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Family : Moraceae
Central Queensland to Southern NSW.
Out in the open Ficus macrophylla has a relatively compact rounded crown but in rainforest situation it can reach an enormous size,up to 50m high and a stem diameter of up to 240cm. While it can be grown directly in the ground it often starts its life high up in the canopy gradually enmeshing the host as its roots follow the host tree to the ground.
It has glossy lustrous leaves and develops massive flanged and irregularly wide buttresses to support its huge volume in shallow, sometimes waterlogged, soils.
The fruit varies with maturity from green through orange to purple when ripe and is edible but quite dry to taste.The fruit can appear at any time but generally Feb-May.
Photographed in Sydney Botanic Gardens
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Found on the Giants circuit walk. Mountain ash. The largest of the giants has a girth of 7m and probably 300 years old
i stand in front of a giant tree in 賀威神木 national park, shot by my friend; Carl.
the formal name of this mighty tree is Formosa Red Cypress(台灣紅檜). it is order than 2000 years in my estimation.
Taoyuan county, Taiwan.
2005/9/24
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THE KING OF THE FOREST.
The largest White Pine tree in the United States. Eight feet in diameter. Estimated to contain 27, 000 feet. Located on Section 3, Township 41 N. R. 1 W. B. M., Latah County, Idaho.
Date: 1907
Source Type: Photograph Booklet
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: F. D. Straffin, Inland Printing Company
Postmark: Not Applicable
Remark: This western white pine was felled by the Potlatch Lumber Company on December 12, 1911. When accurately measured, the tree had a diameter of six feet, nine inches, and contained 28,900 board feet of high grade lumber.
This photograph is contained in a view booklet published under the authority of the Potlatch Lumber Company in 1907. The purpose of the booklet was to induce individuals to locate in the company town of Potlatch, Latah County, Idaho, and work for the company. The town of Potlatch was founded in 1905. At the time the sawmill in Potlatch was constructed, it was one of the largest in the United States, and the largest white pine sawmill in the world.
The largest western white pine in the world now stands near Elk River, Clearwater County, Idaho, and is approximately 219 feet tall.
Sources
Deary, William. 1913. "White Pine -- A National Asset," Harper's Weekly 57(2946):11.
Straffin, F. D. 1907. Potlatch Lumber Company, Manufacturers of Fine Lumber: Idaho White Pine, Western Pine and Larch. Spokane, Washington: Inland Printing Company. 70 p.
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the root of giant tree.
this is the end of our hiking route on sep 24.
由於山上雨勢時大時停
所以走到半途這裡我們就折返了
賀威山, Taoyuan county, Taiwan.
2005/9/24
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Best of All Lookout, Springbrook National Park, SE Queensland
Family : Nothofagaceae
Lophozonia moorei is a dominant species in cool-temperate rainforest up to 1550 m altitude from Barrington Tops to the McPherson Ranges and into Lamington and Springbrook National Parks in Queensland.
Commonly known as Antarctic Beech the species is an important Gondwanan relict of the rainforests of the southern hemisphere with many trees thought to be several thousand years old.
Lophozonia moorei occurs in wet, fire-free areas at high altitude in eastern Australia and is likely to be severely impacted by climate change.
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Riberalta, Bolivia, 30-06-06. Processing of Brazilnuts in a collective 'benificiadora' in the Bolivian Amazon. Brazil nuts, or Para nuts grow in coconutlike husks in the highest tree of he jungle, the impressive Castaña tree. The nuts fall down and are then collected by the locals. The Castaña tree can only survive with the surrounding jungle intact. That's why the exploitation of this nut is a sustainable way to preserve the forest and make it profitable for it's inhabitants.
Often this is all you have to identify a tree. No leaves, flowers or fruit, just the base.
White Beech growing near the Wilson River. Impossible to state the height, as the top was invisible. Could be around 40 to 50 metres tall. An impressive sight.
Standing tall dwarfing humanity. For those familiar with my work, you probably know this perspective always gives me a kick :). This was shot at the Kuruva island in Wayanad, Kerala
28-06-2006 Cobija, Bolivia. Fires lit by farmers are coming too near to the town Cobija in Norh Bolivia. Farmers in the Amazon jungle often burn down a part of the forest to use for agriculture.
Giant redwoods in Mariposa Grove. Yosemite National Park. November 2008. Single-shot HDR image.
