The Moreton Bay fig tree with its powerful buttresses and long dangling, intertwisted aerial roots creates a sense of awe and wonder. The characteristic “melting” appearance is due to its habit of dropping aerial roots from its branches, which upon reaching the ground, thicken into supplementary trunks which help to support the weight of its crown.
I have lived in the UK for most of my life, but when young I definitely had wanderlust and even ended up living in South Africa for several years which was a wonderful experience. I now look forward to a long and leisurely retirement doing what I like most - gardening, photography, walking and travelling.
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39 thoughts on “Oh what a tangle”
What lovely tangles … Rapunzle’s hair comes to mind!
Actually your beautiful tangles came to my mind Sammy when I read this challenge!
Thanks, Jude! I love those twisty, loopy trees that grow in exotic locales.
This one is in exotic Sydney’s botanic garden 🙂
Wow – not a horror show at all! I think it’s gorgeous 😀
Dramatic!
They can grow huge and even overtake temples and ancient cities. They did in Cambodia and other places.
Yes if we manage to leave anything then nature will soon take over when man departs this planet.
That is a magnificent tree!!
It’s a real beaut 🙂
They are an impressive sight. I think I’ve photographed the same one that you have a while ago.
That’s a beauty. Where was it?
Sydney Botanic Garden.
Very cool tree!
Depending on one’s mindset in the moment, that tangle of supplementary roots do create powerful imagery, do they not?
Shakti
Jude, that fig tree is fabulous. I love tangled trees like this, with vines dropping down everywhere. These trees look similar to the ones found growing all over the Angkor temples in Cambodia. 🙂
It did remind me of those, but I’m not sure they are fig trees of any sort.
As soon as I saw this magnificent specimen I thought it must be the Sydney Botanic Gardens and I see Jane has identified it too.
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What lovely tangles … Rapunzle’s hair comes to mind!
Actually your beautiful tangles came to my mind Sammy when I read this challenge!
Thanks, Jude! I love those twisty, loopy trees that grow in exotic locales.
This one is in exotic Sydney’s botanic garden 🙂
Wow – not a horror show at all! I think it’s gorgeous 😀
Dramatic!
They can grow huge and even overtake temples and ancient cities. They did in Cambodia and other places.
Yes if we manage to leave anything then nature will soon take over when man departs this planet.
That is a magnificent tree!!
It’s a real beaut 🙂
They are an impressive sight. I think I’ve photographed the same one that you have a while ago.
That’s a beauty. Where was it?
Sydney Botanic Garden.
Very cool tree!
Depending on one’s mindset in the moment, that tangle of supplementary roots do create powerful imagery, do they not?
Shakti
Jude, that fig tree is fabulous. I love tangled trees like this, with vines dropping down everywhere. These trees look similar to the ones found growing all over the Angkor temples in Cambodia. 🙂
It did remind me of those, but I’m not sure they are fig trees of any sort.
As soon as I saw this magnificent specimen I thought it must be the Sydney Botanic Gardens and I see Jane has identified it too.