Ringtrees & connected coolabahs
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Mc extreme whitewood
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Mc bent whitewood ring
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Belah manipulation Goorie
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Belah ring close Goorie
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Bimblebox ring front NB
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Bimblebox ring back NB
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Rosewood branch ring NB
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Rosewood high branch ring NB
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Coolibah inosculation NB
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inosculation kiss NB
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Bimblebox ring NB
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Bimblebox ring close NB
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Boxtree breezeway NB
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Boxtree breezeway close NB
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Bimblebox ring low Goorie
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see thru bimble box Goorie
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toilet seat dead ringtree
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fishing net coolibah FW
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Ginghet creek fish trap FW
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Coolibah for fish nets FW
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Leopardwood ring A
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Leopardwood ring reverse A
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relaxing ring Warrambool
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relaxing ringtree WB
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dead Coolibah ring A
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dead coolibah ring close A
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Coolibah inosculation BR
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Inosculation close BR
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Ringtree on billabong NB
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Billabong ringtree NB
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Coolibah B/bong R/tree Mc
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Billabong ringtree Mc
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dead coolibah ring A
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dead coolibah ring close A
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Rosewood/boonery ring NB
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Inosculation unknown tree NB
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Inosculation close NB
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Inosculation high unknown
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Allan Tighe & B/bong R/tree
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Looloo & B/bong R/tree
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Bruce Pascoe meets L/wood R/tree
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Leopardwood ringtree A
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L/wood total branch ring A
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Belar ring accidental ? G
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Belar ring reverse G
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Leopardwood ring A ?
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Leopardwood ring close
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Rosewood ring somewhere?
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Rosewood ring & Cubby
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manipulated Guri tree G
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Guri/emu apple ringtree G
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Rosewood/Boonery ring
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Rosewood ring reverse
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Ironwood branch ring RT
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Ironwood branch ring close RT
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L/wood ring & pointer? A
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L/wood sap cascade A
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Oldest coolibah ringtree G
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Oldest ringtree reverse G
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Bumble/wild orange ring RT
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special Bumble ring RT
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L/wood ring & bridge A
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Leopardwood bridge A
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tragic rung ring tree RT
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rung ringtree close RT
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WTF ring +pointer G
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unique ringtree/pointer
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Leopardwood ringtree A
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leopardwood ring A
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rare Bumble ringtree A
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rare Bumble ring close A
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leopardwood ring no 5 A
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ring handles unknown tree
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leopardwood ring Mc
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Coolibah branch ring Mc
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coolibah branch ring above
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L/wood ring no 8 A
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L/wood double ring? A
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V.old coolibah ringtree A
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coolibah ringtree apex A
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new Blackbox ring Pocket
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new blackbox ring close P
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Box ring & high 3/4 scar WB
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Box tree 3/4 scar face WB
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Lep/wood ring Bottle camp
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leopardwood ring close BC
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Dr Who infinity ring BC
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outrageous branch bow A
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Branch bow diff. angle A
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old L/wood centre ring G
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L/wood centre ring reverse G
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window in my heart ring WB
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here forever Rosewood A
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here forever Rosewood A
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old coolibah ring unburnt A
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old coolabah ring burnt A
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double ring with pointer B
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double ring with pointer
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scrub cutting l/wood ring B
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L/wood ringtree scrub cutting
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coolibah ringtree G
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coolibah ringtree close G
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old coolibah inosculation M
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inosculation in the Moonal
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unique Beefwood ring
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Beefwood ring close up
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V.old leopardwood ring G
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L/wood ring almost shut G
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Coolibah ringtree G
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coolibah ring close up G
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lollypop branch ring CB
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lollypop branch ring close CB
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lollypop ring Cumbul
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Boxtree breezeway S
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dead Belar inosculation WG
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Belah inosculation kiss WG
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Original boxtree ring TB
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big box ring tying point TB
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original box ring reverse TB
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Leopardwood ringtree A
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Bumble/Wild orange ring WG
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Bumble ring tying point WG
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crazy whitewood A
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unknown aged ringtree
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unknown ringtree reverse
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diff. species inosculation
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coolibah & belar kiss G
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leopardwood rings A
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new box ring & Allan Tighe TB
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new boxtree ring close TB
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unusual boxtree ring CB
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new Ringtree Wallangilla
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new Ring reverse side WG
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weld type Ring bridge close
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burnt edged ring Nth veiw
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burnt edged ring Sth view
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old boonery ringtree Goorie
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Rosewood ringtree Goorie
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A 1st of 3 rings around billabong
