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Set off from Babinda in the rain but hoped for a weather change, didn't look forward to driving up the Gillies Range in the rain and photos would be hard to take. By the time I got to Gordonvale the rain had lifted and I did my grocery shopping and filled up the bus.

The drive up the range was not as scary as I had expected and cruised up in 3rd gear, held up a few but there are several dual lanes for them to overtake. The sun came out making it a pleasant dappled green drive. Just after the top there is a sign to the right taking me to the Cathedral Tree, Chris and Roz had told me about the tree and I was determined to see it so I took the 6km drive.

How to describe it? Massive, impossible to imagine until you stand at the base then look up and walk round the tree. There is a walkway into the tree, the photo with me in it is for perspective.

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Looks like one of those trees with many trunks made up of aerial roots that are continually sent down from above. I saw one in the Sydney Botanic Gardens the other day. But yours is a monster by comparison. yeoeleven. Sounds like you're having a great time.

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confuseHmmmmmmmm! could that be a Banyan tree? If not, then it is very similar

 



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Wow - that is huge John - near Yungaburra there is the Fig Tree Curtain - have you seen this one? Must get in there to have a look at the Cathedral Tree when we are in that area.

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Wow, that first photo is excellent! If Cindy ever has a "Trees" photo comp, you'd win it with that one! Goodonya John.

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Bent Axle Bob wrote:

confuseHmmmmmmmm! could that be a Banyan tree? If not, then it is very similar

 

 Not sure about the Banyan tree but the Cathedral tree is a Strangler Fig, probably strangled it's host many years ago.

I left the pic very big so that the text could be read.    John

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jules47 wrote:

Wow - that is huge John - near Yungaburra there is the Fig Tree Curtain - have you seen this one? Must get in there to have a look at the Cathedral Tree when we are in that area.

 Yes Jules I am stopping in Yungaburra to do the Platypus walk and to see the Curtain Fig tomorrow.   John



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Hi John ....as usual you have done good, I look forward to your reports and pics.........

I was up that way about 40 odd years ago.....WOW hasn't that tree grown    biggrinbiggrinbiggrinbiggrin



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Hi John, we were there last year and like you we were amazed at the size of that tree. 

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