a picture entitled ''The Spirit of Endurance'' which brought him international recognition. The tree is now an important landmark and a tourist drawcard for the area, attracting photographers and artists.
With a height of and a circumference at the base of the tree dominates the otherwise flat arid plateau composed primarily of grasslands.
A plaque funded by Cazneaux's grandson, Dick Smith, was placed at the site in 1991.
See also
* List of named ''Eucalyptus'' trees *List of individual trees
The following is a list of notable trees. Trees listed here are regarded as important or specific by their historical, national, locational, natural or mythological context. The list includes actual trees located throughout the world, as well as ...
References
{{Reflist Tourist attractions in South Australia Individual eucalypts Individual trees in South Australia Flinders Ranges Far North (South Australia)