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A 1st of 3 billabong Ringtrees
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A 2nd of 3 billabong rings
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A 2nd of 3 Rings at billabong
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A 3rd of 3 billabong rings
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A 3rd ring all coolabah
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A This is the Billabong
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A dry billabong with 3 Ringtrees
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A sandy camp Wilga Ring
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A sandy camp wilga ring
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Possible box ring Goorie
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new boxtree ring ? G
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Double ring 'handles' WG
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Ring handles Wallangilla
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RT new box Ringtree
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RT branch merge site
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RT see thru accidental coolabah ring
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Chimera chase ringtree
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G 3 ringed circus
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possible Boonery Ring on billabong TB
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A boonery double ring
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A boonery single ring
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A boonery Ringtree
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FW leopardwood branch ring
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new branch Ring in Priest
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Rosewood Ring Priest
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A Ringtree country
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Redgum Ringtree in the marshes
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Macquarie marshes ring close
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back view Ringtree in marshes
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unusual Belah ring tree
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GGS blackbox Ring in swamp
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GGS blackbox Ringtree
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Marungle Ringtree no 1
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M blackbox ring tree 1
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M blackbox ringtree 1 reverse
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Marungle ringtree no. 2
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M ringtree 2 reverse
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Marungle ringtree 3
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M ring tree 3 close
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M ringtree no 3
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Marungle ringtree 4
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M Ringtree 4 reverse
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M V.important water hole with 4 ringtrees
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dead ringtree Spillbury
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unknown dead ringtree SP
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manipulated Belah in Warrambool
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back view of manipulated Belah
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leopardwood ring in Goorie
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leopardwood Ringtree close
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leopardwood ring reverse close G
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Coolibah Ringtree Goorie
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Coolabah Ring close G
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Coolabah ring reverse G
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leopardwood ring tree Shed
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leopardwood Ringtree in Shed
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dead coolabah ringtree in Pocket
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dead coolabah Ring P
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leopardwood Ring Pocket or Shed paddock
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leopardwood ring somewhere?
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Box tree ring near huts near old well
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box tree ring close up
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dead coolabah ringtree in Pocket
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leopardwood ring in Pocket or Shed
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A bush tomato growing on a Ringtree
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A hidden billabong with Ringtree indicator
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G Ring & pointer revisit
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leopardwood Ring revisit Shed
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manipulated bimblebox S
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tangled branched bimblebox S
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leopardwood kiss - possibly natural
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CS coolabah Ringtree nth side
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CS coolabah ringtree close
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T Boonery/boxtree Ring
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T inosculation point
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T whitewood Ringtree revisit
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T boxtree Ring revisit
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bimblebox ringtree Priest
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bimblebox ring in Priest
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small dead Ringtree unknown species P
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Very very old Ringtree?
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unusual Ringtree in Cumbul
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when a Ring not a Ringtree WB
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back view WB not Ringtree?
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new Ringtree in Mooroo
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Mooroo ringtree close
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whitewood ring in Telinebone
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big bimblebox Ringtree TB
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Ringtree join Telinebone
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L dead low coolabah ring
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L dead coolabah ring looking north
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L dead coolabah ring with thorny saltbush
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L 4ring circus middle ring old
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L 4ring circus old ring high
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L 4ring circus - seeing is believing
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CS rosewood ring most likely natural
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CS boonery/rosewood natural ring
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CS dead ringtree - possibly belah?
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CS dead ringtree close
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CS amazing high dead coolabah double rings
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CS high up double rings dead coolabah
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CS aged coolabah Ringtree
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CS overgrown Ring close
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RT 1 ring to rule them all ...
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RT only known Belar Ringtree
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RT Only fully functioning known Belar Ringtree
Rt only know belar Ringtree
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RT Belar (Casuarina cristata) Ringtree
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RT double box Ringtree at firebox swamp
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RT new bimblebox double ring close
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RT deep coolamon with manipulated branches
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RT see thru box tree
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RT new bimblebox Ringtree
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Rt Bimblebox Ringtree
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Rt 3 legged bumble revisit
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RT bimblebox Ringtree
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RT bimblebox Ringtree bridge
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BR big old river redgum ringtree
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BR reverse side redgum ring
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BR redgum ring with river views
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BR river redgum ring closer
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BR artificial ringtree - coolamon removal
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BR Allan inspects stolen coolamon
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BR chainsaw theft
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FW Ringtree junction
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FW Wailwun boxtree ring
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Tungra double ring box tree marking well water
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whitewood growing thru leopardwood double ring S
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leopardwood double ring with whitewood in Stud
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leopardwood/ whitewood crazy ringtree
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weird leopardwood / whitewood entwining S
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Warren Mason under the wedding arch in TB
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whitewood loop da loop branches in Pocket
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whitewood loop da loops - natural or cultural?
