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finished this quilt yesterday. Made with fabric designed by Fig Tree. It measures 78x78 and is in colors I don't usually use. It reminds me of orange sherbet or a creamsicle bar.
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More LORD HOWE ISLAND Galleries
Family : Moraceae
The aerial roots of this massive buttressed Lord Howe Island endemic tree drop down to the ground and eventually become support trunks in their own right .
Reportedly the most cold tolerant of the figs,it is a massive speading tree but unlike Ficus Virens (The Northern Banyan) it has no discernable central origin.
It will grow up to 20 metres in height and from those I saw,a single tree can cover an area of something like 2 hectares with massive post like roots hanging down to the ground supporting the weighty spreading branches.
Usually it can be found associated with Howea forsteriana (Kentia Palm) in the lowland forests but can grow up to 500m on the sides of Mt Lidgbird and Mt Gower.
There are some good examples on the golf course.
The local birds such as the Lord Howe Currawong relish the ripe purple fruits.
This fig is far too big for planting anywhere where it cannot be given room to eventually spread.
Little MOC or vignette. No elaborate construction, but lots o' flowers!! ^^
You can find a fig tree, a fuchsia bush, some daisies and dandelions, what was supposed to be lavender, but let's say they're violets! Plus some edible and non-edible mushrooms! And then there's all the wildlife!! Kinda wanna be there right now… !
The walk around Lake Eacham is around 3.5km and takes about 45 minutes. Plenty of these amazing figtrees with their extensive root systems along the way.
Double-eyed Fig Parrot. Cyclopsitta diophthalma Macleayana.
I can not begin to describe how excited this encounter was for me. There where nine birds in total in the one fig tree Pairs and young.
Sixty five photos later.
The Double-eyed Fig Parrot is Australia's smallest parrot.
Their eggs are laid in holes in dead, sometimes perilously shaky, trees.
Seen ideally three or four times each year around the weeping native fig trees which set fruit and attract these parrots.
Both sexes have a red forehead, but the males also have a red cheek patch, as opposed to the females' which is usually yellow.
Moreton figtree in Allerton botanical gardens, on the southern tip of Kauai. This is a great place to visit, they have daily tours, but also have a sunset tour with a dinner that is supposed to offer amazing views. And the fig trees and the golden bamboo garden were my favorite.
This isn't my fig tree. Mine has darker leaves. I like these better.
What is interesting is that none of the fig trees have ripe fruit yet. It's late August. Makes no sense.
The birds are waiting!
State/Province: NSW
Agency: Premier Transport Group
Model: Mercedes-Benz O500LE
Bodywork: VolGren CR228L
File Name: 5970
A day of protest, police, chainsaws and woodchips sees nine Morteon Bay figtrees removed from Anzac Parade at the point where the cut and cover tunnel will intersect the busy arterial road.
Although discussion apparently got heated at times, the constable I chatted to indicated no problems during the day.