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Memorial trees & all TinTs from 2023 on …

Best & fairest - big old wilga TinT with scarred reverse TB
significant spiritual scarring on wilga TinT in Telinebone
This is where the wilga guest emerges from bimblebox host
Remember this is one tree photographed from different angles
The Gomeroi of Murrumanaarr created this astounding tree
Less than 1 K away is another TinT also scarred
This is a Bumble aka Wild orange TinT but the box host is dead
This is the scar on the host & it wont close as the box tree is dead
You can see both the scar & the guest Bumble in this photo
This is the most spectacular rosewood TinT Ive seen
There are deep old coolamons all around the box tree base
This very special tree lives in the neighbor's place on a sandhill ...
The sandhill is on the big warrambool which was the tribal boundary
between the Gomeroi & Euahlayi people with kinship/cultural ties
This tree is both a currant bush TinT and a Ringtree.
It lives on another neighbor's place and there is a well nearby
Ringtrees here show where water can be found
The well is in the sandhills & can still be clearly seen today.
The Gomeroi here liked to camp in sandy places with water
This currant bush TinT is also a Ringtree and is found at a billabong
this billabong is on a watercourse running into the warrambool
There are 2 other Ringtrees here but no more TinTs
This is the inosculation point where the branches were tied together to form a ring
Currant bush aka Warrior bush is the host for the caper butterfly
This big scarred box tree also lives on a neighboring property
The guest shown here is Pimelea microcephala.
other shrubs were planted in trees as well like Nepine & Saltbush
Shrubby rice flower has antibacterial properties so was highly valued
Pimelea microcephala was used to treat respiratory conditions
This bumble guest is growing in the bottom of a U shaped box tree.
The old U shaped box tree has a big scar on the southern trunk
I have made this new gallery for scarred TinTs like these so people ...
..will stop trying to tell me that birds were responsible for them !
This is one of the first scarred Trees in Trees I found.
The scar is shrinking over time & the guest wilga tree is growing
This tree is located on the new Priest paddock tank/ dam
Old Ted Fields watched the earthworks to make sure no CMTs were hurt
This special spiritual place has very special spiritual trees like this
This guest tree has died but I think it was a rosewood aka boonery
It makes a pair of TinTs with the other being a whitewood in dead box
I dont know the significance of the different guests species
but TinTs are often found in pairs. Different trees belonged to different totem groups
you can read all about the Euahlayi totems in Katie Langloh Parker's book
This is one of my favourite wilga TinTs & its also scarred
The wilga guest is quite inconspicuous. The box tree host is older than it looks
You can park in the shade of this TinT & never notice its 2 in 1
Unlike Peach bush, wilga do not sucker. This guest was PLANTED
This scarred wilga TinT is about 1 k away from the scarred bumble TinT
This big old dead box tree has an old peach bush growing out of it
the peach tree isnt looking too hot either!
there are 2 deep axe cuts in the trunk below the guest/ host junction
this doesnt prove the Gomeroi ancestors put the seed/ seedling there
but it does prove they were up there ...
the problem with peach bush guests is that they sucker rampantly
this scarred tree has peach bush growing out of it everywhere
so its hard to say if it was planted or suckered there
this scarred tree has 2 different guests, both are vines
one is the gargaloo - Parsonsia eucalyphylla aka gugumadharraa
the other is Nepine aka ngaybaan or Capparis lasiantha
now this is an interesting tree out in Warrambool paddock
another U-bend box- 1 half scarred & the other half a TinT
this is the guest-currant bush aka wayaarra or Apophyllum anomalum
and this is where it lives- Ive seen currant bush layered into trees
this old box tree lives on a neighboring property & is stunning
beside the big old scar grows a small tree-dont be fooled by its size
I think its a rosewood but could be a wilga or butterbush - V.old
here is another peach bush infested scarred box next door
again its not clear if the peach bush was planted or suckered there
There must be both a cultural & botanical reason for this
just need some Indig. & academic support to find the answers ????
Ive known this CMTinT for a long time. The host is poisoned
as you can see this big old box tree host is multiscarred
the guest here is rosewood aka boonery or Alectryon oleifolius
Im guessing the dead host is a bimblebox because its red soil
this combo is interesting because the scar is cut with a steel axe
the guest is gargaloo which is supposed to be poisonous
many of the camps here have lots of gargaloo growing
so it must have been useful/ important. Needs research ???
sadly this lovely old CMTinT is dead & lost forever.
I dont have the GPS data for this & its on a neighbor's property
Ive also lost this supplejack growing in big double scarred box
This quinine in the scarred box has died in the last 10 years
I think it suffered from too little light beside the big old fire box
how it grew & why it died-Google new research into 'wood wide web'
I suspect many TinTs have failed over the years ...
This is a smallish bumble living in a scarred coolabah
this type of scar is also found on ringbarked coolabahs
any damage causes scarring & the 1880's ringbarking often failed
Gomeroi here would still be practicing their culture in the 1880s
this box tree coolamon has peach bush growing up through it
I dont think the peach bush was planted rather it suckered its way in
peach bush aka Ehretia saligna is a very important cultural tree
all the old gomeroi camps are sheltered/ protected by peach bush
here is another peach bush CMTinT on Wailwun land
this peach bush was planted here in the this closed up scar
this Wailwun camp in a black box swamp about 10 ks from Cuddie springs
there are no sandhills there but the swamp centre is sandy
here is another CMTinT from the same swamp but the guest is wilga
again the scar looks like a failed ringbarking attempt?
there are over a dozen wilga TinTs in the swamp around this camp.
this shield shaped coolamon has 2 guests growing in the base
the guests are wilga & Nepine or possibly a small bumble?
Capparis mitchelli or Capparis lasiantha? I think its a Nepine aka ngaybaan
possibly the only double guest CMTinT ?
This a small whitewood tree growing high up in a dead scarred box
this whitewood aka Atalaya hemiglauca is way older than it looks
you can see the scar is cultural because of the stone axe burls
whitewood guests live high up in their hosts - think the Indig. name is birraa?
This scarred coolabah on the Gingie rd songline looks like a CMTinT
but Jen thinks its just an unusually shaped mistletoe
Allo spotted this a few weeks ago - good eyes- not so good phone camera
this looks more like a coolabah branch then a guest tree
these leaves look like wild lime but there are coolabah leaves at the end of the branch
Russell Fairfax is a handy climber so we will get him to look next time they come
there are 2 guests - peach bush & nepine growing out of this scartree
the scarred trunk has broken off but is kept alive by 2 epicormic shoots
peach bush has suckered up through the edge of the scar
The peach bush guest was probably not planted inside this scartree
There are many TinTs around this camp on the billabong here in TB
recovering old peach bush guest in dead box at culvert camp TB
another peach bush CMTinT in near the billabong in Telinebone
Its not possible to know if peach bush was planted in this coolamon
Its possible these sloping coolamons were used for potty training?
