Amazing Trees of the World

[David Humphries]

Linda's post on the Boab got me to thinking;

there's not enough posting of pictures of Trees going on.

 

Here's your starter for 10,

 

The Boab Prison Tree near Derby, Kimberley WA

Apparently in the 1890s local police would use the hollow of the tree as a prison cell when transporting prisoners over night on their way to Derby for sentencing.

 

Picture courtesy of wikimedia

[ecolojim]

http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/21/10-most-magnificent-trees-in-the-world/

[Ross Smith]

http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/21/10-most-magnificent-trees-in-the-world/

 

 

This is the Tana Mahuta in Waipua forest, Northland

Girth = 13.77 metre

Trunk Volume = 244.5 cubic metre

Age = 1250 Years

[Ross Smith]

This is the Tana Mahuta in Waipua forest, Northland

Girth = 13.77 metre

Trunk Volume = 244.5 cubic metre

Age = 1250 Years

oh and i think nana has got her throw ball stuck.can any1 help

[Jack-Arb aka Tiago Sinclair-Julio.]

Hi monkeyd,

 

Yes I do think its a very good idea for a thread. I need to go to Portugal and take some photos of my great cork oak trees, I have very few pictures of any of those trees. I have a couple that I'm gonna try and post here but its not of any spectacular specimen.

 

Anyway when I saw the pic of that Boab, it came to my head something I read about them that was quite funny. It was something like this - God dropped Boabs trees from heaven and they landed upside down, thats why there crown look like roots in the air... Or something along those lines, quite funny I thought cause it does make sense.

 

Great thread im sure thers gonna be some nice pic posted here soon.

 

Bye

 

Tiago

[Steve Bullman]

This is the Tana Mahuta in Waipua forest, Northland

Girth = 13.77 metre

Trunk Volume = 244.5 cubic metre

Age = 1250 Years

 

not thats a job for the block driver!!

[David Humphries]

not thats a job for the block driver!!

 

That would make a very interesting demo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[atree]

Ha thats one of the icons of new zealand,amazing being up close to it tho!

[A_lopa]

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[David Humphries]

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Wow, what a remarkable Tree and a great insight into Mans wide-ranging use of them.

 

Trees are pretty resiliant organisms, but I guess an overdose (sic) of radiation is pretty comprehensive.

What a shame

 

Amazing Trees aren't just about how big and how beautiful they are.

 

 

Good Post

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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