South Esk Pine Reserve
Encyclopedia
South Esk Pine Reserve is a 6.8 hectares (16.8 acre) nature reserve
in eastern Tasmania
, Australia
, 175 kilometres (108.7 mi) north-east of Hobart, on the Apsley River near Coles Bay
. It is owned and managed by Bush Heritage Australia
(BHA), by which it was purchased in 1998.
. This tree is considered vulnerable, with only 10,000 trees remaining.
Nature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
in eastern Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, 175 kilometres (108.7 mi) north-east of Hobart, on the Apsley River near Coles Bay
Coles Bay, Tasmania
Coles Bay, the hub of Tourism on Tasmania's east coast, is an Australian town on the east Coast of Tasmania located 192 km north east of Hobart and 209 km south east of Launceston, being the main entrance point for visitors to the Freycinet National Park...
. It is owned and managed by Bush Heritage Australia
Bush Heritage Australia
Bush Heritage Australia is a non-profit organisation based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia that operates throughout Australia. It was previously known as the Australian Bush Heritage Fund, which is still its legal name. It purchases land, assessed as being of outstanding conservation value, from...
(BHA), by which it was purchased in 1998.
Natural values
The reserve protects the last large stand of the Tasmanian endemic conifer South Esk PineCallitris oblonga
Callitris oblonga, also called South Esk Pine, Pigmy cypress pine, River pine, or Tasmanian cypress pine, is a species of conifer in the Cupressaceae family. It is endemic to Australia, and is threatened by habitat loss....
. This tree is considered vulnerable, with only 10,000 trees remaining.