Pimelea microcephala planted in big old scarred box
The stems of this shrub contains tough fibre for rope making.
new CMTinT at Avon near the old water catchment
the guest is a small rosewood aka Alectryon oleifolius
the rosewood guest doesnt get much sunlight so remains small
this camp is 100 mts or so from the catchment with the V.old coolabah
The natural water catchment was vital & is surrounded by ringtrees
This CMTinT is really a fake I think
I think the small peach bush guest has suckered its way into the scar
here you see the small peach bush next to big axtrax burl
the scar itself is magnificent like most Tungra scars
but I dont think the peach bush seed/ seedling was planted in it
This currant bush CMTinT is cultural but the scar is small
here is the currant bush guest growing a long way up in a dead stump
here is the small axe cut scar - seems like the box tree was marked
This is more likely a memorial tree in Tungra
believe it or not growing a tree in a solid non eucalypt is possible
in this case its a bumble aka Wild orange growing in a dead ironwood
they have cut a small coolmon out of the host to channel rain maybe?
the bumble roots must be down inside the divided ironwood trunk
like the wilga in ironwood in WB these guests are stressed & woody
ironwood is v.hard as the name suggests so this CMTinT shouldnt be possible
here we have a peach bush growing out of a double scarred box
the peach bush emerges from the smaller scar at a 45' angle
It is possible the peach bush suckered up into the host?
Its also possible it was grown there as a memorial !
the nearest peach bush is quite a distance away so Im with the memorial
There are simply too many CMTinTs to be flukes
this is another double scarred box with a currant bush guest.
there is a deep old standard type scar & a small scar where the currant bush emerges
I think they cut into the cambium to plant the current bush & left a scar
unfortunately this CMTinT is obscured by a big supplejack
If I had driven past the other side I would have missed the currant bush
not easy to photograph but not easy to forget either
This would have to be the most spectacular CMTinT Ive seen so far
Here you can see the scar on one side with the 2 mature guests hanging out the other
The big box host is dead & the rosewood guest has died back to its base
here is the rosewood reshoot - the big peach bush is thriving
here you see rosewood roots exposed suggesting the host crotch may have been bigger originally?
this is a closer view showing the scar & the trunk bases of the guests
another peach bush growing in a scarred box tree host
This peachbush guest could have suckered itself up thru the old box
This is a really weird CMTinT - 2 dead guests in a scarred box stump
you can see how the old scar has been cut to make a wooden pot
the epicormic shoots come either from the scar or wooden 'pot'
to complicate matters the 'pot' seems to cut with a steel axe
the bigger of the dead guests was a budda tree (Eremophila mitchellii)
the smaller guest has been dead longer & is hard to identify
this CMTinT has a Pimelea microcephala growing out of the scar top
Ive only noticed 2 P. microcephalas in Tungra - both living as guests in boxtrees
this is a memorial to some one important who has died years ago
the box host also has a long almost closed scar on the reverse side
Pimelea microcephala aka shrubby rice-flower is a powerful medicinal
This is a very significant spiritual tree its a shame no one is interested
This bumble in dead box in Tungra has multiple scars
Its among a group of 5 TinTs in the most southern paddock
the 5 TinTs are all old, all have different guests & all are within 100 mts
This is a very old camp & is undisturbed. There are no small TinTs
This double dead is on the outskirts of the main camp in Wallangilla
the box tree host was poisoned in the 1980s & the wilga guest died recently
this deep coolamon on the trunk makes me reclassify it as a memorial tree
this classification is arbitrary & may turn out to be incorrect
If we had a botanist to help we might find out more about the symbiotic relationship between host & guest
This tree removes all doubt that the people at murrumanaarr grew trees in other trees
as you get closer you can see this is a Ringtree as well as a TinT
closer still you can see the guest Bumble aka Wild orange is planted in this old scar
you can see how they have cut into the scar with an axe to make a place for the guest
from this angle you can clearly see the man made crotch on this box tree
There can be no denying this is the work of the Gomeroi aka Kamilaroi ancestors
they also added a 'Ring' to indicate underground water perhaps?
or just for the hell of it? when do 'modifications' become art?
whitewood guest in old scarred box on NN
Ive included this TinT in the memorial archive because the broken trunk is scarred
this scarred section has broken off but its still clearly an old scar
the guest is small compared to the host but bigger is not always older
here is a rare 50:50 tree where half is box & half is rosewood
the only other 50:50 tree is over 30 ks north & is a box/ redgum combo
Im making it 'memorial' as the rosewood stump has been cut with a stone axe
you can see how the rosewood has been planted in the box tree
these trees are not side by side. Rosewood aka Boonery (Alectryon_oleifolius)
TinTs are often in pairs - you can see a dead budda in box nearby ..
20 mts away from the 50:50 tree - probability of natural causes - 0 %
This currant bush in coolabah TinT out in Goorie is also a ring tree
here is the ring - this memorial tree is not on the paleochannel btw
the ancestors could grow anything in anything anywhere
one branch has been rerooted & is growing away - a work in progress
this memorial tree is a wilga in scarred box with big epicormic shoot
the scar & the epicormic shoot are the same age. Its not known when the wilga was added
this is the neighborhood where the memorial tree lives - its the furthest away
what are the chances of this wilga growing in the old box naturally?
the wilga doesnt look as old but guests grow at different rates than normal
botanists specializing in native trees are needed if there is anyone out there?
new pic showing where the scar was opened up to insert bumble guest
this TinT lives along the Ginghet that flows out of the Macquarie marshes.
The Ginghet only flows in floods now but was more reliable before irrigation
the wilga guest was planted where the central trunk used to be
as you can see the central trunk/ bole was removed with a stone axe.
its this stone axe cut that puts this TinT in the "memorial" archive
This is another Ginghet memorial tree - wilga in dead black box
I think there were 2 guests but 1 has died as you can see here
the dead box host has been "carved" - the only known carved TinT
the carving has grown over slightly but you can still see it here
And here. Ive seen this 5 cornered star scar here on Gomeroi land
the Ginghet runs through Wailwun land & the clans intermarried
this old coolabah plays host to a currant/ warrior bush guest
this coolabah TinT was also a possum tree many years ago.
they built a small fire in this hollow trunk to smoke out a possum
I think they planted currant bush fruits in here for sustainability
emus love the fruit too so possibly an emu pooped the seeds in there?
Hahaha emus cant climb. Humans, or more specifically, Gomeroi did this
another old coolabah with a currant bush guest on the neighbours place
Coolabahs seem to host only currant bush or bumble - why is this so?
Ive put this TinT in the memorial archive because the marked stump
you can see it closer here-a carved line on the stone axe cut stump
there is also cutting/ carving here - unless its just borers?
