Boab Tree

Boab tree, Kings Park, Perth, Western Australia. This 750 year old tree was uprooted from Warmun, Kimberly, when it was in the way of a road widening project. The tree was transported 3200 miles to Perth, where it was replanted in Kings Park. The bottle-shaped tree can live for up to 2000 years, weighs 36 tonnes, stands 14 metres high and is 2.5 metres in diameter.

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