Photo: Takver / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Display cropped. Ola Cohn’s Fairies Tree, carved in Fitzroy Gardens in the 1930s.
About this place
Sculptor Ola Cohn made an intricate fairy world from one of the garden’s original red gums. Look for it on a walk through the park.
The record
Comparison: One of Fitzroy Gardens’ distinctive historic small-scale artworks.
The date is a documented artwork date, not a claim that this is the oldest tree carving. Respect the protective barrier.
Visiting
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Sources
Sources checked 23 September 2026. A publisher’s claim is attributed; it is not a complete independent survey.
- City of Melbourne
Dates Ola Cohn’s work to 1934 and identifies the original red gum.