I will give it the benefit of the doubt. Coolabah hosts are not common
Ive driven past this memorial tree a dozen times but dismissed it
because the guest currant bush is at ground level its tricky
so today I got off my arse & had a good look around ...
the currant bush guest is definitely growing inside the box tree
sometimes you just need to get off your bum & have a proper look
I have so why dont you?
this peach bush in bimble box isnt new - Ive just reclassified it
There are a few peach bush TinTs at this camp but this host is scarred
as you can see from this guest/ host junction, the peach bush has lived here a long time
This camp is on the edge of a big coolabah swamp with a well
the well goes dry in extreme drought but atm there is plenty of water
I think the peach bush guests at this camp are architectural not memorial
Kurrajong in scarred coolabah - Burrendong way Wellington
1st time Ive seen a Kurrajong guest but Jen knows of another I think
this guest has seeded a cluster of smaller kurrajongs at the base
The host is very old & the scar deep. There will be others on Wiradjuri country
husband Charlie is a good stand in when you havent got a kelpie handy
1st Wiradjuri TinT but it wont be the last - anyone interested?
This TinT is a memorial to someone from the eagle hereditary totem
the eagle mark can be found on other dead trees at camps here
this mark is also on a dead tree in the GGS camp on Wailwan country
this memorial tree at the moonal has 2 eagle marks
This totem mark would on the persons chest as a "mombarai" or cicatrix
the old rosewood guest is a sub totem of the eagle hawk group
among the Gomeroi the "mombarai"scars of your clan are engraved ...
on the tree where you were buried. The eagle marks are preserved on this dead eucalypt
These 2 trees combine to form a memorial or signify a woman's place
the guest is a small rosewood/ boonery tree & the host is coolabah
Coolabah trees are less generous hosts than Bimblebox
the guests are small and restricted to 6 species
Nepine Currant bush Boobialla Rosewood Whitewood & Bumble
Ive seen this peach bush in a big old box in the feedlot swamp before
Im reclassifying it here as the fallen central bole is cut for 'resources'
this stone axe cut slot is for extracting a recalcitrant possum
possibly a goanna but they are more common & accessible?
this is a 'resource extraction' CMT with a peach bush guest.
here is the old peach bush guest - a pay back for use of the original trunk
This peach bush infested box tree is also getting reclassified
you need to up close to see whats going on
in this photo you can see the long cultural on the old box trunk
here is where the guest emerges from the top of the scar
they cut into the top of the scar here to plant the peach bush
My TinT Gallery is full so Im using this one for all TinTs in 2023
Its not statistically possible that of the 30 coolabah TinTs none have wilga or peach bush guests in them
Wilga & Peach bush are the most common Box tree guests - why dont they grow in coolabahs?
Because they were only planted in box trees like this super high one RT
V.high peach bush guest - planted not suckered RT
I usually dont record Thorny saltbush guests but this one is huge RT
I dont think Thorny saltbush grows in coolabah trees either?
Whitewood does though but is more commonly its found in bimblebox
here you see it growing part way up a slanted box tree RT
Butter bush are not found in Coolabahs but they are a relatively rare guest
this one is growing very low down the trunk like the box grew around it
This supplejack in box is the opposite - the guest SJ is smaller than nearby SJ
but who is the parent here? Has the guest SJ died back & regrown periodically in the past?
Supplejack in dead box stump at DD camp on Tungra
big supplejack guests are uncommon - they start off as a vine T23
This is the first fallen double dead Ive seen - the guest is unknown
if this DD had fallen the other way the guests would have rotted away
luckily you can still see the guest's root system from inside the boxtree
This huge wilga in dead box is simply awesome - DD camp Tungra
the huge wilga has outcompeted the old box tree
unusual - mostly wilga & box trees co exist for hundreds of years
I think that this TinT combo is the same age as the Double Dead
Probably a memorial tree as its also scarred - did the well water fail?
this is a pimelea microcephala SHrub inTree. Definitely cultural
Not only were trees planted in other trees but shrubs/ bushes were too
like Rhagodia species the "shrubby rice flower" lives for a very long time
Peach bush growing in the soil beside Peach bush growing in a box tree
I think the TinT Pb is the parent of the conventional Pb
smaller due to restricted sunlight nutrients & water but older
this guest is a rosewood aka boonery - Alectryon oleifolius
little is known about the rosewood but its hard to germinate
the Gomeroi of murra-manaarr didnt seem to have a problem though?
In this Peach bush camp there are 4 big old Pb in box TinTs
There are a few small Pb guests but they have probably suckered
I dont record these anymore - the whole camp is a mass of Pb
this is biggest Peach bush guest - almost as big as its box tree host
Pb have bright green leaves & are easy to see growing in eucalypts
they only grow in bimblebox - if TinTs were natural
there would be Peach bush in coolabah as well - also Wilga
here is another P.b in box TinT near by. This Pb is smaller
but would have been planted at the same time
its circumstances are less favourable so it hasn't grown as well
another big Peach bush in Box TinT at this camp - PB camp
the box has a closed up coolamon so its very old by definition
This would be classified a "memorial" tree previously in 2022
I am simply out of space to record the amount of TinTs here
This Pb in box is close to the other 3 at this camp
I would have classified it a 'memorial' tree previously due to the scar
Did they cut this crotch to plant the Pb or plant the Pb to compensate?
Not all guests are trees - many are shrubs or vines like this one
I only record the really big or old looking ones like this
This old bumble in box guest is coming toward the end of its life
just how long that life has been nobody knows
the bump at the base of the box gives away its creators
this wilga in box is probably the same age as the bumble in box
we know the old people created these TinTs but we dont know why?
they cant all have been memorials to a loved one can they?
and why are some guests so small? Delayed germination probably
seeds can be dormant for hundreds even thousands of years
trees like this are not seen, researched or protected in Australia
Ask your Elders, Land councils, universities why not? Then let me know ...