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deliberate boxtree mini ring in Pocket
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whitewood ring in Warrambool - natural?
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split trunk coolabah - unknown cultural reason WB
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think this coolabah ring is natural too
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natural coolabah ring reverse side
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whitewood loop da loop - natural
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rosewood manipulation - natural or cultural? SP
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rosewood inosculation point Spillbury
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Michelle Bowden with permanent camp box ring
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coolabah ringtree in Mooroo
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Mooroo ringtree close up
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Ringtree in Cumbul
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Cumbul ringtree inosculation point
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black box ringtree in swamp 3 ks from Cuddie springs
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black box ringtree showing 2 inosculation pts
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leopardwood double ring in Stud
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rosewood ring with gargaloo vine
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BH Ringtree where the run off channels meet
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BH Ringtree at the best available water source
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FW coolabah ringtree with wilga TinT on billabong
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FW Wailwun coolabah ringtree - dig here in drought
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coolabah Ring in Cumbul - cultural
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coolabah ringtree - cultural not natural CB
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this ringtree is also double scarred TB
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bimblebox forced inosculation point TB
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Ring tree for the well at the shearing shed
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reverse side of that ringtree shows coolabah inosculation
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indecisive whitewood
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old multi ringed bimblebox at Avon
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same tree different angle Avon
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whitewood ring possibly natural
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This pine "ring" is too young 2B cultural
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These bimblebox ringtrees are cultural !
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Ring 1 needed to be tied together longer
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Ring 2 needed a grinding stone inserted for longer
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In my opinion this is a rudimentary Ring tree
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double ringed Coolabah in Avon
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coolabah "ring" looking east
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coolabah ring looking west
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another Avon Ringtree
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another Avon Ringtree from different angle
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branch 360 - human hands did this not nature
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special branch 'ring' in Avon
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leopardwood branch ring relocated
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leopardwood branch ring Avon tank
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leopardwood ringtree revisit A
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Mc very old ringtree revisit
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FW lovely Wailwun ringtree at camp
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very high boxtree ring with burns & peach bush
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2 branches have been tied together 4 generations
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to make this special Ringtree - exquisite!
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natural or recent Black box ring
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leopardwood ringtree in cluster prob. natural
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leopardwood ringtree close up - natural I think
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inosculation (joining) point
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rosewood switchback possibly cultural?
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rosewood switch back from the side - unknown
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when is a ring is not a ring - hole caused by scar decay
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big old boxtree ring in Ration
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Ration boxtree inosculation/ merge point
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boxtree branches in double twist in Ration
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fallen coolabah ringtree on Wailwun country
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small fallen Wailwun ringtree
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small fallen Gomeroi ringtree - Stud
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fallen coolabah ringtree in Stud
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carved burnt & rubbed semi circle - unknown
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wood slab with half ring carved out - Why?
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carved & burnt & rubbed smooth ?? for navigation?
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dead coolabah ringtree in Telinebone
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coolabah ringtree inosculation point
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reverse side of dead ringtree in Telinebone
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This Goorie TinT is also a Ringtree
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inosculation point of TinT/ Ringtree
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sentinel coolabah Ringtree Avon
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sentinel ringtree east veiw - half a millennium old
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sentinel coolabah - part of the songlines of this county
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navigating by the trees not the stars. Directional Avon ringtree
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more recent "rung" coolabah ringtree
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Rung ringtree sad but true - Avon
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Not a ringtree but a faceless coolabah coolamon
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bumble/ wild orange branch ring
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bumble ring possibly natural probably not
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First ever Eurah ringtree - TB billabong
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Eurah - Eremophila bignoniiflora Ringtree
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Whitewood Ringtree looking more like a sculpture TB
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this whitewood tree has been split & rejoined in the centre TB
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The holey whitewood is an accidental ringtree caused by branch fall
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This is a very old Tallowood Ringtree near Comboyne on the GDR
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the Ring is deliberate but for Dunghutti? cultural reasons
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this is a coolabah ringtree in Warrambool paddock
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here is the inosculation point where the branches were tied
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and here is the billabong where it lives. When the billabong you can dig for water
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this is possibly a more recent coolabah ringtree in Cumbul
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you can see how the branches are touching but not really joining
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This coolibah at Cuddie springs may be a more recent ringtree
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the branches aren't properly merged but the shape is typical
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I call this old coolabah next door the 3 ringed circus
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they have woven & attached a branch up through the centre
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also has a very old trunk ring - has to be seen to be believed!
