The Grandis
The Grandis, NSW tallest known tree - this magnificent flooded gum (Eucalyptus Grandis) is located in Myall Lakes National Park. There is an excellent viewing platform and picnic area. Enter from the Old Pacific Highway (Wootton Way) north of Bulahdelah along Stoney Creek Road. Access also from Lakes Way.
The Grandis is located about 100 metres east of Stoney Creek Road. The tree is 84.3 metres high and measures 2.7 metres through at breast height. It is estimated to be about 400 years old and would have been quite a large tree when Captain James Cook sailed up the nearby coast.
The Flooded Gum is a smooth barked eucalyptus (gum) that regenerates freely when disturbed by storm, fire, or logging. The area around the Grandis (Wang Wauk State Forest) was logged in 1977 leaving immature trees as a source of seed. The regeneration has occurred naturally.
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