Windback Wednesday - St Saviour's Church eucalyptus tree

Have you seen this 154-year-old eucalyptus tree in front of St Saviour's Church? This tree was planted by John Henry Wiles in 1868 to commemorate the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh to Glen Osmond. John Wiles was the manager of Hardy’s Glen Osmond quarry and later an inspector for Burnside Council. The tree is still standing in front of St Saviour’s Church on the corner of Portrush Road and has a plaque beneath it to commemorate its significance.

Photograph: The eucalyptus tree near the entrance of St Saviour's Church, Glen Osmond in 1923. State Library of South Australia PRG 280/1/36/155.