Tree on the Move!

[WadeH (Wade)]

We do lots of things bigger over here, even landscaping. When a tree is required it is sent out for.

This monster (weighing 36 tonnes) has come about 3 000km's from the Kimberley all the way down to Perth to be replanted at Kings Park. A new main road was under construction up there so rather than bring in the bulldozers it (and several smaller others) were transplanted into a new exhibit.

The photos were taken as the tree passed through our little town of Bullsbrook just out of Perth near the end out its journey. A very impresive sight.

[Kevnool (Kev)]

Pretty impessive send him my way ide love to cut that up as firewood...cheers Kev

[leon]

Bloody hell that is some tree, imagine the hole they have to dig to plant that one.

Leon

[garyp]

I read about this story in my local paper here in New Zealand. It's good to see the pictures.


I heard they under estimated the weight of the tree and had to get a bigger truck. Not surprising, everythings bigger in WA isn't it?


I used to work in WA. I loved it.

[TrevorW]

All I hope is that it survives the trauma of the transplant, transport and Perth's winter weather.

[Ric]

A pretty impressive feat, not something you would see every day.

[Glenhuon (Bill)]

It's a biggy innit I believe there have been a few others transplanted successfully in the past, hope this one survives OK.

Bill

[OneOfOne (Trevor)]

Better to see it survive than for it to become the front page of the newspaper (literally).

[iceman (Mike)]

That's big!

I wish I could "transplant" some trees from my backyard.

[MrB (Simon)]

Originally Posted by Glenhuon

It's a biggy innit I believe there have been a few others transplanted successfully in the past, hope this one survives OK.

Bill

Yep, there is a smaller healthy Boab at Kings Park that I have seen, possibly others.