Ride to see the Lone Pine tree at Merrysville

[Loads]

Hi All,
As the heading says I'm going to Merrysville on the 17 Jan 09. To see the Lone Pine tree, that is to be planted at the Anzac Parade.
The Tree is being looked after by the local Nursery, and after speaking to them are very happy for us to see the tree.
Plan meet Cranbourne etc.... then go up, probably early so we can get a good run through and not see Mr Plod.
Hope you can come along.

Cheers
Darryl

[gibbo]

Not sure if I will have the day off yet but sounds like it could be a good day, what is the story behind the tree? Is it grown from the original lone pine? There was one planted in Belgrave a few years ago, not sure if it's still there, must have a look.

[damige]

Sounds good, ill be up for a ride, and spend a few dollars up marysville.

[Loads]

I'll get the story for you.
Don't think that it is from the same tree just the species.

[timbo]

yep sounds like a plan i just need the oil in my bike to stay on the inside

[Jup]

I'll see how I'm going closer to the date if that's ok? Where in Crannie do you want to meet?

[Loads]

OK here is some of the history of the Lone Pine.

The original "Lone Pine" was a sole survivor of a group of trees that had been cut down by Turkish soldiers who had used the timber and branches to cover their trenches during the battle. The tree was obliterated as a result of the battle; however, pine cones that had remained attached to the cut branches over the trenches were retrieved by two Australian soldiers and brought home to Australia. The resultant seedlings were found to be Turkish Pines, sometimes regarded as a subspecies of Pinus halepensis (Aleppo Pine), but usually classified as a distinct species, Pinus brutia

Private Thomas Keith McDowell, an Australian soldier of the 23rd battalion who fought at Gallipoli, brought a pine cone from the battle site home to Australia. Many years later seeds from the cone were planted by his wife's aunt Emma Gray of Grassmere, near Warrnambool, Victoria and five seedlings emerged, with four surviving. These seedlings were planted in four different locations in Victoria: Wattle Park (May 8, 1933), the Shrine of Remembrance (June 11, 1933), the Soldiers Memorial Hall at The Sisters near Terang (June 18, 1933) and Warrnambool Botanic Gardens (January 23, 1934).

The tree at the Shrine Reserve was planted near the north-east corner of the building by Lieutenant-General Sir Stanley Savige, founder of Melbourne Legacy at a formal ceremony.

Another soldier, Lance Corporal Benjamin Smith from the 3rd Battalion, also retrieved a cone from the battle site and sent it back to his mother (Mrs McMullen) in Australia, who had lost another son at the battle. Seeds from the cone were planted by Mrs McMullen in 1928, from which two seedlings were raised. One was presented to her home town of Inverell. New South Wales and the other was forwarded to Canberra where it was planted by Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester at the Australian War Memorial (AWM) in October 1934. The AWM lone pine lost two of its large lower limbs from strong winds preceding a thunderstorm on 27 December 2008, although tree surgeons were brought in to save the historic tree.

Both Melbourne Legacy and the Yarralumla Nursery in Canberra have raised and grown seedlings over a number of years, sourced from the tree at the Shrine of Remembrance and the Australian War Memorial respectively, which they have presented to schools as well as ex-service and other organisations throughout Australia.

According to a plaque in Sorrento Park in Sorrento, Victoria an Aleppo pine in the park is another surviving tree grown from the seed of the Lone Pine.

In Anzac Grove in Corrimal, there is a tree and a plaque which reads "This tree was raised from a seed of the original Lone Pine by Mr Stan Davis of the Illawarra Diggers Rest Home and was given to Corrimal RSL whose member's planted it in this spot on Anzac Day 25-04-1994 Lest We forget"

The Aleppo Pine (Pinus halepensis) in the Memorial's grounds was planted by HRH The Duke of Gloucester on 24 October 1934. It bears the following inscription:

After the capture of the Lone Pine ridge in Gallipoli (6 August 1915), an Australian Soldier who had taken part in the attack, in which his brother was killed, found a cone on one of the branches used by the Turks as overhead cover for their trenches, and sent it to his mother. From seed shed by it she raised the tree, which she presented to be planted in the War Memorial grounds in honour of her own and others' sons who fell at Lone Pine.

Hope this helps.

[ralph]

There is a roumor, There is a road between the kinglake turnoff on the melba hwy and the town of Healsville, that's really straight and really tame and totally boring to ride. Can anyone confirm this?

[Loads]

Plan, meet in Cranbourne Maccas,
ride up through the spur and further if we want to.
We can see the tree at 2pm.

[VFighteR]

Count me in =)

[timbo]

Ok bikes sorted so i will see you at Cranny

[VFighteR]

hey loads...What time in Cranbourne?

[Loads]

Not sure,
What ever time suits, bout 7-8 ish.
we have a bit of time to kill before we can see the tree.
was thinking of doing the spur, then back to Warbaton, noojee for lunch (early) then back to Merrysville to meet the people and see the tree.
What do you think??
Open for any sugestions, just need to be at the bakery by 2pm.

[VFighteR]

well for me, I'll meet up with you guys halfway as it doesn't make sense for me to ride to Crannie then back to Marysville as im inner city. Could meet up in Lillydale or somewhere like that and take off from there around 11ish. I work out the route best to meet, then let yaz know =]

[KATO ZX7]

My bike goes, so im there.

Trevs bike is still sick, he will be babysitting.

[damige]

Im with you Vfighter meet up at maccas lilydale if thats good for you.

[VFighteR]

Sounds like a plan! Maccas Lillydale it is - about 11am - Will meet up with the rest from Cranny eh?

[VFighteR]

weather dependent of course =)

[Loads]

I'll be there rain hail or shine.

[zrxmick]

I be in on meeting up at lilydale.