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This coolabah ringtree was 1 of 4 around the waterhole in the background
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the old natural catchment aka billabong. Was Important back then
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prototype ring - the trunk & epicormic shoot are joined
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reverse side - not a ring but not natural either T
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ringtree with pointer in Tungra - very clever
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reverse side - have only seen 1 other ringtree with pointer - on Guiseley 20 ks north
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rosewood ring that could be the result of scrub cutting T
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hard to tell if this junction is natural or cultural in origin
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blackbox ringtree Boree
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wailwun ringtree Boree
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1 of those maybe/maybe not ringtrees Boree
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the other side is also inconclusive Boree
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bimblebox ringtree Tungra
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reverse side showing broken limb
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looks like this tree is doing a hand stand?
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here is the reverse side
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close up of the "Ring"
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close up reverse side
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coolabah ringtree on Spillbury tank
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reverse side
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coolabah ringtree showing where the water is
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in drought this ringtree says DIG HERE
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nearby ringtree at Spillbury
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there are 4 ringtrees here & a TinT
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another fire related ring at the same location
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this is the reverse side ...
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this ringtree is right beside a rosewood TinT
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4 ringtrees & 1 TinT means this was a very important place!
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this Ring points toward a large billabong on sandhill edge T
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It was created by separating & tying the trunks together
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this is NOT a Ringtree the hole its caused by opposing scarfaces falling out over time
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This boxtree Ring may or may not be genuine
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there is a definite inosculation point but it could be natural
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This Tungra Ringtree is very old and has almost closed up
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within a few decades this ring will be gone
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This is a shame because the cultural information displayed will be lost
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this is a redgum Ring in the sandhills but is probably natural
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the inosculation point is not old. The redgums themselves prove there is underground water
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Ringtrees were created to indicate the availability of water
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the inosculation point here is hundreds of year old
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this could be a deliberate "ring" - Ive seen this type before
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they were adept at shaping trees - the original "treechangers"
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Ringtree at bob's camp Tungra
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the reverse scar is fire related - shame the top branch has broken off
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rosewood ring - probably caused by branch drop
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why were circles were made & their edges burnt - navigation aid?
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wailwun ringtree
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I think its a black box ring from memory
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leopardwood ring also natural I think
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NN big bimblebox Ringtree
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the inosculation point or join has come apart with age
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NN this burled old box has a small trunk ring
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It may be the result of 2 opposing faceless coolamons?
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this looks more like a natural ring..
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leopardwoods seem to inosculate/ merge easily
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coolabah also inosculate relatively easily
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with bimblebox its more likely the 2 opposing coolamons are faceless
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like this old box ringtree that isnt made by tying branches together
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its caused by a faceless coolamon & big fire scar on the other side
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I dont think this coolabah ring in Cumbul is man made either - too flimsy
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this may or may not be a blackbox ringtree - the scarring is sus
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same with this ring - possibly cultural?
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coolibah ringtree on the warrambool
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this WB ringtree has been rung but has survived
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this crazy coolabah may have been dead awhile but is still awesome
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they have taken a coolabah sapling & bent it over so it reroots
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then they have made a ring using one of the branches ...
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so much to learn from the 'old clever people' as Allan Tighe calls them
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they also made Belah tree rings along the big Warrambool
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belah tree inosculation points
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another belah "ring" at the same billabong
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artificial bridge created between the trunk & the branch
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leopardwood ringtree on the neighbours place
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looking north
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looking south
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not far from the unique coolabah branch ring
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box tree ring in the sanctuary
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bimble box rings are harder to create than coolabah & leopardwood
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pine tree rings create themselves - gravity doesnt apply to them
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not a traditional ring but a circular hole thru a box stump for navigation
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leopardwood ringtree in Stud paddock
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reverse side
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redgum Ring tree at the Mammoth cave Margaret River W.A
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I told the guide & she said "what's a Ring tree?"
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the ultimate double ring at the moonal hole - extremely old
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rosewood/ boonery ringtree (Alectryon oleifolius)
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Ringtrees signify water - a reliable chain of billabongs in this case
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this box tree is heavily scarred so the "ring" may be accidental
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ie coolamons on opposite sides of an old hollow box tree
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Ringtrees are sometimes found around very old tanks
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Big dead double ringtree on neighbours RT
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double rings were all the rage here on Murra-manaarr
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Ringtree along the warrambool - seen before
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my favourite ringtree - the bumble/ wild orange tripod RT
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except for this classic dead coolabah ring
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This is a deliberate whitewood (birraa) ringtree
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the trunks are joined not just touching like other scrub-cut rings
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coolabah ring revisited on Avon
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I think this is a natural ring but given where its living I think its suss.
