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01-07-2006 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. 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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
Name: The Giant Camphor of Kawago (川古のクス)
Type: Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)
Height: 25m
Trunk Circumference: 21m
Age: 3000 years
Location: 佐賀県武雄市若木町川古 (33° 15' 07"N 129° 59' 35"E)
Date of Visit: 2013-03-25
September 24, am 6:00, 4 of us went to climb the mt 北插天山 (1727m). but we were blocked on the halfway (賀威神木群) by a morning heavy shower...
i took ths pix for three friends: Carl, Polo and Kent in front of the giant trees group ( this is on giant tree no. 1) in the national nonument...
9月24日早晨6點，原計畫要爬高1,727公尺的北插天山，但由於清晨的大雨，溪內派出所只讓我們爬到中途的賀威神木群，這是編號No1的第一株神木…
Taoyuan county, Taiwan
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Cobija, Bolivia, 28-06-06. Brazil nuts, or Para nuts grow in coconutlike shells 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.
Cobija, Bolivia, 28-06-06. Leopoldo Vaca Chuquipera shows a handfull of Brazilnuts that he collects 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.
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.
The Cheewhat Giant, a western red cedar and Canada's largest tree. Located in Pacific Rim National Park , Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. More on www.byronfryphoto.com
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.
Number: 83
Name: The Giant Zelkova of Kitamukada (北向田のケヤキ)
Type: Japanese Zelkova (Zelkowa serrata)
Height: 32m
Trunk Circumference: 5.7m
Age: 600 years
Location: 栃木県那須郡那珂川町北向田 (36° 44′ 48″N 140° 08′ 59″E)
Date of Visit: 2011-8-13
This area was given to the province of British Columbia by the H.R. MacMillan Export Company in 1944 as a way to preserve an incredible stand of trees. It is now one of British Columbia’s MacMillan Provincial Parks.
A few hundred years ago a fire destroyed all but a few giant trees in this forest. Protected from the heat by their thick, corky bark, the surviving veterans provided seeds that have grown into the present forest.
Cathedral Grove is home to a wide variety of plant species and wildlife. It stretches over 136,000 hectares of forest land. This land provides a home to a wide variety of trees and other plant life. Some of the trees found in this area are Douglas Fir, Western Red Cedar, Western Hemlock, Broadleaf Maple, and Balsam Fir. The Douglas Fir is the dominating species in this region. Some of these giant trees are estimated to be around 800 years old, with the majority ranging form 300-400 years old.
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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.
Riberalta, Bolivia, 30-06-06. 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.
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Family : Moraceae
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Ficus virens is an exceptionally large fig with 2 varieties.
Ficus virens var. sublanceolata, seen in this image taken in the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney surrounded by Clivia miniata plants, is a massive strangler fig which grows on rocky outcrops and in lowland subtropical rainforest north from the Clarence River, NSW.
The best known example is the Temple Fig, located at Eungella, just west of Murwillumbah in the Tweed Valley, NSW.
The other variety is Ficus virens var. virens, a large banyan from northern Australia exemplified by the the enormous Cathedral and Curtain Fig Trees located in tropical rainforest on the Atherton Tableland just west of Cairns.
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This super cute Giant Tree Wall Sticker kit will make a big statement in any kids bedroom or play area.
Buy this kit online at: www.brightstarkids.com.au/Giant-Tree-Wall-Stickers.aspx?p45
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.
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.
Number: 63
Name: The Sacred Cryptomera of Kumano (熊野の社杉)
Type: Cryptomeria (Cryptomeria japonica)
Height: 27m
Trunk Circumference: 6.0m
Age: 350 years
Location: 栃木県那須烏山市向田 (36° 37′ 37″N 140° 08′ 46″E)
Date of Visit: 2011-8-13
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.
Apparently they belong to the dipterocarp family of trees. Commonly called Meranti here in Malaysia, I found out. These were over 100 years old I was told and this particular street was lined with them. Really majestic. I rushed to the middle of the intersection and quickly snapped a few frames and then ran off to the kerb before the lights turned green to save my butt from the mad scooter horde.
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Another large fig tree near the Allyn River, measured at 54 metres tall. It seems a younger plant than the 57 metre tall tree of the same type nearby. Small-leaf fig (Ficus obliqua)
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.
The General Grant tree is the largest giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) in the General Grant Grove section of Kings Canyon National Park in California and the second largest tree in the world.
Height above base
267.4 ft - 81.5 m
Circumference at ground
107.6 ft - 32.8 m
Name: The Giant Camphor of Kawago (川古のクス)
Type: Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)
Height: 25m
Trunk Circumference: 21m
Age: 3000 years
Location: 佐賀県武雄市若木町川古 (33° 15' 07"N 129° 59' 35"E)
Date of Visit: 2013-03-25
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Family : Moraceae
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Ficus virens is an exceptionally large fig with 2 varieties.
Ficus virens var. sublanceolata, seen in this image taken in the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney surrounded by Clivia miniata plants, is a massive strangler fig which grows on rocky outcrops and in lowland subtropical rainforest north from the Clarence River, NSW.
The best known example is the Temple Fig, located at Eungella, just west of Murwillumbah in the Tweed Valley, NSW.
The other variety is Ficus virens var. virens, a large banyan from northern Australia exemplified by the the enormous Cathedral and Curtain Fig Trees located in tropical rainforest on the Atherton Tableland just west of Cairns.
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Family : Lauraceae
I tried a first time vertical panorama shot with my IPhone 7S here in the impressive 'Australian Rainforest at the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney on September 17th 2017. Unfortunately somehow, as I panned up, the light through the IPhone 7 gave an unintended purple effect making this tree apear similar to a Jacaranda, which it is not.
This is indeed a monster tree for this species and is being managed by gardens horticulture staff to keep Armillaria sp. or Honey Fungus at bay, always a problem in popular Botanic Gardens such as Sydney.
I was also very pleased yesterday in the Australian Rainforest to find in the newest plantings beside the Calyx one of the Backhousia tetraptera plants I had passed on as a cutting grown plant to Gareth Hambridge a few years ago. At that time Gareth was the horticulturalist in charge of the former Tropical Pyramid which has since been demolished to make way for The Calyx. My original cutting plants had been received from the species discoverer, John Elliott who sent them down to me via a friend from Townsville.
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Taken at Kennedy bay at a giant Kauri tree. It was a about a 1.5 hour return walk through the bush.
This picture is made of 2 shots so we are all in it. The base shot was taken by rusty, the guy standing on the right. Amber the lady sitting in front of him, took the second shot.