The Bo trees with the root structure reaching down to the ground are all over the place here. It seems like the entire Ficus family does that here. You know the Ficus benjaminas, fig trees, that are commonly bought in North America as house plants that get three or twelve feet high? Or maybe that's just Canada, but anyway... Those trees have the same type of root structure. A hundred feet high with these amazing and intricate roots all over the place. I'm still fascinated by it.
Thanks for the linkie, Stephan. Well worth looking at and learning more about. I might even have to use some of that in a story somewhere... Posted by steven (Member # 8099) on :
Some of those bigger trees make me feel....inadequate. Like the General Sherman sequoia.
Posted by Euripides (Member # 9315) on :
Very cool pictures. Thanks for posting.
Just out of curiosity, does anyone else find that the texture of the fourth Baobab tree down causes them to cringe in disgust? I have that kind of reaction to a lot of tree 'ulcers' and some fungal growths. Or actually, most things that have organic looking pores of some kind (visible of course; I know my skin is full of pores). Like that species of frog which keeps its spawn embedded in its back. I think I once saw a stop frame animation of the frogspawn gradually dislodging.
Yeah, but otherwise, nice trees.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I've seen five of the trees listed (if you count the stump of Promethius.) How awesome is that?
quote:does anyone else find that the texture of the fourth Baobab tree down causes them to cringe in disgust?
The Teapot Baobab? Only a little. But the second Baboab picture seriously disturbs me.
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