Ringtrees & connected coolabahs

Mc extreme whitewood

Mc bent whitewood ring

Belah manipulation Goorie

Belah ring close Goorie

Bimblebox ring front NB

Bimblebox ring back NB

Rosewood branch ring NB

Rosewood high branch ring NB

Coolibah inosculation NB

inosculation kiss NB

Bimblebox ring NB

Bimblebox ring close NB

Boxtree breezeway NB

Boxtree breezeway close NB

Bimblebox ring low Goorie

see thru bimble box Goorie

toilet seat dead ringtree

fishing net coolibah FW

Ginghet creek fish trap FW

Coolibah for fish nets FW

Leopardwood ring A

Leopardwood ring reverse A

relaxing ring Warrambool

relaxing ringtree WB

dead Coolibah ring A

dead coolibah ring close A

Coolibah inosculation BR

Inosculation close BR

Ringtree on billabong NB

Billabong ringtree NB

Coolibah B/bong R/tree Mc

Billabong ringtree Mc

dead coolibah ring A

dead coolibah ring close A

Rosewood/boonery ring NB

Inosculation unknown tree NB

Inosculation close NB

Inosculation high unknown

Allan Tighe & B/bong R/tree

Looloo & B/bong R/tree

Bruce Pascoe meets L/wood R/tree

Leopardwood ringtree A

L/wood total branch ring A

Belar ring accidental ? G

Belar ring reverse G

Leopardwood ring A ?

Leopardwood ring close

Rosewood ring somewhere?

