The Burke & WillsMoreton Bay Fig
is recorded to be
30 metres high and 44 metres wide!
Swan Hill is home to the biggest Moreton Bay Fig Tree in the Southern Hemisphere! Apparently planted around the time of the Burke and Wills visit through the town in the late 1800's. Unfortunately the Tree has been suffering for quite a few years now from a combination of an over crowded root system to a severe lack of water due to the ongoing drought.
According to experts, the great Tree is on its way back to life.
'Experts are confident the Southern Hemisphere's biggest Moreton Bay Fig tree is on the road to recovery.'
Swan Hill City Council's Environmental Officerencourages 'Hugging' the Tree
pictures of our beloved tree taken recently (19.01.09)
1 comment:
hi!! can you guys please give that beautiful Moreton Bay Fig Tree a hug from me.... and tell it that it's little cousins, up here, planted at my place say "gidday"
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