Gday...

I thought I would share a couple of photos of a very determined plant growing THROUGH the boards of the old freight shed at Maryborough QLD railway yards.

What you first see ...    

... on closer inspection...  

... ya gotta be jokin' ...

And the view from underneath the boards.  

It is incredible just how determined a plant can be and I think the folk at the railway yard need some praise for allowing the plant to remain untouched for what is obviously some considerable time.

If you are ever in Maryborough QLD and want to see how it is progressing, the freight shed is at the rear of the old railway station in Lennox Street.

Cheers - John

It is an African Tulip tree, a declared category 3 pest introduced from Africa.

It grows like a weed to 24 metres high and it is broad as well. It will have no difficulty destroying that lovely old architecture and can be expected to grow fast from that size. It is a prolific seeder.

To be honest I probably wouldn't have walked past it without giving it a prune to the ground and some complimentary diesel on the stub.

-- Edited by johnq on Wednesday 22nd of May 2013 03:07:30 PM

Do you know what type of plant it is?

Gerty Dancer wrote:

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Do you know what type of plant it is?

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Gday...

I think its a variation on the rarely sighted Persistent Tree

Cheers - John

Gerty Dancer wrote:

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Oh, you mean Arborus persistentii!!!

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Gday...

YEP .... ya got it in one ..... pick a prize from the top shelf

Cheers - John

 Sorry John and Gerty, !! but you were close but incorrect ?? It is a relative of the ''arborus persistenti'' commonly known as '' Arborus Shedus Cannotbeatme''

I can't think of the name of it, but it's common in Qld, and yes, very tough.

 

Gerty Dancer wrote:

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Do you know what type of plant it is?

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 Very determined.

I know a few nomads who smoke weed..........and post intelligible stuff afterwoods. Bill

It is great art and it is the stuff that wins prizes. I like two photos especially.

I think rockylizard enjoys a joke as well as appreciating nature.

So, a Stihl life composition in B&W should be next in the series.

Now I am going straight to hell to visit Beth and I was only trying to be helpful too.

I've just remembered that we had one growing years ago, and our pup kept chewing the top off it, but she never killed it. It just sprouted out again! So yes, very hard to kill it.

johnq wrote:

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It is an African Tulip tree, a declared category 3 pest introduced from Africa.

It grows like a weed to 24 metres high and it is broad as well. It will have no difficulty destroying that lovely old architecture and can be expected to grow fast from that size. It is a prolific seeder.

To be honest I probably wouldn't have walked past it without giving it a prune to the ground and some complimentary diesel on the stub.

Absolutely, they're a real pest and next time GN's visit Cairns just look for the red flowers up the sides of the range behind the city. These and Camphor Laurel need eradication.
-- Edited by johnq on Wednesday 22nd of May 2013 03:07:30 PM

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rockylizard wrote:

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Gday...

Just goes to show ya ... like all pests in life - persistent, determined, make a big impression at first but in the end ya jest gotta cut em orf.

Cheers - John

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Ahhh! No wonder it is growing well - it's a weed. Wouldn't that be the case as always.