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Voucher observation D.Nicolle 6309.

'Old Blotchy'
Laser height: 58.5 metres.
Average crown spread: 30.0 metres.
Trunk circ. at 1.4 m: 10.76 metres.

Massive tree in forest dominated by this and Syncarpia, with some Eucalyptus paniculata, E. saligna and E. botryoides.

'Dip Falls Big Tree'. Voucher observation D.Nicolle 7401.

Laser height: 53.0 metres.
Canopy spread: 21.0 metres average.
Trunk circ at 1.4 m: 18.60 metres.

Growing in dense forest on level ground, this species dominant, with Acacia melanoxylon, Nothofagus and Dicksonia.

Large aggregation in about 2m depth via snorkel. I estimate there were at least 70, and probably closer to 80-90.Most were mature adults but some older juveniles or immature younger ones were present peripheral to the main aggregation which formed a veritable mound of many individuals over many square metres of benthos.