Rainforest trees from Sydney RBG

philinsydney · 5th May 2008, 10:37 PM

Cupaniopsis fovealata (Sapindaceae)

Catanospermum australe (Fabaceae)

philinsydney · 5th May 2008, 10:41 PM

Dysoxulum muelleri (Meliaceae)

Heritiera actinophylla (Malvaceae)

philinsydney · 5th May 2008, 10:45 PM

Idiospermum australiense (Calycanthaceae)

Planchonella obovata (Sapotaceae)

philinsydney · 5th May 2008, 10:50 PM

Rhodosphaera rhodanthema (Anacardiaceae)

philinsydney · 5th May 2008, 10:59 PM

Ficus watkinsiana (Moraceae)

Livistona decora?

Eric Frei · 6th May 2008, 09:58 AM

Nice pics and some rain.

Good looking Booyong mate!

Sean Freeman · 6th May 2008, 01:54 PM

Hey Phil, nice pics

but how come you didn't show us the bat damage????

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Rainforest trees from Sydney RBG-dscf3405.jpg

Jeff Darby · 6th May 2008, 02:05 PM

LOL, Sean,That's how it looked when I was there last year,One thing you didn't mention is dodging the bat dropings...regurgatations....yuk..Bat's dont
have an anus
Thanks Phill&Sean

.

Eric Frei · 6th May 2008, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayD

Bat's dont
have an anus

CSIRO TFRC project: Spectacled Flying Foxes: Solutions for Management

Quote:

Flying Fox Myths

Some people think flying foxes are dirty, smelly, noisy animals. They are certainly smelly and noisy when they roost in large numbers, but not everyone finds the smell unpleasant. A flying fox camp usually smells like fermenting fruit. Most people believe the animals are dirty because of two long-standing myths:

…Firstly, people believe flying foxes do not have an anus, and so they poop from their mouth or vomit all of their food!

…Secondly, people believe flying foxes do have an anus but that they poop all over themselves while hanging upside down!

Flying Foxes hang from their thumbs, inverting from their usual orientation to defecate. Both of these myths are untrue. Flying foxes hang by their thumbs to poop, so that their bottom points to the ground. They also poop while they are flying at night, which is good for seed dispersal. Both pooping and vomiting are common misunderstandings of just what flying fox spats are.

Jeff Darby · 6th May 2008, 03:32 PM

LOL..Well there you go!...I feel for the poor buggers...LOL..some times I feel like hangen from my thumbs while doin me business..LOL.

newguy18 · 7th May 2008, 05:01 AM

i'd like to come to oz one day and see the trees up close but i'm afraid i might get jumped by a gang of kangaroos.

Eric Frei · 9th May 2008, 05:20 PM

Dragonblood tree fell over there mate.

ABC Sydney - 100 year old Dragon Blood Tree falls over at Royal Botanic Gardens

Jeff Darby · 10th May 2008, 05:09 PM

Lets hope this old (young) Dracaena draco can be saved, For Australia it is a large specimen, This plant was once the favorite food of the now extinct Dodo Bird.
If it can not be saved it will be a shame! I remember walking past it last year.It's called a Dragon's Blood tree, common name, because of it's red sap.We know some lads that work at RBG we will find out more soon

Eric Frei · 10th May 2008, 05:35 PM

It'll live, well parts will.

Aren't those the types you can cut a piece with an angle, shove in the ground and they grow? I'm sure they are. As long as it's not rotten should be able to guy it upright and get something happening, if not, time to try the strike big cuttings tree. Just my 0.02 as a shiny ass.

Jeff Darby · 10th May 2008, 05:45 PM

Your Title grow's..LOL.Yes they will grow from stem cuttings ( cut just below the node) placed in a well drained sandy mix.
Time holds the answer for this grand old gal.

Eric Frei · 10th May 2008, 06:03 PM

Gee, dont they look like (at a distance) big pandanas trees.

Eric Frei · 10th April 2011, 08:36 PM

Our dragon blood tree busted a while ago too (split), it's a 6 prop job now.

Not looking good at the base.