Rosewood ring & Cubby

manipulated Guri tree G

Guri/emu apple ringtree G

Rosewood/Boonery ring

Rosewood ring reverse

Ironwood branch ring RT

Ironwood branch ring close RT

L/wood ring & pointer? A

L/wood sap cascade A

Oldest coolibah ringtree G

Oldest ringtree reverse G

Bumble/wild orange ring RT

special Bumble ring RT

L/wood ring & bridge A

Leopardwood bridge A

tragic rung ring tree RT

rung ringtree close RT

WTF ring +pointer G

unique ringtree/pointer

Leopardwood ringtree A

leopardwood ring A

rare Bumble ringtree A

rare Bumble ring close A

leopardwood ring no 5 A

ring handles unknown tree

leopardwood ring Mc

Coolibah branch ring Mc

coolibah branch ring above

L/wood ring no 8 A

L/wood double ring? A

V.old coolibah ringtree A

coolibah ringtree apex A

new Blackbox ring Pocket

new blackbox ring close P

Box ring & high 3/4 scar WB

Box tree 3/4 scar face WB

Lep/wood ring Bottle camp

leopardwood ring close BC

Dr Who infinity ring BC

outrageous branch bow A

Branch bow diff. angle A

old L/wood centre ring G

L/wood centre ring reverse G

window in my heart ring WB

here forever Rosewood A

here forever Rosewood A

old coolibah ring unburnt A

old coolabah ring burnt A

double ring with pointer B

double ring with pointer

scrub cutting l/wood ring B

L/wood ringtree scrub cutting

coolibah ringtree G

coolibah ringtree close G

old coolibah inosculation M

inosculation in the Moonal

unique Beefwood ring

Beefwood ring close up

V.old leopardwood ring G

L/wood ring almost shut G

Coolibah ringtree G

coolibah ring close up G

lollypop branch ring CB

lollypop branch ring close CB

lollypop ring Cumbul

Boxtree breezeway S

dead Belar inosculation WG

Belah inosculation kiss WG

Original boxtree ring TB

big box ring tying point TB

original box ring reverse TB

Leopardwood ringtree A

Bumble/Wild orange ring WG

Bumble ring tying point WG

crazy whitewood A

unknown aged ringtree

unknown ringtree reverse

diff. species inosculation

coolibah & belar kiss G

leopardwood rings A

new box ring & Allan Tighe TB

new boxtree ring close TB

unusual boxtree ring CB

new Ringtree Wallangilla

new Ring reverse side WG

weld type Ring bridge close

burnt edged ring Nth veiw

burnt edged ring Sth view

old boonery ringtree Goorie

Rosewood ringtree Goorie

A 1st of 3 rings around billabong

A 1st of 3 billabong Ringtrees

A 2nd of 3 billabong rings

A 2nd of 3 Rings at billabong

A 3rd of 3 billabong rings

A 3rd ring all coolabah

A This is the Billabong

A dry billabong with 3 Ringtrees

A sandy camp Wilga Ring

A sandy camp wilga ring

Possible box ring Goorie

new boxtree ring ? G

Double ring 'handles' WG

Ring handles Wallangilla

RT new box Ringtree

RT branch merge site

RT see thru accidental coolabah ring

Chimera chase ringtree

G 3 ringed circus

possible Boonery Ring on billabong TB

A boonery double ring

A boonery single ring

A boonery Ringtree

FW leopardwood branch ring

new branch Ring in Priest

Rosewood Ring Priest

A Ringtree country

Redgum Ringtree in the marshes

Macquarie marshes ring close

back view Ringtree in marshes

unusual Belah ring tree

GGS blackbox Ring in swamp

GGS blackbox Ringtree

Marungle Ringtree no 1

M blackbox ring tree 1

M blackbox ringtree 1 reverse

Marungle ringtree no. 2

M ringtree 2 reverse

Marungle ringtree 3

M ring tree 3 close

M ringtree no 3

Marungle ringtree 4

M Ringtree 4 reverse

M V.important water hole with 4 ringtrees

dead ringtree Spillbury

unknown dead ringtree SP

manipulated Belah in Warrambool

back view of manipulated Belah

leopardwood ring in Goorie

leopardwood Ringtree close

leopardwood ring reverse close G

Coolibah Ringtree Goorie

Coolabah Ring close G

Coolabah ring reverse G

leopardwood ring tree Shed

leopardwood Ringtree in Shed

dead coolabah ringtree in Pocket

dead coolabah Ring P

leopardwood Ring Pocket or Shed paddock

leopardwood ring somewhere?

Box tree ring near huts near old well

box tree ring close up

dead coolabah ringtree in Pocket

leopardwood ring in Pocket or Shed

A bush tomato growing on a Ringtree

A hidden billabong with Ringtree indicator

G Ring & pointer revisit

leopardwood Ring revisit Shed

manipulated bimblebox S

tangled branched bimblebox S

leopardwood kiss - possibly natural

CS coolabah Ringtree nth side

CS coolabah ringtree close

T Boonery/boxtree Ring

T inosculation point

T whitewood Ringtree revisit

T boxtree Ring revisit

bimblebox ringtree Priest

bimblebox ring in Priest

small dead Ringtree unknown species P

Very very old Ringtree?

unusual Ringtree in Cumbul

when a Ring not a Ringtree WB

back view WB not Ringtree?

new Ringtree in Mooroo

Mooroo ringtree close

whitewood ring in Telinebone

big bimblebox Ringtree TB

Ringtree join Telinebone

L dead low coolabah ring

L dead coolabah ring looking north

L dead coolabah ring with thorny saltbush

L 4ring circus middle ring old

L 4ring circus old ring high

L 4ring circus - seeing is believing

CS rosewood ring most likely natural

CS boonery/rosewood natural ring

CS dead ringtree - possibly belah?

CS dead ringtree close

CS amazing high dead coolabah double rings

CS high up double rings dead coolabah

CS aged coolabah Ringtree

CS overgrown Ring close

RT 1 ring to rule them all ...

RT only known Belar Ringtree

RT Only fully functioning known Belar Ringtree

RT Belar (Casuarina cristata) Ringtree

RT double box Ringtree at firebox swamp

RT new bimblebox double ring close

RT deep coolamon with manipulated branches

RT see thru box tree

RT new bimblebox Ringtree

Rt Bimblebox Ringtree

Rt 3 legged bumble revisit

RT bimblebox Ringtree

RT bimblebox Ringtree bridge

BR big old river redgum ringtree

BR reverse side redgum ring

BR redgum ring with river views

BR river redgum ring closer

BR artificial ringtree - coolamon removal

BR Allan inspects stolen coolamon

BR chainsaw theft

FW Ringtree junction

FW Wailwun boxtree ring

Tungra double ring box tree marking well water

whitewood growing thru leopardwood double ring S

leopardwood double ring with whitewood in Stud

leopardwood/ whitewood crazy ringtree

weird leopardwood / whitewood entwining S

Warren Mason under the wedding arch in TB

whitewood loop da loop branches in Pocket

whitewood loop da loops - natural or cultural?