Pimelea growing in dead funnel on a a multitrunked box tree
you can see how this funnel has been burnt on the inside only RT
check this out ... only the 2nd leafless cherry guest ever found? RT
Leafless cherry/ ballart aka Exocarpus aphyllus has edible fruit
The Noongar also boiled the stems for colds, sores & poultices
leafless cherry is "hemiparasitic" - feeding off the roots of a host plant
leafless cherries are widespread on the floodplains
usually found beside Coolabahs never inside bimblebox bases
here is a wilga growing in a box crotch but looking stressed RT
normally wilga guests are found lower down the trunk than this
this summer has been very dry after after 3 wet years
here is an old bumble growing in the base of a box tree RT
the central trunk has been removed leaving a ground level crotch
this is typical around this area on the neighbours place
Ive displayed this triple TinT before - but the guests have grown
Pimelea & rosewood are intertwined while the little wilga is apart
another astonishing double TinT on the neighbour's place
both the rosewood & the currant bush guests are doing well
the box tree beside this double TinT has the eagle mark carved on it
the eagle symbol has been found on another TinT & other CMTs
I think this is the memorial for a person of the eagle totem
again the guest, or at least one of them, is a rosewood too
another double guest TinT but this is a Peach bush & Nepine combo
this TinT is very close to 2 other Peach bush TinTs in a trio
small wilting wilga in box on the neighbours
this wilga guest is way older than it looks I reckon
Wilga in Box is the 2nd most common TinT combo RT
There are not many CMTs around this Currant bush TinT RT
there is, however, this unique Belah ringtree nearby
There are many currant bush TinTs on this country
this one is typical of the Apophyllum anomalum in box variety
you could easily walk past this Budda in Box & never notice it KW
some TinTs stand out like dog's wotsits but not often
you have to actively look for TinTs - some are relatively small
if there are no other CMTs around they are likely to be natural
Probably the most astonishing TinT Ive ever seen!
This is the very old very dead Ironwood (Acacia excelsa) host
this is the mature rosewood (Alectryon oleifolius) guest
How is it possible to grow a tree inside a SOLID tree ???
todays botanists & arborists know bugga all in comparison
the old clever people did this & they need to be acknowledged
not so far away is another smallish wilga in a big box tree
I think the growth of the guest depends mostly on its position
wilgas for example need plenty of sunlight to thrive
we dont count nepine as a true guest unless its very old
despite the fact its living in a stone axe cut box crotch
what about thorny saltbush? That would be a can of worms ...
we do count the shrubby rice flower (Pimelea microcephala)
as its a known medicinal plant (antibacterial/ antimicrobial)
here is an interesting small whitewood TinT beside a big whitewood
the box host is a CMT which makes it likely the guest is planted
but the whitewood guest is small & the adjacent whitewood big
it looks like it was naturally seeded not planted - tricky one!
this is a supplejack in box TinT nearby which is also a bit tricky
young supplejacks are vines & are found growing on other trees
'on' is not 'in' & we count supplejacks (Ventilago viminalis) as guests
this small wilga TinT nearby is not straight forward either
for a start the host has been cut with a chainsaw?
also there are other shrubs - dying thorny saltbush & something else
also around this area on the neighbours is another pine in box TinT
I think this is pine TinT number 4 but this one is the biggest
the box crotch looks like it was cut with a stone axe
another smallish but oldish currant bush TinT - RT
the currant bush is where the caper butterfly lay eggs/ pupa
aka warrior bush which came from the Euahlayi "wayaarra"
my old friend - the rosewood TinT with 4 deep coolamons
currant bush is the most common TinT guest around this area
the small purple fruit are quite yummy & a favourite of emus
I dunno why there are so many currant bush TinTs along the big Warrambool?
Another Wilga in box in the TinT style of this warrambool country
this box host is also a CMT - see the coolamon on 1 of its trunks
the guest is growing in the base of the box where the main trunk used to be
I used to have a different archive for CMTinTS or memorial trees
but I ran out of space - wouldnt that tell you something ???
small whitewood in big box on Wailwun country
this whitewood is probably older than it looks
This is an Eremophila growing as a guest in a box tree on Avon
It could be E.longifolia or E.bignoniiflora or maybe a butterbush?
another old thorny saltbush in box in the Avon house camp
Ginghet guests - some tiny some huge! Like this big old wilga in box
the question here is - Did the wilga out-compete the old bimblebox?
Or was the wilga planted in a dead box stump?
Both guest & host are very old so would be cultural without a doubt
a short distance away is this little rosewood in big bimblebox.
Its possible this little rosewood is the same age as the big wilga
The difference in growing conditions may account for the size differential..
this wilga TinT lives beside the Ginghet. The host has been poisoned
the 2022 floods have killed many scrub trees along the Ginghet
Not this guest however. Wilgas are very tough drought tolerant trees
But they hate wet feet! Prolonged flooding has probably killed this guest
not only are conventionally growing wilgas dead here
Wilga guests have also turned up their toes - shame
floods dont seem to bother whitewood guests?
this host has also been poisoned years ago but the guest is fine.
this is actually a double - the smaller guest has died - probably saltbush
this wilga guest has also fallen victim to waterlogging
same age as the last wilga double dead & very close together
other flood casualties incl. budda rosewood & leopardwood
I think this is a reshoot not a TinT
The dead host & reshoot would be coolabah or blackbox
this old blackbox plays host to 2 guests - whitewood & nepine
again the guests seem young because they are small
blackbox is the 2nd most common host out of 6-700 TinTs
I think this host is a blackbox too with a dead shrub guest
This last TinT is the most common combo - wilga in bimblebox
see how tight the fit is - the box crotch has closed around the wilga trunk
The Wailwun people have created this TinT not nature
Truth is stranger than fiction - wilga growing out the top of a leopardwood tree
special wailwun TinT combo near the Ginghet floodplain
3 of these multi trunks have been cut off with a steel axe for fenceposts?
this crotch contains a currant bush guest that has been there longer than its size suggests
the wilga beside this TinT has been modified send out a shoot that is threaded back thru
the chances of this dual use combo occurring naturally would be 0
this is another dual use TinT but this time the guest has been cut for stock feed
wilga like many of the 20 odd TinT guests is edible and used in times of drought
I think the box tree host may have been 'rung' in the past
Ringbarking often failed as box trees just reshot below or beside the wound
here is your more 'normal' wilga in bimble box TinT
slightly away from the Ginghet floodplain but near a good tank
Tanks were dug in the late 1800s at natural water catchments or depressions
this is not a TinT but a reshoot on a poisoned or rung blackbox
This wilga/ box combo comes perilously close to a 50:50 tree ?????
this is a small rosewood in blackbox on the Ginghet floodplain
coolibahs & blackbox are very similar but the coolibah is barkless on its extremities
rosewood & whitewood are also similar but have different coloured wood
here is a big wilga in a dead blackbox or bimblebox.
the dead host wouldnt have been a coolabah because they didnt create that combo
why they didnt plant wilga or peach bush in coolibahs may be to do with totems
I know this TinT is cultural because this branch has been cut with a stone axe
this double dead combo must also be cultural for the same reason
this is a recently drowned wilga growing (was) in a poisoned box tree
this is how I know the box host was poisoned - these are Tordon cuts
There are many drowned wilgas & buddas along the Ginghet incl. TinTs
The flood was longer than usual due to continual water releases from Burrrendong dam
Back on Gingie I noticed one of the currant bush TinT guests has died
Box host of the biggest TinT here is dropping branches regularly
smallish butterbush in box on neighbouring property
interestingly the conventional butterbush beside looks the same age?
the guest is growing in a split or a healed scar on the box tree host
This is a wilga in box TinT located in a sandhill near the Barwon
the box host looks way older than the wilga guest
another wilga in box near the Barwon - this one is much bigger
This camp has 10 TinTs in total & is about 0.41 ks across
there is water under the sand here like at Gingie accessed by wells
here is another classic wilga TinT closeby
you can see how the box takes the top story & the wilga the bottom
classic & undeniably cultural. Wilga & box - a perfect fit!
this wilga guest at this Barwon camp has died unfortunately.
the box trunk has split leaving the wilga's roots exposed..