[OLD SKOOL BANDIT]

Which way around is this trip heading ? Lillydale to Warbie and up Reefton spur to Marysville or Lillydale to Healsville and up the Black one to Marysville ? Just wondering where to join the trip.

[Jup]

I'll be there for brekky at maccas, I'll also have my toolkit etc in the boot and ride tail-end as needed.

[Loads]

Plan is (if this is ok with everyone)
Meet Maccas 0930 ish, go through the spur to lillydale by 11 ish, pick the lads, then to Warbie/ noojee for a early lunch or somewhere else. The only thing is that we need to be at Merysville by 1400 so we can be met to see the lone pine tree sapplings.
What do people think?? enywhere that you want to go to??

[timbo]

Hey loads its your ride so you decide when and where. If people cant be at certain points at the times specified then fuck them it seems that every ride that every one try's and get going ends up as a shit fight so remove the options and tell the masses how it is. ill be at Crany at 9:15 ready for some fun

[Loads]

Hey buddy,
Cheers for that, Looking forward to catching up with you.

[KATO ZX7]

as long as you guys dont mind the pregnant lady tagging along i'l see you arses at maccas b4 9.30am Sunday

[timbo]

looking forward to catching up with you Kato, and just because you are +1 don't mean you cant have some fun see you on Sunday

[OLD SKOOL BANDIT]

quote:Originally posted by Loads

Plan is (if this is ok with everyone)
Meet Maccas 0930 ish, go through the spur to lillydale by 11 ish, pick the lads, then to Warbie/ noojee for a early lunch or somewhere else. The only thing is that we need to be at Merysville by 1400 so we can be met to see the lone pine tree sapplings.
What do people think?? enywhere that you want to go to??

Hope I'm reading this right. Meet the Cranny mob at Maccas Lillydale @ 11am yes ?

[Loads]

Meet the Cranny mob @ 9.30- 10 at Cranny Maccas, then shoot across to Lillydale maccas @ 11 for the others.
My mobby is 0410537993, feel free to buzz me if anyone needs to.

[OLD SKOOL BANDIT]

Received and understood. See ya Sunday in lilydale.

[zrxmick]

was in much need of an attutude adjustment this afternoon when I finished work so I did a recon run of the reefton and black spurs.

there is some good news and some bad news.

black spur is good:):) (that was the goodnews)
the reefton is total crap, tree litter everywhere, logging trucks have been hauling out, everything from bark to small branchs up to 1 inch dia, plus the roads board has put in new crash barriers, so the posthole digger has left a mess on every corner where they have been[}:)]something yas may want to consider.

[latheboy]

Really Mick? I was on the reefton last sat and it was spotless, the was a heap of new barriers up then to....
I dont believe that the RTA/council (who ever) accually did some work[:0]:D

[Loads]

Understood,
We can always go back through the spur to Warbie then through Poweltown to Noojee.
Will have a conf when we meet on Sun and come up with a plan,
I will book the Toolshed for everyone so we have reserved seats out the back.

[Gsxar]

If its the tool shed for lunch I might try come up, wont have a bike tho. All depends on how I go 2mora at the island:D:D

[Loads]

Yep toolshed just for you jo jo
Do you have a track day??

[JackTar]

My missus just ordered a pen for me that is made from a branch that fell off the lone pine at the war memorial.

[Loads]

that would be cool,
I will have to look into that when I get back.

[Gsxar]

quote:Originally posted by Loads

Yep toolshed just for you jo jo
Do you have a track day??

Yep did superbike sckool on way home now, had a ball finally got to ride my track bike wooohoooo:D

[KATO ZX7]

Jojo, you are the speed queen!

ok you lot, the weather man stuffed up again, its sunny at my joint and ive been dreaming about hot cakes

mmmmmmmm hot cakes.................

see you at maccas :D

[Loads]

Great to here jojo looking forward to seeing you down the track.
hotcakes are sooooooooooooo yummy.
still sunny, starting to cross things, see you all soon.

[KATO ZX7]

:D

but :( for the rain

[VFighteR]

good ride today guys - Nice to meet ya'll. Pity the weather was shit, but good to finally meet some of you. Look forward to doing another ride wif yaz =D

[damige]

Sorry i couldnt make it, had to take my son down to flinders so he could try scuba diving but it was a good day, plenty of bikes at the flinders pub too, Hope you all had a good ride.

[VFighteR]

yeah the fella's were paying out on ya! :P

[Jup]

'Twas a good day all up, pity we fell a bit behind schedule but that's how it goes sometimes...

Thanks for a great day out Loads, looking forward to catching up with you lot again some time soon!

[KATO ZX7]

An apology for VRighteR from me

im a fully rude biatch and didnt say hello, sorry mate, but i now i know what ya looklike ;) your in trouble ;)

[VFighteR]

HAHA no worries Kato - you owe me one :P

[VFighteR]

Guys - I cant remember who mentioned it yesterday, but is there a piss up happening in Fitzroy at somestage? That's crawling distance to my place hehehehe =D

[Jup]

quote:Originally posted by VFighteR

Guys - I cant remember who mentioned it yesterday, but is there a piss up happening in Fitzroy at somestage? That's crawling distance to my place hehehehe =D


We were discussing Bryn and his involvement with a pub in Fitzroy. It will be interesting to see how that develops!

[VFighteR]

ahhhh yes, thats right. Be good if it happens eh?

[watkins]

piss up in fitzroy oh yeah something within 50kms of my place woohoo!!!!!

[Jup]

Oh, and thanks VFighteR for the iPhone demo! The missus and I went and got ourselves a pair of spankin' new 3GS's yesterday and we're loving them.

[VFighteR]

anytime matey - Just PM me if you want to know anything else about it. I have some great apps that are a lot of fun to use =D