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Curtain Fig Tree
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Dave
September 25, 2022
Cycling
An incredible example of a "Strangler Fig" tree located just outside the town of Yungaburra.
Strangler Fig trees grow by "strangling" a host tree, implanting a seed high in the tree and then growing their roots down towards the ground.
The "curtain" effect in this example was created as the strangler fig grew on a tree that had fallen at an angle and the roots growing down from the horizontal trunk resemble a curtain.
Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtain_Fig_Tree
Strangler Fig trees grow by "strangling" a host tree, implanting a seed high in the tree and then growing their roots down towards the ground.
The "curtain" effect in this example was created as the strangler fig grew on a tree that had fallen at an angle and the roots growing down from the horizontal trunk resemble a curtain.
Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtain_Fig_Tree
Wäller-on-tour
December 11, 2022
Hiking
For centuries, roots have formed from top to bottom, creating a "root curtain" that has choked off the host tree over time.
The roots now have a circumference of more than 39 mezers.
Really worth seeing natural wound.
The roots now have a circumference of more than 39 mezers.
Really worth seeing natural wound.
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