Marker for extinct species of Morus boninensis,
Marker for extinct species of Morus boninensis, Waimea Falls Park, Oahu, April 2012: The sign reads: "This time-worn piece of wood bearing the Japanese inscription 'Ogasawara section'. is all that we have of the very large specimen of Morus boninensis. a tree which was chopped down a century ago on the island of Hahajima in the Ogasawara chain. 2800 growth rings were counted on its 18 foot diameter stump. This wood was found on a plant collecting expedition where it had lain for 80 years on the wet jungle floor without decaying. Now only 26 small trees survive, all fruitless or unable to breed true – the tragic end of a line."
Marker for extinct species of Morus boninensis,
Marker for extinct species of Morus boninensis, Waimea Falls Park, Oahu, April 2012: The sign reads: "This time-worn piece of wood bearing the Japanese inscription 'Ogasawara section'. is all that we have of the very large specimen of Morus boninensis. a tree which was chopped down a century ago on the island of Hahajima in the Ogasawara chain. 2800 growth rings were counted on its 18 foot diameter stump. This wood was found on a plant collecting expedition where it had lain for 80 years on the wet jungle floor without decaying. Now only 26 small trees survive, all fruitless or unable to breed true – the tragic end of a line."