5th May 2008, 10:37 PM	#1
philinsydney Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 110	Rainforest trees from Sydney RBG Cupaniopsis fovealata (Sapindaceae) Catanospermum australe (Fabaceae) Attached Thumbnails

5th May 2008, 10:41 PM	#2
philinsydney Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 110	Re: Rainforest trees from Sydney RBG Dysoxulum muelleri (Meliaceae) Heritiera actinophylla (Malvaceae) Attached Thumbnails

5th May 2008, 10:45 PM	#3
philinsydney Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 110	Re: Rainforest trees from Sydney RBG Idiospermum australiense (Calycanthaceae) Planchonella obovata (Sapotaceae) Attached Thumbnails

5th May 2008, 10:50 PM	#4
philinsydney Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 110	Re: Rainforest trees from Sydney RBG Rhodosphaera rhodanthema (Anacardiaceae) Attached Thumbnails

5th May 2008, 10:59 PM	#5
philinsydney Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 110	Re: Rainforest trees from Sydney RBG Ficus watkinsiana (Moraceae) Livistona decora? Attached Thumbnails

6th May 2008, 09:58 AM	#6
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,820	Re: Rainforest trees from Sydney RBG Nice pics and some rain. Good looking Booyong mate! __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

6th May 2008, 01:54 PM	#7
Sean Freeman Monument Status Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,985	Re: Rainforest trees from Sydney RBG Hey Phil, nice pics but how come you didn't show us the bat damage????

6th May 2008, 02:05 PM	#8
Jeff Darby Moderator - Previously known as JayD Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TreeWorld, Sydney Australia Posts: 2,031	Re: Rainforest trees from Sydney RBG LOL, Sean,That's how it looked when I was there last year,One thing you didn't mention is dodging the bat dropings...regurgatations....yuk..Bat's dont have an anus Thanks Phill&Sean . __________________ Member: Australian Tree Association Join the Australian Tree Association...Have your voice heard ! Arboriculture, A life long study for some, a passing phase for others © Jeffrey J Darby 2011

6th May 2008, 03:32 PM	#10
Jeff Darby Moderator - Previously known as JayD Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TreeWorld, Sydney Australia Posts: 2,031	Re: Rainforest trees from Sydney RBG LOL..Well there you go!...I feel for the poor buggers...LOL..some times I feel like hangen from my thumbs while doin me business..LOL. __________________ Member: Australian Tree Association Join the Australian Tree Association...Have your voice heard ! Arboriculture, A life long study for some, a passing phase for others © Jeffrey J Darby 2011

7th May 2008, 05:01 AM	#11
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 4,977	Re: Rainforest trees from Sydney RBG i'd like to come to oz one day and see the trees up close but i'm afraid i might get jumped by a gang of kangaroos. __________________ Have your say join us today. old schooler

9th May 2008, 05:20 PM	#12
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,820	Re: Rainforest trees from Sydney RBG Dragonblood tree fell over there mate. ABC Sydney - 100 year old Dragon Blood Tree falls over at Royal Botanic Gardens Attached Thumbnails __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

10th May 2008, 05:09 PM	#13
Jeff Darby Moderator - Previously known as JayD Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TreeWorld, Sydney Australia Posts: 2,031	Re: Rainforest trees from Sydney RBG Lets hope this old (young) Dracaena draco can be saved, For Australia it is a large specimen, This plant was once the favorite food of the now extinct Dodo Bird. If it can not be saved it will be a shame! I remember walking past it last year.It's called a Dragon's Blood tree, common name, because of it's red sap.We know some lads that work at RBG we will find out more soon __________________ Member: Australian Tree Association Join the Australian Tree Association...Have your voice heard ! Arboriculture, A life long study for some, a passing phase for others © Jeffrey J Darby 2011

10th May 2008, 05:35 PM	#14
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,820	Re: Rainforest trees from Sydney RBG It'll live, well parts will. Aren't those the types you can cut a piece with an angle, shove in the ground and they grow? I'm sure they are. As long as it's not rotten should be able to guy it upright and get something happening, if not, time to try the strike big cuttings tree. Just my 0.02 as a shiny ass. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

10th May 2008, 05:45 PM	#15
Jeff Darby Moderator - Previously known as JayD Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TreeWorld, Sydney Australia Posts: 2,031	Re: Rainforest trees from Sydney RBG Your Title grow's..LOL.Yes they will grow from stem cuttings ( cut just below the node) placed in a well drained sandy mix. Time holds the answer for this grand old gal. __________________ Member: Australian Tree Association Join the Australian Tree Association...Have your voice heard ! Arboriculture, A life long study for some, a passing phase for others © Jeffrey J Darby 2011

10th May 2008, 06:03 PM	#16
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,820	Re: Rainforest trees from Sydney RBG Gee, dont they look like (at a distance) big pandanas trees. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

10th April 2011, 08:36 PM	#17
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,820	Re: Rainforest trees from Sydney RBG Our dragon blood tree busted a while ago too (split), it's a 6 prop job now. Not looking good at the base. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

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