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old coolabah ringtree on natural water catchment Avon - see the goanna tail?
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old coolabah ringtree up the eastern end of Avon - love it!
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Ringtrees mean water & water means life. Old trees - old culture
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strange leopardwood ring - may or may not be cultural
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Ginghet floodplain ringtree - blackbox or coolabah
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I think this ringtree is cultural but not 100% convinced
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this big old box ringtree is also scarred on both sides
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living in the sandhill on Sparkes warrambool - here is the inosculation point
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another bimblebox ring on the Barwon floodplains
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the inosculation point is where they tied the trunks together
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big unique box ringtree in Priest. Why settle for 1 ring?
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here is where they tied the branches together - excellent climbers
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belah ringtree in a group of 3 at the big warrambool camp
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2nd belar ringtree at this camp
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reverse side view looks better
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beautiful Belah ringtree on the big warrambool - 1 of 3
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here is the best of the 3 belah ringtrees - from a distance
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1 ringtree can be dismissed as accidental but 3 in same area?
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not a true coolabah ringtree but very manipulated none the less
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this is a true coolabah ringtree living on the big warrambool
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at the newly found camp with the rare leafless cherry TinT
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here is the 2nd coolabah ringtree at this new camp in Warrambool
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this coolabah ring is younger but its hard to know when they were created
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this dead coolabah double looped tree is spectacular!
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Arborists + Architects = Arbortects. Supreme tree manipulators ...
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redgum ring tree down at the old wells in Telinebone
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this may be the only remnant redgum ringtree in the world
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rosewood double ring Telinebone
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not naturally occurring - deliberate generational care
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coolibah ringtree in a swamp just off Billybingbone rd
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where the marra ck paleochannel intersects - Wailwun country
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another coolibah ringtree along the Marra ck paleochannel
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this next ringtree is a double with rings facing east/west & nth/sth
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information contained in ringtrees was vital for successive generations
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Priscilla & I found this new patch of belar (Casuarina cristata) ringtrees
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and difficult to execute. I will call this Priscilla's place
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some rings are incomplete because their creators are gone
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The creators must have had plenty of time on their hands ...
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These belar aka bilaarr rings are all in the same area
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the odd man out is this dilapidated coolabah ring
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priscilla photo bombed this pic taken from a different angle ..
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unusual deliberate handle ring on a very old rosewood tree
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close up you can guess the age of rosewood by the bark fissures
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Bimblebox Ringtree on BillyBingBone rd
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Bimblebox ringtree BBB rd
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coolabah ringtree near the big billabongs in Cumbul
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other side view - I dunno why I havent seen this one before?
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Leon flick at a coolabah ringtree off Marra ck rd
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Leon flick with most recent wailwun coolabah ring
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big Gomilaroi whitewood ring tree in Kraka
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whitewood ringtree & Wheatie
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rosewood ring most likely naturally occurring
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TCS Ringtree - broken reverse
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seriously the maddest ever ringtree - dead currant bush thru leopardwood ring
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but is so where is the rest of the trunk? Deliberate ringtree adjusted over time
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but is so where is the rest of the trunk? Deliberate ringtree adjusted over time
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100 mts or so away is a coolabah ring created by threading a branch up & around the trunk.
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these 2 rings indicate the sandhill wells here at the homestead
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There are 4 ringtrees here but others would have been accidently knocked over for buildings/ roads etc
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this old box ringtree is out along the Merrywinebah boredrain
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the ring has a better shape from the eastern side
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I think they would have removed that lower branch had the people still been around
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doomed Belar ringtree in Keero on its last legs ...
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this is a songline ringtree from Gingie to Moramana
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the branch/ trunk would have to have been tied together for generations.
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this is a leopardwood ringtree with no obvious water catchment in Antigar
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here is the join but where is the water source? I will explain all next blog ...wait
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here is another "kiss" ring between a nearby leopardwood & whitewood
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this ancient coolabah ringtree in Keero is hardly recognisable now
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the "ring" is still just visible but has been unmaintained for a V.long time
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this dead coolabah ringtree is nearby along the small Warrambool
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lots of "rings" here indicating a good natural water catchment
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there is also a plaited rosewood in this place - also doomed
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reverse view - I will try to get this plaited rosewood conserved
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I would have driven past this old coolabah Ringtree 100s of times.
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redgums & coolabahs inosculate relatively easily
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this is the reverse side looking south in this coolabah swamp
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we are thinking of writing a paper on 'ringtrees' in 2024
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this is another type of 'ring' created with fire - collage
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I love random ringtrees moving sheep - one of the perks of the job
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I think this is a songline Ring from the ceremonial grounds in Avon
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this big old coolabah ringtree has grown out of shape over time
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found between the neighbour's sand slice & nearby tank/ dam
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this double ring coolabah has been adjusted over time
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you can see the tank bank in the back ground for water storage.