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Giant Red Cedar (Toona ciliata), estimated height 50 to 60 metres. (emergent tree without leaves). Lamington National Park, 8 km north of the NSW border near Tabletops, via Canungra.
Foreground tree left is a White Cedar (Melia azederach), 25 metres tall. Dark tree on right horizon: Yellow Carabeen (Sloanea woollsii) 45 metres tall.
Taxodium mucronatum. Tule, ahuehuete o sabino. Más de 200 años de edad, 58 metros de grosor, 14m de diámetro, 42m de altura. Santa María del Tule, Oaxaca. México. Verano 2014.
28-06-2006 Cobija, Bolivia. Fires lit by farmers are coming too near to the town Cobija in Norh Bolivia. Farmers in the Amazon jungle often burn down a part of the forest to use for agriculture.
1st Day Tour in Cambodia : Tha Prohm Complex ~ Siem Reap
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"A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in" ~Greek proverb
Stanley Park is a rich habitat for really old trees, almost thousands of years old. Many Portions of the park have these groups of gigantic trees, their barks telling the story of their survival. Not as humongous as the sequoia trees in Redwood but these trees are surely impressive and tall. One don't realize how grand and huge they are unless you actually stand near one of them. My dad agreed to model for this shot for me to be able to demonstrate what I mean #GiantTrees #WestCoast #BritishColumbia #nature #StanleyPark #Vancouver #BritishColumbia #igers #igersvan #igersvancouver #igersbritishcolumbia #canon #canonphtography #canon60d #travel #wanderlust
I would like to have the ID on this very large and old evergreen in Golden Gate Park - it's a type of tree common on the West Coast but which I can't name. The twisted trunk should indicate the age of the tree.
On June 27th, Gloria Koch-Gonzalez, who is the park supervisor replied to an email: "The tree is a Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa). It is one of the original trees planted in the park, in what was then extensive sand dunes. It is probably about 130 years old."
Gloria's email refers to the history of Golden Gate Park's creation out of basically sand dune wilderness. For more info, read up in the books or maps prepared by the Golden Gate Trust.
(Zoom in on this one). Lake Barrine is famous for these Kauri Pines. Tourists come to see them. The Atherton Tablelands once had lots of these rainforest trees and so did the coastal uplands, but only a few remain today. Two giant ones on the top of the Gillies Highway leading to the Tablelands were brought down by Cyclone Larry with winds of around 280 km/hour. The cyclone caused a lot of destruction in the Barrine area too but spared these two trees. Here is something about Kauri Pines, and these two in particular:-
The best known botanical feature of Lake Barrine is the twin Rough Barked Kauri Pines (Agathis Microstachya). These giant forest emergents are estimated to be about 1,000 years old and are considered one of the earliest known species of rainforest tree. Towering above the rainforest canopy, they have achieved a height of 50 metres and have a trunk diameter of 2.7m (9 feet). Kauris, common in some rainforest types, are descendants of species that dominated Tableland forests for thousands of years.
The Bull Kauri species is the largest of all the Kauri’s on record and it is a pine even though it does not have a needle leaf. ‘Kauri Pine’ is the common name derived from the Maori name of the related New Zealand Kauri species (Agathis Australis).
"The last big stand". This tree is around 55 metres tall. There's eleven of them here.
The laser returned a figure of 49 metres to a point above in the canopy. Almost certainly not the highest point of the tree. Estimated height of the tree; 50 to 60 metres tall.
This is the famous "last big stand of Red Cedar". These millenial giants were hunted down for logging in the 20th & 19th century. Apparently they got them all, apart from this grove.
Bill Haydon ran a logging company up north. He had heard of this stand in Washpool, and decided to search for it. The 74 year old set out in 1965, alone in the bush. But that was the last anyone heard of him.
Luckily for this rainforest, these giant mahoganies still stand. What a privilege it was to be there yesterday.
There's a record of a 55 metre red cedar near Wollongong. I've seen the tree, it's wonderful and magnificent. However, the figure of 55 seems spurious at worst, and inaccurate at best. These trees at Washpool are bigger and taller.
Brendan and Aidan spent several days with us hiking in the Sierras. Calaveras Big Trees State Park north east of Arnold is aptly named because of the giant trees, many 250-300 ft high and 25-30 ft in diameter. These trees are also quite ancient, 2000-3000 years in age. Throughout the park one finds remains of trees felled by some ancient fire or lightning which burnt the inside of the tree, leaving them hollow and and providing charcoal lined tunnels for little boys to explore.
