An Unfriendly Tree

[Taupotreeman]

wow, i thought some of our acacia was bad.......have you done many ian?

 

Had to take one down once. Very very carefully. Some of the spikes are over six inches long and a couple almost ten. Bleedin hard as well.

 

Drew, there's a couple on one of our reserves in Taupo. If you come down for the erupt fest I'll take you out there after we've done coffee. Sand blasting the spikes? I'd like to see a picture of that.

[DrewB]

yep im down for Erupt festival ian, lighting some red/ scarlet oaks im told.. im down next monday tuesday wednesday

[Taupotreeman]

I'd imagine it's just the one in Taupo. Be sure to give us a buzz.

[DrewB]

a weird old pollard?

[Taupotreeman]

Oh gawd, don't tell me you're putting em up in the lake front trees. A photo of those could quite happily live on this thread.

[DrewB]

no its a really nice tree, ive seen the pic of it and also seen it in realife but cant think whereabouts in taupo. im lookin forward to a few beers with you and mas

[DrewB]

this is the one ian..

[David Goss]

Wow they are badass looking spines! I thought the spines on a Phoenix were bad but those look extra nasty.

[Spoonz]

Torture tree

[Gilogrt]

Spikes

Looks like a silk floss. Had the pleasure of doing 2 in Florida. Not nice!

 

Yup. Believe me, these things are sharp enough and hard enough to poke through the toughest of material.

This looks like a honey locust. Glad to say I've never climbed one. Had a few nightmares about it though!