Wilga & bimblebox combo TinTs seem to be the most successful.
so this is another wilga TinT from the Barwon camp
you can see how the wilga guest emerges from the closing scar
although the wilga guest isn't big doesn't mean its not old ...
this is a peach bush in box TinT at this Barwon camp
On the edge of a farming paddock you can see in the background
This PB guest may have suckered in here? Or been planted here & eaten off
here is a tiny rosewood guest living in a huge box tree on the Ginghet
there is another tiny guest as well - probably native jasmine
lack of sunlight prevents these guests from growing I think
this is another Ginghet BinT - the dead guest is a shrub of some sort
the dying guest is a climbing saltbush - the host is a big blackbox I think
another small wilga in box TinT in Priest paddock Gingie
there are 3 guests in this crotch - wilga, climbing saltbush & the other is dead
Im guessing the dead guest is a quinine but its way older than it looks
so this wilga TinT is way more complex than it appears in this pic
Another wilga TinT in Priest - this one is old - how have I missed it?
its been planted in a box stump & is the age of those epicormic shoots
this box tree has been cut down & the stump has been replanted
this happened a long time ago - amazed I havent come across this 1 before?
back on Gingie this is a smallish Quinine in box TinT
you can see how its growing now one of the multi trunks has fallen
Perhaps the hollow trunk was stuffed with seed?
here is a big old Peach bush living in a big old deeply scarred box tree
this is another of the 10 TinTs on a sandhill near the Barwon river
the Peach bush guest has totally infested this old box as you can see
another fascinating Peach bush TinT in an old scarred box
the Pb has suckered all around the base of the scar
and on the ground all around this old box tree in a ring cluster
this is the only non Pb or wilga guest at this camp - Pimelea microcephala
Pimelea was an important medicinal shrub often found as a guest
adjacent to that is a wilga in box TinT - typical & timeless
you can see how embedded the wilga guest is
it didnt come down in the last shower - planted & protected
another Peach bush CMTinT -the fallen log has an old scar on it
the growing Pb guest may have pushed out this tri - trunk
by falling out the scarred trunk has let more light in for the Pb
this is another Leafless cherry/ ballart living in a coolabah root/ trunk
the Exocarpus aphyllus has died but its still firmly wedged
there is another stump also wedged in the encircling roots
the root might be a lateral shoot that has been forced down low?
if the twisted roots grew around the guest - how old must it be? Incredible!
spot the TinT ? Whitewood guests like the upper stories ...
there's a fallen branch on the ground from the guest crotch or the coolamon
guest trees need plenty of sunlight to get this tall - reach for the sky
high peach bush in box in the old camp beside the airstrip
deliberately planted by the gomeroi "arbortects" of Murramanaarrr
this TinT is 500 mtrs from my house but I hadnt noticed it before
here is the scar on the other side of this TinT - deliberate epiphytes not accidental
also this nepine/ Capparis lasiantha in box at the same camp
look up & live - you may find a TinT or BinT where you least expect
This TinT is over on Wailwun country south of Cuddie springs
The wilga guest seems to have put a root out of the box tree crotch
Or the wilga guest has grown into the box crotch & rerooted there?
whatever - its still a TinT growing in a 400 mm / 16" rainfall zone
As is this double guest wilga & climbing saltbush TinT nearby
this is the guest/ host junction - does this look accidental to you?
If you cant see wailwun hands all over this combo you are blind
On the other hand this BinT could well be naturally occuring
various saltbushes (Rhagodia) colonise old eucalypt crotches
this shrub - Pimelea microcephala - is often planted in eucalypts
even tho its small I still think this guest is deliberate not accidental
for the doubting Thomas's I give you the 50:50 trees
this is where they have planted & grown 2 species in 1 trunk
in this case a wilga has been grown within the base of a box tree
these 2 in 1 trees are rare and only found at the best camps
if you think this is a freak of nature you need better glasses ...
you can find this between Cuddie springs & the Marra creek
another wilga in box TinT between the Marra & Cuddie springs
the box has 2 big scars - the peach bush guest is growing out of 1
here is the scar on the other side of the host without any guest
and here is the scar from where the Peach bush grows out of
the piece de resistance of this wailwun swamp is this ancient TinT
the V.old wilga guest seems to have out competed its host
after battling it out for centuries the wilga has split open & killed its host
here is the wilga rootball - what an epic battle for survival
If you think this awesome combo is 'accidental' you have rocks in your head
not epic just an ordinary every day peach bush in box TinT
the peach bush has been planted here - not suckered in
this stump was cut with a stone axe next to the peach bush guest
This peach bush has suckered into the dead scartree - not a TinT
However this peach bush has been planted into its host
if you've seen as many peach bush TinTs as me you tell the difference
this is another peach bush in box TinT near the sandhill
the guest is not so big but size & age doesnt always correlate
talking 16" rainfall & living within a living eucalypt host
just metres away another Peach bush TinT
this is why they are the most common guest colonisers
new triple TinT at old wells. 2X Peach bush & 1 Rosewood
here is one of the Peach bush guests - small but old
here is the Rosewood guest identified by [email protected]
you can see the 2nd Peach bush guest better in this photo
Here is another Peach bush TinT but the eucalypt host is dead
the Peach bush may have suckered its way in there not necessarily planted
This Peach bush has suckered its way into the old box tree scar
The murramanaarr sandhills are full of peach bush clusters
Budda (Eremophila mitchellii) does not sucker
This Budda has been planted in this Bimble box by the Gomilaroi ancestors.
The crotch looks like it has been cut with a steel axe
Another small peach bush TinT that Ive missed in this area
I think this one has suckered in as well
Here is a Whitewood in box over on Wailwun country
There is a Paleochannel there similar to this one but on a smaller scale
Whitewood guests are often found growing high up in their hosts
This Peach bush cluster in a nearby swamp contains one PbTinT
Its probably small because its sharing a crotch with a thorny saltbush
This Peach bush guest in the adjacent swamp is reaching out for sunlight
you can see its living in a stump thats part of the box tree host
This native jasmine VinT is not counted in the total as its common
another peach bush in box in the Marra creek paleochannel
its growing within the old trunk edge of a reshot box tree
This P.b could have suckered in there as well but hard to say
This beauty is a rare Leopardwood TinT with 2 X large scars
I only know of 2 other Leopardwood TinTs - both quite small
1 scar has broken off giving the Leopardwood more sunlight
this is the other scar around the back of the box tree host
This is a memorial tree & may have been used as a repository for bones
across the track is a big old Rosewood TinT with a Nepine as well
Both the Rosewood & the Nepine have been there a long time
both crotches have been cut with a stone axe. This TinT is also special
This may be a burial ground but we will never know
the third special tree here is a supplejack & thorny saltbush TinT
Supplejacks are often found growing ON eucalypts but not IN
A lot of time & care went into growing this group of 3 special TinTs
I think this Peach bush was planted in this old box tree not suckered in
you can see how its older & deeper rooted. Also its close to the "specials"
Pb is the most common guest but its a rampant suckerer so that maybe why?