Photograph taken at 13:30pm on Friday July 26th 2013 off Fairview Lane at The High Rocks, in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.
High Rocks is a 3.2 hectare (7.9 acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest 3 km (1.9 mi) west of Tunbridge Wells in East Sussex, England. The site was notified in 1986 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and is an important geomorphological site for sandstone weathering features
The location was formed when a melting ice sheet at the end of the last Ice age uncovered hardened silt deposited when the area was part of the Wealden Lake. There are traces of Middle Stone Age and Iron Age residents, including a 1st-century A.D. fort guarding against the Roman invasion of Britain
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The laser returned a figure of 45 metres tall, when looking up from the base of the forest. But it only saw a side branch of the Sassafras. The height of the tree could be anything between 45 and 55 metres tall. This is a big tree, so 50 metres is a conservative estimate. It's not a good idea to measure a tree, standing near the base, as the top is usually impossible to determine by laser.
Growing near Burraga Swamp, in the Barrington Tops region of New South Wales, Australia.
28-06-2006 Cobija, Bolivia. Fires lit by farmers are coming too near to the town Cobija in Norh Bolivia. Farmers in the Amazon jungle often burn down a part of the forest to use for agriculture.
29-06-2006 Riberalta, Bolivia. Large pieces of primary forest are cleared for agriculture and cattle farming in the Bolivian Amazon. The cleared soil can only produce for a few years before it's axhausted and useless. The damage to the environment is longer lasting.
Cobija, Bolivia, 28-06-06. Leopoldo Vaca Neihuda collects Brazilnuts on his piece of jungle in the Bolivian Amazon. Brazil nuts, or Para nuts grow in coconutlike husks in the highest tree of he jungle, the impressive Castana tree. The nuts fall down and are then collected by the locals. The Castana tree can only survive with the surrounding jungle intact. That's why the exploitation of this nut is a sustainable way to preserve the forest and make it profitable for it's inhabitants.
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Family : Moraceae
This amazing giant fig is known locally as the Temple Fig although its common name is White Fig in line with other Ficus virens variations.
The tree stands sentinal in a cow paddock at Eungella, just out of Murwillumbah, NSW.
One does wonder that no one has sought to protect this ancient tree. Similarly impressive trees on the Atherton Tableland in North Queensland are protected and are in fact tourist attractions as indeed could this tree be.
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Often this is all you have to identify a tree. No leaves, flowers or fruit, just the base. This is a giant of a tree, I measured side branches at 46 metres, but I could barely see the top, so it may be around 50.
Ephiphtic ferns are in the Microsorum genus.
Perhaps the identifying sign in the forest is incorrect, not Red Carabeen but Black Booyong instead?
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Best of All Lookout, Springbrook National Park, SE Queensland
Family : Nothofagaceae
Lophozonia moorei is a dominant species in cool-temperate rainforest up to 1550 m altitude from Barrington Tops to the McPherson Ranges and into Lamington and Springbrook National Parks in Queensland.
Commonly known as Antarctic Beech the species is an important Gondwanan relict of the rainforests of the southern hemisphere with many trees thought to be several thousand years old.
Lophozonia moorei occurs in wet, fire-free areas at high altitude in eastern Australia and is likely to be severely impacted by climate change.
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San Francisco Botanical Garden ✿ Strybing Arboretum
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
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Riberalta, Bolivia, 30-06-06. Castaña (Brazil nut) tree. Brazil nuts, or Para nuts grow in coconutlike shells in the highest tree of he jungle, the impressive Castaña tree. The nuts fall down and are then collected by the locals. The Castaña tree can only survive with the surrounding jungle intact. That's why the exploitation of this nut is a sustainable way to preserve the forest and make it profitable for it's inhabitants.
Een eenzame Paranoten boom temidden van kaalgeslagen regenwoud dat nu gebruikt wordt voor landbouw en veeteelt. Als het omringende bos weg is kan de hoge boom niet meer bevrucht worden door bijen zodat hij stopt met het dragen van vruchten. Afgekocht dor HIVOS.
Pando, Bolivia. Brazil nuts, or Para nuts grow in coconutlike husks in the highest tree of he jungle, the impressive Castaña tree. The nuts fall down and are then collected by the locals. The Castaña tree can only survive with the surrounding jungle intact. That's why the exploitation of this nut is a sustainable way to preserve the forest and make it profitable for it's inhabitants.