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this ring tree in the same area is also a scarred tree
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here is the inosculation point where the coolabah branches were tied together
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another scarred ringtree between the sand slice & the tank/ dam
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close up you can see the gap between the trunks on this V.old ringtree.
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another ring of sorts making it 5 ringtrees in this small area
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about 3 ks away this old see thru rosewood may also be a ringtree
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there are 3 holes in the trunk that seem to be deliberately made
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this rosewood along the Avon songline is definitely a ringtree
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here is the reverse side - no doubts in my mind about this ringtree
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this one on the other hand could just as well be naturally occurring
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double rosewood ring in Keero - the lower ring has grown over
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open ring seen from the other side - possibly a whitewood?
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there is a high ring on this old coolabah & a couple of scars
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big old Coolabah ringtree on the neighbours place
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2 branches merged seamlessly into one
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this rosewood ring is less clear cut - as the join is still visible
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I will give it the benefit of the doubt as its near the last coolabah ring
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this Eurah (Eremophila bignoniiflora) has been manipulated
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not inosculated but definitely manipulated -near the sand slice
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this bimblebox is similar - not a true ring but a ring in progress
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this bimblebox is similar - not a true ring but a ring in progress
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here is the junction but trunks need to be bound tightly to join up
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this Eurah on the sand slice water catchment is also manipulated
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here is the front & back view of this Eurah - not natural no way!
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here is quicker method for creating ringtrees but this trunk is dead
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2 coolamons on opposite sides of a hollow eucalypt. WW
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This is the most extraordinary threaded branch ring EVER
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they threaded 1 branch thru another to create a fully functioning ring
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also 2 varieties of mistletoe in 1 clump in the upper branches of this coolabah
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Wee Wally coolabah ringtree - front & back view
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the central ring has almost grown over
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back in the day they would have inserted a grinding stone to prevent this
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another coolabah ring not far away - probably the same age
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this one looks more complicated as there are more branches
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but its the same process of forced inosculation - showing the way to water
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this looks like a ring but its not - the other side is a faceless scar
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some ringtrees stand out like dog's balls as they say - Wilga vale
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this old box tree ring has been dead awhile & ring has separated slightly
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killed by artesian water inundation from an old leaking boredrain
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this double box ring further down the ancient river is alive & changing
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a branch has been dragged across & forced to inosculate twice
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they have formed a branch bridge - dead now but still in position
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very ambitious - easy with coolabah but difficult with bimblebox
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possible Eurah ringtree in Avon - Nth & Sth view
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there is a group of 5 rosewood Ringtrees within 50 mtrs of each other in Avon
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some Ive seen photographed & up loaded before like this 1
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And this 1 - Rosewood/ Boonery/ Bunbarr is a women's tree
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having all these rosewood rings close together makes this a women's place
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this 1 has a wooden insert & is more complex than the rest
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There are also some Belar ringtrees not far away - possibly natural?
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Belahs are also women's trees & groups of Belah rings are significant
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this tree has scars on opposite sides of the trunk
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not technically a ringtree but a see thru tree - Gali gurrunaa
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leopardwood rings were also a thing on weilwun country
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leopardwood ring tree near the GNR - looks better from this side
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another weilwun leopardwood ring - its a songline indicator
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as well as water here in the semi arid nth west of the state
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the Gomilaroi of murra-manaarr liked belar ringtrees
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harder to create I would have thought? Trees like plasticine ...
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Micaela Hambrett spotted this whitewood 'ring' - got her eye in quickly!
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Micaela's Ringtree near the Avon water catchment
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I think this is a very old Gali gurranaa ringtree - the merge is massive
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when is a 'ringtree' not a ringtree? When its a tunnel ..
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collapsed or faceless coolamons on opposite sides of a box tree
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whitewood Ring almost closed up - old Nth -- Sth songline
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this is a Peach bush ringtree at the Culvert camp in TB
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heres the opposite view - branches not inosculated but touching
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very old rosewood ringtree in Telinebone sandhills
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wilga ringtree at the old wells in Telinebone - will bury this dog here soon
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remnant redgum ring at the wells TB - uploaded before
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dead leopardwood ringtree in Merrywinebone
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reverse - dunno why this ringtree is there. Cultural but unattached
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This live leopardwood ring is attached to the WWWs in Boonery
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There are a lot of Whitewood Water Wells (WWWs) here
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this is another manipulated leopardwood tree here
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reverse side - indicating the WWWs in Boonery paddock
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Nepine vine assisted whitewood ring in same location
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trying to create WWW & Ringtree on the same tree?