These are the impossible TinTs that do my head in ...
this Wilga guest is growing in a solid Ironwood host!
Ironwood aka Acacia excelsa aka dhan.gayan.gan is solid
Unlike eucalypts that hollow out with age - so where do the roots go?
Both wilga & ironwood are healthy & living a few 100 metres from my house.
dead unknown guest in Telinebone cluster
this is not a box reshoot but I dunno what species this guest is? Possibly butterbush?
Peach bush suckers up thru live & dead box trees along paleochannels
because old box trees are hollow inside & peach bush is a rampant suckering tree
peach bush (Ehretia saligna) clusters are found almost all the old camps here
This big old coolabah at Sparkes warrambool bridge has a tiny guest
It could be a number of species - wilga rosewood eurah beefwood black wattle
I think its either rosewood or black wattle - wilga's leaves droop downwards
black wattle was used as a fish poison so it would be useful at the big waterhole
this is a much bigger TinT guest already recorded at Sparkes warrambool
further down the warrambool there is a small wilga in blackbox
I walked south along Sparkes Warrnambool for some ks but only found this
There were no sandy places to camp along this warrambool aka the Mungeroo
My friend Pricsilla & I found this peach bush in massive box 2 vweeks ago
Its actually a double with a small currant bush growing in the box crotch too
the central trunk was removed a very long time ago
probably to make a filter for the well somewhere nearby
not all peach bush guests sucker into their hosts. Many are planted like this one
this spindly little guest is a Quinine tree aka gadibundhu
Its scientific name is Alstonia constricta & its mid common
It is medicinal & Priscilla says the bark is used as black dye as well
smallish Budda in box in the murra-manaarr paleochannel
Budda aka badha (Eremophila mitchellii) is another important tree
Budda is often multi-stemmed but when it grows as a guest it has only 1 trunk
this old scartree is infested with peach bush
Ive recorded a similar scarred box with peach bush exiting everywhere
there are 2 in this area that look very similar & the gps data is unreliable
here we have a small wilga unusually high up in a box tree
wilga aka dhiil is used at burials as well as being a medicine
wilga is one of the most common guests but only in box or blackbox
this is a small supplejack in box nearby. Reasonably common guest
Ventilago viminalis aka ganayanay is used for making fire
here is a small Pimelea micrcephala guest & 2 stone axe cut stumps
I think this is another quinine in box in Telinebone
the leaves are quite similar to peach bush
but the bark is quite distinctive & it suckers less in the sand
smallish wilga in blackbox just off the Billybingbone rd
dont let the size of this wilga guest fool you into thinking its young
there are plenty of small wailwun wilga TinTs just biding their time
This peach bush TinT lives in another swamp nearby
the guest is growing out of an old scar or suckered up thru
this peach bush guest has suckered up thru an old stump
this P.b guest has also emerged from a box tree scar
this is a supplejack growing out of a dead eucalypt stump
same Billybingbone rd paleochannel intersection
looks like the stump has been cut with a steel axe
this box crotch contains a small Pimelea - powerful medicine
nearby is a wilga in box stump - think the epicormic shoot is alive
this box stump looks like its been cut with stone axe not steel
see how uneven the top of the stump looks - Wailwun axe
this peach bush has suckered into the dead box scar
this prone peach bush guest is ancient. It may be the parent of all the others
here is where it emerges out of an old box tree - broken open
The P.b has either grown out in search of light or has fallen out
this is a wailwun central camp with a dichondra carpet on Billybingbone rd
another suckering peach bush in box on the Marra ck paleochannel
this P.b in box is way more interesting - it may have suckered in there
but that was a long time ago ... old hosts & old guests along Billybingbone rd
The P.b has grown thru all the hollow spaces of the old box tree
this old box is also totally infested with Peach bush
like an invasive cancer the guest spreads thru the old hollow box tree
this peach bush has suckered up & thru this dead box
so has this one - feeding off the decaying box tree's nutrients
guests vary - some are trees, some are bushes & some are grass
some are also vines like this gargaloo (Parsonsia eucalyptophylla)
more suckering peach bush on a dead box tree - ringbarked
looks like a steel axe cut in there. South of Billybingbone rd
this P.b/ box TinT is a mess. dead branches & peach bush everywhere
here is the guest host junction - more suckered than planted
Yet another peach bush growing out of a box crotch from this swamp
boring to enter & no doubt boring to read ...
at last a new guest - Pimelea microcephala in blackbox I think
small but old I reckon but important for the medicinal needs of the clan
this pimelea TinT is bigger growing on the Billybingbone rd
where it intersects with the Marra cr paleochannel
technically a BinT but counted as a tinT unlike Thorny saltbush
Wilga in box stone axe cut stump Marra ck paleochannel
Wilga TinTs are the most common on Wailwun country
There are more Peach bush TinTs but most are suckered not planted
this big wilga TinT nearby is both unusual & majestic
normally wilga guests are planted in boxtree crotches lower down the trunk
midtree wilga guests are rarer & usually small
this wilga has been living in this box tree a long time ...
as has this whitewood in box which normally lives high in its box host
whitewood guests are quite common here but less so in wailwun country
There is less variation of guests south of cuddie springs
This old dead box is totally infested with suckering peach bush
Its found on a billabong of what was heavily visited camp
you can see the peach bush poking out thru holes in the decaying box
this massive old peach bush cluster is home to some creature
every stump & crotch is full of suckering peach bush on this billabong
Another common guest over on the Marra ck paleochannel
is pimelea microcephala aka shrubby rice flower shrubby rice l
here is a bigger one but size is not a true indicator of age with guests
the pimelea is a powerful medicinal shrub.
very few camps dont have it growing conventionally or as a BinT
Also the common wilga tree - growing in the ground or as a TinT
Wilga is the 2nd most common guest after Peach bush
but peach bush has often suckered into box hosts rather than being planted
really I think wilga is the most common true guest by a long margin
rosewood is also a common guest. They are believed to sucker too
they dont sucker into box trees as guests - Ive never seen this
rosewood TinTs are a usually a long way any conventionally growing rosewood
In 3 years this sick currant bush TinT has deteriorated into a double dead
there are strange marks are on the dead guest (Currant bush)
this ex-mystery guest is a bimblebox like the dead host - a reshoot not TinT
there used to be a boobialla in this box tree crotch as well
some guests are dying now - old age or over competition?