deliberate boxtree mini ring in Pocket

whitewood ring in Warrambool - natural?

split trunk coolabah - unknown cultural reason WB

think this coolabah ring is natural too

natural coolabah ring reverse side

whitewood loop da loop - natural

rosewood manipulation - natural or cultural? SP

rosewood inosculation point Spillbury

Michelle Bowden with permanent camp box ring

coolabah ringtree in Mooroo

Mooroo ringtree close up

Ringtree in Cumbul

Cumbul ringtree inosculation point

black box ringtree in swamp 3 ks from Cuddie springs

black box ringtree showing 2 inosculation pts

leopardwood double ring in Stud

rosewood ring with gargaloo vine

BH Ringtree where the run off channels meet

BH Ringtree at the best available water source

FW coolabah ringtree with wilga TinT on billabong

FW Wailwun coolabah ringtree - dig here in drought

coolabah Ring in Cumbul - cultural

coolabah ringtree - cultural not natural CB

this ringtree is also double scarred TB

bimblebox forced inosculation point TB

Ring tree for the well at the shearing shed

reverse side of that ringtree shows coolabah inosculation

indecisive whitewood

old multi ringed bimblebox at Avon

same tree different angle Avon

whitewood ring possibly natural

This pine "ring" is too young 2B cultural

These bimblebox ringtrees are cultural !

Ring 1 needed to be tied together longer

Ring 2 needed a grinding stone inserted for longer

In my opinion this is a rudimentary Ring tree

double ringed Coolabah in Avon

coolabah "ring" looking east

coolabah ring looking west

another Avon Ringtree

another Avon Ringtree from different angle

branch 360 - human hands did this not nature

special branch 'ring' in Avon

leopardwood branch ring relocated

leopardwood branch ring Avon tank

leopardwood ringtree revisit A

Mc very old ringtree revisit

FW lovely Wailwun ringtree at camp

very high boxtree ring with burns & peach bush

2 branches have been tied together 4 generations

to make this special Ringtree - exquisite!

natural or recent Black box ring

leopardwood ringtree in cluster prob. natural

leopardwood ringtree close up - natural I think

inosculation (joining) point

rosewood switchback possibly cultural?

rosewood switch back from the side - unknown

when is a ring is not a ring - hole caused by scar decay

big old boxtree ring in Ration

Ration boxtree inosculation/ merge point

boxtree branches in double twist in Ration

fallen coolabah ringtree on Wailwun country

small fallen Wailwun ringtree

small fallen Gomeroi ringtree - Stud

fallen coolabah ringtree in Stud

carved burnt & rubbed semi circle - unknown

wood slab with half ring carved out - Why?

carved & burnt & rubbed smooth ?? for navigation?

dead coolabah ringtree in Telinebone

coolabah ringtree inosculation point

reverse side of dead ringtree in Telinebone

This Goorie TinT is also a Ringtree

inosculation point of TinT/ Ringtree

sentinel coolabah Ringtree Avon

sentinel ringtree east veiw - half a millennium old

sentinel coolabah - part of the songlines of this county

navigating by the trees not the stars. Directional Avon ringtree

more recent "rung" coolabah ringtree

Rung ringtree sad but true - Avon

Not a ringtree but a faceless coolabah coolamon

bumble/ wild orange branch ring

bumble ring possibly natural probably not

First ever Eurah ringtree - TB billabong

Eurah - Eremophila bignoniiflora Ringtree

Whitewood Ringtree looking more like a sculpture TB

this whitewood tree has been split & rejoined in the centre TB

The holey whitewood is an accidental ringtree caused by branch fall

This is a very old Tallowood Ringtree near Comboyne on the GDR

the Ring is deliberate but for Dunghutti? cultural reasons

this is a coolabah ringtree in Warrambool paddock

here is the inosculation point where the branches were tied

and here is the billabong where it lives. When the billabong you can dig for water

this is possibly a more recent coolabah ringtree in Cumbul

you can see how the branches are touching but not really joining

This coolibah at Cuddie springs may be a more recent ringtree

the branches aren't properly merged but the shape is typical

I call this old coolabah next door the 3 ringed circus

they have woven & attached a branch up through the centre

also has a very old trunk ring - has to be seen to be believed!

