Curtain Fig Tree - after the host tree fell over

Curtain Fig Tree - after the host tree fell over, a dense curtain of air roots formed at this famous Strangler Fig on the Atherton Tablelands. The roots are now anchored in the earth and work as buttresses (Ficus destruens). Curtain Fig Tree, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia

Anchored Atherton Curtain Dense Destruens Famous Fell Ficus Figs Formed Host Root Roots Size Sizes Strangler Tablelands

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