I think this may be another 50:50 tree along the warrambool
Its a whitewood & coolabah but no other CMTs nearby so ?
This supplejack TinT is about 10 mtrs from a heavy old gringing stone
this supplejack has been growing in the box tree base for ages
there is a sandy camp nearby with another TinT & ringtree as well
this is a Mirrii (Exocarpus aphyllus) in box in our Warrambool paddock.
Mirrii are semi-parasitic, requiring the roots of a host tree
the wood in the centre is the scar face of the missing central bole.
how did they get a root hemiparasite to grow in an above ground box crotch?
here is a big wilga TinT at the same camp along the Warrambool
This belah dominant camp also had permanent water
I think I may have finally found all the camps in this paddock!
there are thousands of trees & lignum filled Warrnambool channels
Compare that big old wilga guest with this tiny little one ????
technically this is a double TinT in Priest paddock
we dont count Climbing saltbush aka Einadia nutans as its naturally occurring.
this is only recorded as a Currant bush TinT of which there are many
nepine (Capparis lasiantha) is also not counted as a TinT
this big old box beside the bone TinT also has a secret
very big branches have broken off the tree & in the centre is an old guest
I know its a guest as its under termite attack where box trees are immune
here is the fallen guest beside the big old box - I think its a rosewood
This astonishing supplejack in box is over on the Billybingbone rd
I call these 50:50 trees for obvious reasons. There are only about 6 of them all up
Billybingbone rd is a songline & there are a dozen or so TinTs along the road
there is an old camp here with an old manipulated myall & some mulga
where the Ginghet crosses Billbingbone rd there are 2 wilga TinTs
the biggest wilga guest is in a dead stump that may be an old coolabah
there is a pimelea in there as well making this a double TinT
this maybe a 50:50 tree as well as wilga were not planted in coolibah here
the big black box across the road has a small wilga guest
Its possible the wailwun grew wilga in coolibah but Ive never seen it before?
This is a mystery that will never be solved as no one cares either way
This TinT on Billybingbone rd is a bumble in box
Bumble guests (Wild/Native orange) are also rare on wailwun land
these songline TinTs are special - perhaps travellers helped water them?
not far away along the BBB rd is an old Currant bush in box
Currant bush is a common guest here but not so much on wailwun country
AKA Warrior bush they have no leaves but small purple fruits
this pine guest is also rare but there is plenty of normal pine trees
Pine & Budda are invasive native species here along Billybingbone rd
The wailwun would have burnt the saplings & had much more open landscapes
wilga is also very thick over there along Billybingbone rd
Farmers are not allowed to clear invasive species so the problem multiplies
this box host looks like its been cut with a steel axe I think
this wilga in box TinT is around the corner on BBB rd heading west
the wilga guest is unusual in that in has 3 trunks rather than 1
There are only are few other CMTs here - like most songline TinTs
Peach bush TinTs are only found at wailwun/ gomilaroi camps
These few are on Billybingbone rd because the road goes thru the camp
songlines connect camps & the early white settlers followed these paths
the paths became roads which sometimes have remnant TinTs beside them
This peach bush may have suckered up through the hollow box tree
on the other side of the Billybingbone rd is another peach bush TinT
This camp has some very old trees & is quite beautiful even if it is divided by the BBB rd
I dunno if this old peach bush guest was planted or suckered up here
this borderline wilga in box TinT is near the 50:50 tree
A true songline TinT where travellers only stay overnight
back on gomilaroi land this currant bush is growing in a chainsaw cut dead eucalypt?
Wilga & Nepine double in a dead eucalypt - probably bimble box
the Nepine guest is growing out of an old coolamon
the wilga guest is growing quite high up for this guest species
This rosewood in box TinT is growing along the Cumberdoon way
I didnt know this road was a songline as well until I saw the TinTs
The Cumberdoon way runs between Walgett & Carinda - TinT country
here is a wilga in bimblebox TinT along this same road
Unlike camp TinTs the songline TinTs are not so close to water
The Cumberdoon floods frequently so this road is often closed
here is another Cumberdoon way wilga in box TinT
This pot plant style of TinT is common here too
The cental trunk is cut for some reason & the guest is planted within
here is another Cumberdoon way TinT - Currant bush in box
This guest has been here a long time as its been engulfed by the host.
this TinT is very old but has been growing here unnoticed until now
another wilga in box TinT along the Cumberdoon way
Jen & Russell & I drove along this road & didnt see any of these TinTs
Now Ive got my eye in after 3 years of experience I rarely miss them
Back to Billybingbone rd here we have a rosewood in Black box
this combo has been around awhile too thanks to the ancestors.
The bimble box is the preferred host but not available on flood plains.
This is a small boobialla in steel axe cut black box along BBB rd
could be a coolabah but not bimble box as this is heavy flooded country
Current bush in coolabah near the Ginghet rd road & bridge
this TinT was obvious because the currant bush guest is dying.
I have driven past this 100s of times but only just noticed it
wilga in box along Cumberdoon way - Wailwun
over a dozen TinTs on this road & Gungalman rd
this wilga in box TinT is closer to Gungalman rd
this box crotch is a stone axe cut stump
Where did the water come from? Long way to the Castlereagh
this TinT cluster has unusually high wilga guests
the high wilga TinT is paired with a low wilga TinT
There would have been a reason for this but its lost in the mist of time
here is the low wilga in box TinT nearby
there is a scar on the box host so technically a CMTinT
How did the people establish these guests without a water supply?
wilga in box on the Marra flood plains
again found with a pair around this old ground tank
This land has been in the Johnstone family for since 1910
here is the other wilga in box at this place - probably more there
Glen Johnstone is the model providing perspective here
without a human or dog I use my hat to show actual TinT size
this is a currant bush in a box stump at a ground tank
this pair of TinTs are couple of ks from the Macquarie river
difficult to tell if this stump is cut with a steel or stone axe
here is the pair - wilga in box. Only 3 trees here of which 2 are TinTs
The Maquarie marshes supported thousands of Aboriginal people
Thorny saltbush likes a room with a view as well. Not counted as a TinT
this wilga in box TinT along the Cumberdoon way brought tears of joy
the wilga roots have got so big they have split open the box tree trunk
luckily this box tree has split trunks & both host & guest are fine
I didnt have either of my male models for perspective so used my hat
Shame no one is interested in TinTs - this wilga in box is a doozy!