This coolabah ringtree was 1 of 4 around the waterhole in the background

the old natural catchment aka billabong. Was Important back then

prototype ring - the trunk & epicormic shoot are joined

reverse side - not a ring but not natural either T

ringtree with pointer in Tungra - very clever

reverse side - have only seen 1 other ringtree with pointer - on Guiseley 20 ks north

rosewood ring that could be the result of scrub cutting T

hard to tell if this junction is natural or cultural in origin

blackbox ringtree Boree

wailwun ringtree Boree

1 of those maybe/maybe not ringtrees Boree

the other side is also inconclusive Boree

bimblebox ringtree Tungra

reverse side showing broken limb

looks like this tree is doing a hand stand?

here is the reverse side

close up of the "Ring"

close up reverse side

coolabah ringtree on Spillbury tank

reverse side

coolabah ringtree showing where the water is

in drought this ringtree says DIG HERE

nearby ringtree at Spillbury

there are 4 ringtrees here & a TinT

another fire related ring at the same location

this is the reverse side ...

this ringtree is right beside a rosewood TinT

4 ringtrees & 1 TinT means this was a very important place!

this Ring points toward a large billabong on sandhill edge T

It was created by separating & tying the trunks together

this is NOT a Ringtree the hole its caused by opposing scarfaces falling out over time

This boxtree Ring may or may not be genuine

there is a definite inosculation point but it could be natural

This Tungra Ringtree is very old and has almost closed up

within a few decades this ring will be gone

This is a shame because the cultural information displayed will be lost

this is a redgum Ring in the sandhills but is probably natural

the inosculation point is not old. The redgums themselves prove there is underground water

Ringtrees were created to indicate the availability of water

the inosculation point here is hundreds of year old

this could be a deliberate "ring" - Ive seen this type before

they were adept at shaping trees - the original "treechangers"

Ringtree at bob's camp Tungra

the reverse scar is fire related - shame the top branch has broken off

rosewood ring - probably caused by branch drop

why were circles were made & their edges burnt - navigation aid?

wailwun ringtree

I think its a black box ring from memory

leopardwood ring also natural I think

NN big bimblebox Ringtree

the inosculation point or join has come apart with age

NN this burled old box has a small trunk ring

It may be the result of 2 opposing faceless coolamons?

this looks more like a natural ring..

leopardwoods seem to inosculate/ merge easily

coolabah also inosculate relatively easily

with bimblebox its more likely the 2 opposing coolamons are faceless

like this old box ringtree that isnt made by tying branches together

its caused by a faceless coolamon & big fire scar on the other side

I dont think this coolabah ring in Cumbul is man made either - too flimsy

this may or may not be a blackbox ringtree - the scarring is sus

same with this ring - possibly cultural?

coolibah ringtree on the warrambool

this WB ringtree has been rung but has survived

this crazy coolabah may have been dead awhile but is still awesome

they have taken a coolabah sapling & bent it over so it reroots

then they have made a ring using one of the branches ...

so much to learn from the 'old clever people' as Allan Tighe calls them

they also made Belah tree rings along the big Warrambool

belah tree inosculation points

another belah "ring" at the same billabong

artificial bridge created between the trunk & the branch

leopardwood ringtree on the neighbours place

looking north

looking south

not far from the unique coolabah branch ring

box tree ring in the sanctuary

bimble box rings are harder to create than coolabah & leopardwood

pine tree rings create themselves - gravity doesnt apply to them

not a traditional ring but a circular hole thru a box stump for navigation

leopardwood ringtree in Stud paddock

reverse side

redgum Ring tree at the Mammoth cave Margaret River W.A

I told the guide & she said "what's a Ring tree?"

