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15-Jan-2018

giant fig tree

growing wild in rainforest

In response to comments, those are mostly not vines but aerial roots of the fig.
The fig begins life high in another tree, sending down roots to the ground and eventually 'strangling' its host and establishing as a tree in its own right.


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Kevin D Warren16-Mar-2025 00:59
Wow, that is very impressive! A Tolkienesque tree and very cool!
Bernard Bosmans29-Jul-2018 11:32
Stunning sight and fascinating story, great shot V.
Tom Murray19-Feb-2018 22:31
That's one huge tree the strangler fig chose to grow on!
Nestor Derkach19-Feb-2018 18:11
Great shot Don amazing tree with unusual growth pattern.
Nice capture in the rainforest.
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Tom Beech19-Feb-2018 15:25
Like something Jim Henson would create....
Fong Lam19-Feb-2018 14:33
Amazing that this majestic tree is not strangled by those vines...V
Yvonne19-Feb-2018 10:19
Those fig trees are amazing... we saw one that hung like a curtain a couple
of years ago.
Missed Opportunities19-Feb-2018 03:08
With that many vines on it - amazing to still be alive
Tom Munson19-Feb-2018 01:46
What a cool tree. Nice shot.
Helen Betts19-Feb-2018 01:01
Wow, such an amazingly intricate tree. Excellent capture, Don, with super detail.
Nirvan Hope18-Feb-2018 23:48
Fantastical twisty vinyness has taken over! Magical hideaways for many small creatures no doubt.
chris morton18-Feb-2018 21:46
amazing
Sarah Rehfeldt18-Feb-2018 21:39
Magnificent!
Jim Coffman18-Feb-2018 21:38
Wow, that tree in unbelievable!!
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