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this ring is created by tying a whitewood to a supplejack - not merged
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there is also a Nepine vine in there as well - same location as the WWWs
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double leopardwood ring - small but old. Stud paddock
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reverse side - need to get back here to look for WWWs
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hard red country suits leopardwoods & whitewoods
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manipulated whitewood here as well - dead unfortunately
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not sure if I recorded this one before or not? Low leopardwood ring
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without a vine or tree to keep open - ringtrees can close over
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Not a true 'Ring' but a pretty awesome combo - Stud paddock
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songline leopardwood ringtree Wallangilla
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kept open by nepine vines - small but significant
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leopardwood triple ring - Avon revisit
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not a true whitewood ring - no inosculation
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true whitewood Ring tree - with WWWs in same place
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see how the branches have been forced to merge together -V.old
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another true whitewood ringtree - inosculation visible
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reverse side view - not naturally occurring no way
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this is an old rosewood ringtree - a long time in the making
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first divide the trunk into 4 & separate. Wait a century or so ..
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bring the 2 sections together and knot. Wait another century ...
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repeat that process for this old trunk - whitewood or rosewood?
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in this case give the trunk a good whack to expedite the process
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dead leopardwood ring in Avon not sure if Ive included before
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low leopardwood bridge not previously recorded
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rosewood manipulation - ring making I presume?
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not a true ringtree but a coolamon scar broken from the trunk
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Not technically ringtrees but crazy connected coolabahs
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2 separate Ginghet coolabah trees have been joined (inosculated)
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a feat of arboreal architecture unequaled anywhere else
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how? looks like 1 trunk threaded thru the other & grown together over time
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nearby the wailwun/ weilwan have created this tree sculpture
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2 lateral trunks are also connected by re-rooting or inosculation
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I think these are camp trees awaiting refurbishment with bark
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2 views of a v.high box ring - def. cultural as box trees dont merge readily
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interspecies ring - 2 views of a leopardwood/ whitewood kiss.
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not natural but cultural - tied together - close up views
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another interspecies ring from same place with same species. 2 views
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note the merging here as leopardwood grows around the whitewood
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the whitewood has been tied in place to achieve this interspecies join
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whitewood ring tree from this place - 2 views
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2 views of a 'clunky' leopardwood ringtree from this place
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here is the inosculation point - forming its own mid tree leopardwood burl
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another leopardwood ringtree from up the back of Boonery
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reverse side - this "ring" is older than its size suggests
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this whitewood ring may not be inosculated but it does hold water!
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merging results if the multitrunked whitewood is tied together for a long time
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I dunno if there is any inosculation in this rosewood but this aint its 'natural' habit!
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leopardwood double ring in remnant scrub patch in Nardoo
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here are 2 views inside the ring - tricky to photograph
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this is a dead belar ringtree in Warrambool paddock
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I think belar trees take a very long time to inosculate
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here they have added a whitewood into the mix to create interspecies ring
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2 views of a belar ring in the making - not naturally occurring
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same again but this belar is dead
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I can prove belar tree rings are a cultural manipulation ...
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this smallish belar has been tied together in 2 places
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here is another view of this extraordinary belar ringtree in the making
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this is how the lower "tie" looks close up - undeniably anthropological
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here is another view of the binding point - bound with what?
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this is what the upper tie looks like - what more proof do you need?
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This old belah ringtree shows the one of the desired results
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whitewood ring not inosculated
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rosewood ring I think possibly whitewood
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not true rosewood rings but manipulated I suspect
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you can see how these manipulated rosewoods line up
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old whitewood ringtree - inosculated
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reverse view of Birraa ringtree in Nardoo
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there are not many ringtrees at gali guranaa camp
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but this one is a cracker! Bimblebox dont inosculate easily
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ringtrees with guests are more the go at GG - unusual
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belar trunk weaving to create rings - old clever people
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big box ring along the Ginghet not truly merged
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reverse side - ring created when primary trunk fell out
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This dead coolabah or black box in the Ginghet is not just a scartree
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it's also an ancient ringtree - magnificent in its day I imagine
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another dead coolabah / blackbox ringtree on the Ginghet
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this one has been murdered (rung) 100 - 140 yrs ago
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multi - ringed rosewood at Gulargambone station - hard to photograph.