the ultimate double ring at the moonal hole - extremely old

rosewood/ boonery ringtree (Alectryon oleifolius)

Ringtrees signify water - a reliable chain of billabongs in this case

this box tree is heavily scarred so the "ring" may be accidental

ie coolamons on opposite sides of an old hollow box tree

Ringtrees are sometimes found around very old tanks

Big dead double ringtree on neighbours RT

double rings were all the rage here on Murra-manaarr

Ringtree along the warrambool - seen before

my favourite ringtree - the bumble/ wild orange tripod RT

except for this classic dead coolabah ring

This is a deliberate whitewood (birraa) ringtree

the trunks are joined not just touching like other scrub-cut rings

coolabah ring revisited on Avon

I think this is a natural ring but given where its living I think its suss.

old coolabah ringtree on natural water catchment Avon - see the goanna tail?

old coolabah ringtree up the eastern end of Avon - love it!

Ringtrees mean water & water means life. Old trees - old culture

strange leopardwood ring - may or may not be cultural

Ginghet floodplain ringtree - blackbox or coolabah

I think this ringtree is cultural but not 100% convinced

this big old box ringtree is also scarred on both sides

living in the sandhill on Sparkes warrambool - here is the inosculation point

another bimblebox ring on the Barwon floodplains

the inosculation point is where they tied the trunks together

big unique box ringtree in Priest. Why settle for 1 ring?

here is where they tied the branches together - excellent climbers

belah ringtree in a group of 3 at the big warrambool camp

2nd belar ringtree at this camp

reverse side view looks better

beautiful Belah ringtree on the big warrambool - 1 of 3

here is the best of the 3 belah ringtrees - from a distance

1 ringtree can be dismissed as accidental but 3 in same area?

not a true coolabah ringtree but very manipulated none the less

this is a true coolabah ringtree living on the big warrambool

at the newly found camp with the rare leafless cherry TinT

here is the 2nd coolabah ringtree at this new camp in Warrambool

this coolabah ring is younger but its hard to know when they were created

this dead coolabah double looped tree is spectacular!

Arborists + Architects = Arbortects. Supreme tree manipulators ...

redgum ring tree down at the old wells in Telinebone

this may be the only remnant redgum ringtree in the world

rosewood double ring Telinebone

not naturally occurring - deliberate generational care

coolibah ringtree in a swamp just off Billybingbone rd

where the marra ck paleochannel intersects - Wailwun country

another coolibah ringtree along the Marra ck paleochannel

this next ringtree is a double with rings facing east/west & nth/sth

information contained in ringtrees was vital for successive generations

Priscilla & I found this new patch of belar (Casuarina cristata) ringtrees

and difficult to execute. I will call this Priscilla's place

some rings are incomplete because their creators are gone

The creators must have had plenty of time on their hands ...

These belar aka bilaarr rings are all in the same area

the odd man out is this dilapidated coolabah ring

priscilla photo bombed this pic taken from a different angle ..

unusual deliberate handle ring on a very old rosewood tree

close up you can guess the age of rosewood by the bark fissures

Bimblebox Ringtree on BillyBingBone rd

Bimblebox ringtree BBB rd

coolabah ringtree near the big billabongs in Cumbul

other side view - I dunno why I havent seen this one before?

Leon flick at a coolabah ringtree off Marra ck rd

Leon flick with most recent wailwun coolabah ring

big Gomilaroi whitewood ring tree in Kraka

whitewood ringtree & Wheatie

rosewood ring most likely naturally occurring

TCS Ringtree - broken reverse

seriously the maddest ever ringtree - dead currant bush thru leopardwood ring

but is so where is the rest of the trunk? Deliberate ringtree adjusted over time

but is so where is the rest of the trunk? Deliberate ringtree adjusted over time

100 mts or so away is a coolabah ring created by threading a branch up & around the trunk.

