Fern Tree, Tasmania

Fern Tree (at 450 metres), is Tasmania's highest community of any size.^{[citation needed]} The name Fern Tree is adapted from the common name of the plant Dicksonia antarctica (Tasmanian Tree Fern) which grows abundantly in the area. Set beneath Mount Wellington, whose summit is at 1270 metres above sea level, Fern Tree is 13 km by road from Hobart's central business district.

History

Fern Tree was originally a postal station on the road to the Huon Valley and later the site through which Hobart's water supply would pass. Settled from the mid 19th century, Fern Tree and its environs have always been a major recreational area for Hobart residents. Its many walking tracks (most notably the Pipeline Track) see tourists and locals alike appreciating the diverse flora and fauna.

"The first Fern Tree Tavern was built in the 1861 by John Hall."^[1] It was soon replaced by the Fern Tree Hotel, which was established by Alfred Totenhöfer, a Collinsvale farmer of East Prussian descent.^[2] Totenhöfer's hotel burnt down in the 1967 bushfires but was subsequently rebuilt as the modern Fern Tree Tavern.^[3]

External links

Fern Tree Community Association

References

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v t e Suburbs of Hobart City of Hobart Battery Point Cascades CBD Cornelian Bay Dynnyrne Fern Tree Glebe Lenah Valley Mount Nelson Mount Stuart New Town North Hobart Ridgeway Sandy Bay South Hobart Tolmans Hill West Hobart City of Glenorchy Austins Ferry Berriedale Chigwell Claremont Collinsvale Derwent Park Dowsing Point Glenlusk Glenorchy Goodwood Granton Lutana Montrose Moonah Rosetta West Moonah City of Clarence Acton Park Bellerive Cambridge Clarendon Vale Clifton Beach Cremorne Flagstaff Gully Geilston Bay Howrah Lauderdale Lindisfarne Montagu Bay Mornington Mount Rumney Oakdowns Opossum Bay Otago Risdon Risdon Vale Roches Beach Rokeby Rose Bay Rosny Rosny Park Sandford Seven Mile Beach South Arm Tranmere Warrane Kingborough Council Blackmans Bay Bonnet Hill Howden Huntingfield Kingston Kingston Beach Maranoa Heights Taroona Brighton Council Bridgewater Brighton Gagebrook Green Point Old Beach Sorell Council Dodges Ferry Midway Point Sorell

Coordinates: 42°55′27″S 147°15′40″E / 42.92417°S 147.26111°E / -42.92417; 147.26111