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a pair with the rosewood TinT about 50 mts away. The wailwun liked 'pairs'
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scartree fancier Paul Underwood came to see the trees here recently
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we found this double ring leopardwood tree in the Boonery patch I had overlooked before
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this is a rerooted bimblebox camp tree a few hundred mts from the crazy coolabahs
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bimble box are not into inosculation or rerooting so this is serious
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also scarred - you can see it popping up along the arch
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nearby is the joined up coolabah - the smaller tree has been rung & killed
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this is where the wiley wailwun have connected the 2 trees
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this is the 2nd half of this amazing coolabah camp tree
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this is where the wiley wailwun have connected the 2 trees
from this angle you can see the where the 2 sections connect
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this is the 3rd camp tree that is a rerooted work of art
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flat out like a lizard drinking - tree sculpture at its finest!
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another coolabah connection not far away from that trio
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could be a reroot or they could have joined these 2 coolabahs as well?
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I think this burl is where they 'tied' the trees together?
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this black box ringtree is unique in its shape & its apparent age
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unlike most rings which are round/oval in shape this is unsymmetrical
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the join is complete with 3 live & 1 dead branch emerging from the inoculation pt
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contrast that old black box ring with this more recent coolabah ring
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only surface inosculation between these 2 trunks not vascular I think
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same with this ring - half the tree is dead (rung) & half is alive
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the inosculation process has been halted by ringbarking
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this rerooted coolabah is in the Ginghet channel & has an unusual ring
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the dead & living sections of the tree form a branch ring
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like this previous connected coolabah - rerooting while dying?
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If these coolabahs reroot while dying the living part must be relatively young?
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this coolabah may have been rung as well but the tree has reshot & rerooted
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theres a whole lot of rerooting going on here too!
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here is a different view of this huge connected coolabah camp
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just add bark & leaves & you have shelter the size of a town hall ...
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these coolabahs all share the same lignotuber undergound
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remember these connector coolabahs are probably younger than they look
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many people could rest in the shade of these big old connected coolabahs
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they are the same genetically just rerooted
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or growing out of the same massive underground lignotuber
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I think nets were strung between the branches of these prone coolabahs
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just how much the wailwun people shaped these trees is unknown
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extraordinary black box ringtree just east of the Ginghet in the GNR
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rosewood ringtree McDonalds paddock - front & back views
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this branch jam in the centre is not naturally occurring - no way
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the rosewood ringtree is in the same paddock - not truly inosculated
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but still a man-made ring undeniably - its the look that counts
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This is a lovely Carbeen (Eucalyptus tessellaris - gaabin) ringtree I think
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I think they have given the trunk a good whack to produce lateral shoots
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this magnificent tree stands at the beginning of the big sandhill (QLD)
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further in the sandhill near the TinTs is another stunning carbeen ringtree
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this ring is inosculated and tells us there is underground water here
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this is 2 views of an old coolabah ringtree along the big warrambool
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here is the join from both sides. Signifying a good waterhole
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I think this is a rosewood ringtree possibly whitewood?
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small tree but unusual old connector. Think this Cumbul ringtree is dead
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more of a tunnel tree than a ringtree with 2 opposing faceless coolamons
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this is a true coolabah ringtree but its grown somewhat out of shape
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a branch off 1 trunk has been pulled thru a fork in another trunk
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This coolabah ringtree lives at a deep Warrambool waterhole
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belar ringtree - possibly natural?
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lots of belar 'rings' in along the Warrambool - not all are cultural
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warrambool ringtree on billabong - seen before I think?
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inosculation point - where these coolabah trunks were tied together
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whitewood/birraa ring along the big warrambool
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slightly different view of the inosculation/ join
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this coolabah with horizontal coolabah ring was hit by lightning in 2022or23 & half the tree has died
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these 2 coolabahs along the big warrambool are connected in 2 places
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they appear to be separate trees but are really the same
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that is why they are able to join (inosculate) with each other
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they are genetically the same tree but have been separated over time
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the 'old clever people' have joined these trunks together
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for whatever reason? The joins have lasted a very long time ...
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which is why Allan Tighe calls them the "old clever people"
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This is a mad manipulated rosewood/ boonery/bunbarr
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absolutely astonishing what the 'old clever people' did to trees
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how long did it take to create this 'interconnector' ?
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another warrambool coolabah ringtree at the big billabong camp
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front & back views of the inosculation point - deliberate for sure
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v.old high bimblebox ring tree at WilbyWilby camp indicating water
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2 close up views of this unusual ring - good climbers I reckon
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this may be a semi formed ring from the wilbywilby camp
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yuwaalaraay leopardwood ringtree on the warrambool
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close up Bokhara warrambool leopardwood ring
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not a true ringtree but as manipulated/ cultural as hell - Cumbul
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