Not far from that huge wilga planted high is a huge wilga planted low
again lacking models Ive had to use my hat to show the relative size
I think this pair of massive wilga TinTs are the same age
difficult to photograph but just as impressive re guest size
what I want to know is where did the water come from to grow these?
across the rd (Cumberdoon way) is a small wilga TinT
size does not equal age remember so this guest could be older than it looks
the road splits this camp or TinT cluster as is often the case with songlines
another wilga TinT here with at least 3 branches removed with steel axe
when the branches were cut the guest would have received more light
I doubt whoever cut this box tree even noticed the little guest
beautiful old Butterbush (Gumbie Gumbie) in big Black box
There are all sorts of TinT combos along the Billybingbone rd
the gumbie gumbie / guwiirra / miyaymiyaay is a very important medicinal
the black box is also scarred making this a very special tree
unfortunately this guest wilga living along the Billybingbone rd is dead
this combo is living in a flooded area and wilgas hate wet feet
even living as a guest - wilgas die when the hosts roots are waterlogged
another TinT in this patch is a rosewood in box - bimblebox I think
there is a dead wilga beside this TinT - again killed by waterlogging
These TinTs are beside the Carinda rd just up from the Warren turn off
there is a small whitewood in box here too
whitewood reshoot like rosewood so this may be small as its died back
this group also includes another rosewood in bimblebox
this combo is on slightly higher ground but part of the cluster
TinTs are usually in pairs (especially wilga TinTs) or in same area
this is another Gumbie gumbie TinT further along the Carinda rd
this one is living in a big black box but is a similar size to the last
the black box host is a huge multi trunked affair
Indigenous medicinal - you can buy the powdered leaf online
this little guest tree is a belah (Casuarina cristata) only the 2nd found!
I dont think they like living as guests as its roots are escaping
the host is a bimblebox and its found where the Ginghet crosses BBB rd
Belah trees can be hosts & guests & ringtrees - versatile or wot?
another pair of wilga TinTs this time on the Marra ck rd
pictured beside Indig. stockman Leon Flick who works here
Leon is a fast learner and is finding other TinTs now
this pair of wilga TinTs are on a ground tank that was a natural catchment
But as Ive said over & over - looks can be deceiving ...
here is another smallish wilga in box TinT along Marra ck rd
Again there is a ground water tank nearby catching water from the plains
Hopefully Leon & I will get out on Wailwun country again one day
rosewood in coolabah TinT in Cumbul
There are many TinTs in this little paddock. I dont know why I missed it
prob. because I expect box trees to host guest trees?
your eyes tend to see what they are expecting to see ...
another TinT Ive driven past a dozen times - small wilga in box
this is because Ive been looking at 3 trunks that are woven together
there are well over 100 TinTs in this paddock 'Priest' alone
budda in steel axe cut box along Cumberdoon way
here you can see the steel axe cuts - who was wielding the axe?
water pools here from a bore drain leak - TinTs are always near water
this wilga in box is nearby - you can see the water ponding
this old box tree has been here a long time - this may not be the 1st guest?
There are many wilga TinTs in this patch of all different sizes.
here is a smaller specimen - same combo diff. size
some of the multi trunks have been cut down with a steel axe
Prob. for fence posts. This gives the guest wilga more light
small wilga in blackbox at Cuddie springs
Ive spent many hours walking around the Cuddie springs zone
Only found 2 TinTs & 2 ringtrees? Doesnt hold water that why
this butterbush in dead black box or coolabah is the 2nd TinT at C.S
this is heavy soil so no surface water unless there is very big rain
ceremony places were not always living places!
this is a butterbush growing thru a box tree at TCS
its wedged in the fork & putting down roots - maybe thats how they did it?
this is the rosewood growing in the belah tree not far away
Of the 3 belah TinT hosts - they all have different guests
the guests are wilga current bush & rosewood -
This small rosewood guest would be way older than it looks
close by is this small wilga in big box TinT - TCS
the guest wilga is growing out of a dead branch
like Allan Tighe said " planted new tree ... in the dead parts of trees ..."
You can read Allo's full quote on the home page of this website
here is the amazing emu bush in dead engraved box - TCS
there are 2 old coolamons as well on this dead host
the emu bush trunk/ root? seems to be merged/ inosculated as well
here are the circumferential engravings - see DFR blog
here is the big wilga in box stump TinT nearby. Also on last blog
These last 2 TinTs are located at the old Tennis courts
both undeniably absolutely anthropological
the hollow stump has been cut down with a stone axe as you can see
these next 2 wilga in box TinTs look about the same age
they are over the Nth western side of the TCS not at the old courts
there are 2 close together making a pair as they often do
this box host stump has also been cut down with a stone axe
here is the 2nd wilga in box TinT of the pair at the NW end
the box host has died - not recently but not decades ago either
not sure what that trunk hole is - looks like a limb was removed?
There is a ground tank nearby which would have been a water hole originally
this old box host is long dead & Im guessing the guest is a peach bush
here is the guest - peach bush lose their leaves in drought
there is a peach bush beside the TinT so possibly suckered in?
not far away in the TCS is this smallish wilga in smallish box TinT
there's something funny going on here at the host guest junction
I think these sticks are the remains of a branch (in the dead parts of tree)
this wilga in box TinT is not living in the TCS but in the next paddock
there are wilga in box TinTs in most of the Wailwan box tree swamps
there is a 2 sided coolamon tree nearby but no other TinTs here
small wilga in stump of old box tree TCS
here you can see the stump has been cut with a stone axe
This peach bush is growing in an old fence post in the TCS
you can see the old wires here - the post has been cut in situ
there is a scarred tree beside the TinP (Tree in Post) you can see in this pic
small wilga beside stump in old box - TCS
The wilga is growing beside the dead stump not in it.
the stump has been cut with a stone axe as the sides have shrunk away from the rim
this scar is caused by 1 of the split trunks breaking off.
the wilga guest is barely hanging in there - naturally occurring ?
This Belah double is definitely anthropological however.
This is the 2nd Belah host in the TCS - not a coincidence
the 2 similar sized guests are wilga and whitewood growing out of the fork
wilga seed is bird dispersed and whitewood seed is spread by wind
Simply No Way these 2 guests could have germinated & grown there naturally
tiny currant bush in box at the TCS
Could be a reshoot of an old guest? New name is Capparis anomala
roadside wilga in box along the Cumberdoon way.
this wilga TinT is part of the big Cumberdoon way cluster
There would be more TinTs around here but I dont have permission to search for them here
50:50 tree at TCS - box & wilga tree growing on top of each other
you can see the boxtree root here encircling the wilga
this view is from above looking down into the wilga/box junction
this gnarly old whitewood is hosting a current bush
Ive never seen a whitewood (Atalaya hemiglauca) host before
known as birraa to local indig. this tree also lives as a guest & can be a ringtree too
this currant bush looks older that the surrounding bushes

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