these 2 rings indicate the sandhill wells here at the homestead

There are 4 ringtrees here but others would have been accidently knocked over for buildings/ roads etc

this old box ringtree is out along the Merrywinebah boredrain

the ring has a better shape from the eastern side

I think they would have removed that lower branch had the people still been around

doomed Belar ringtree in Keero on its last legs ...

this is a songline ringtree from Gingie to Moramana

the branch/ trunk would have to have been tied together for generations.

this is a leopardwood ringtree with no obvious water catchment in Antigar

here is the join but where is the water source? I will explain all next blog ...wait

here is another "kiss" ring between a nearby leopardwood & whitewood

this ancient coolabah ringtree in Keero is hardly recognisable now

the "ring" is still just visible but has been unmaintained for a V.long time

this dead coolabah ringtree is nearby along the small Warrambool

lots of "rings" here indicating a good natural water catchment

there is also a plaited rosewood in this place - also doomed

reverse view - I will try to get this plaited rosewood conserved

I would have driven past this old coolabah Ringtree 100s of times.

redgums & coolabahs inosculate relatively easily

this is the reverse side looking south in this coolabah swamp

we are thinking of writing a paper on 'ringtrees' in 2024

this is another type of 'ring' created with fire - collage

I love random ringtrees moving sheep - one of the perks of the job

I think this is a songline Ring from the ceremonial grounds in Avon

this big old coolabah ringtree has grown out of shape over time

found between the neighbour's sand slice & nearby tank/ dam

this double ring coolabah has been adjusted over time

you can see the tank bank in the back ground for water storage.

this ring tree in the same area is also a scarred tree

here is the inosculation point where the coolabah branches were tied together

another scarred ringtree between the sand slice & the tank/ dam

close up you can see the gap between the trunks on this V.old ringtree.

another ring of sorts making it 5 ringtrees in this small area

about 3 ks away this old see thru rosewood may also be a ringtree

there are 3 holes in the trunk that seem to be deliberately made

this rosewood along the Avon songline is definitely a ringtree

here is the reverse side - no doubts in my mind about this ringtree

this one on the other hand could just as well be naturally occurring

double rosewood ring in Keero - the lower ring has grown over

open ring seen from the other side - possibly a whitewood?

there is a high ring on this old coolabah & a couple of scars

big old Coolabah ringtree on the neighbours place

2 branches merged seamlessly into one

this rosewood ring is less clear cut - as the join is still visible

I will give it the benefit of the doubt as its near the last coolabah ring

this Eurah (Eremophila bignoniiflora) has been manipulated

not inosculated but definitely manipulated -near the sand slice

this bimblebox is similar - not a true ring but a ring in progress

this bimblebox is similar - not a true ring but a ring in progress

here is the junction but trunks need to be bound tightly to join up

this Eurah on the sand slice water catchment is also manipulated

here is the front & back view of this Eurah - not natural no way!

here is quicker method for creating ringtrees but this trunk is dead

2 coolamons on opposite sides of a hollow eucalypt. WW

This is the most extraordinary threaded branch ring EVER

they threaded 1 branch thru another to create a fully functioning ring

also 2 varieties of mistletoe in 1 clump in the upper branches of this coolabah

Wee Wally coolabah ringtree - front & back view

the central ring has almost grown over

back in the day they would have inserted a grinding stone to prevent this

another coolabah ring not far away - probably the same age

this one looks more complicated as there are more branches

but its the same process of forced inosculation - showing the way to water

this looks like a ring but its not - the other side is a faceless scar

some ringtrees stand out like dog's balls as they say - Wilga vale

this old box tree ring has been dead awhile & ring has separated slightly

killed by artesian water inundation from an old leaking boredrain

this double box ring further down the ancient river is alive & changing

a branch has been dragged across & forced to inosculate twice

they have formed a branch bridge - dead now but still in position

very ambitious - easy with coolabah but difficult with bimblebox

possible Eurah ringtree in Avon - Nth & Sth view

there is a group of 5 rosewood Ringtrees within 50 mtrs of each other in Avon

some Ive seen photographed & up loaded before like this 1

And this 1 - Rosewood/ Boonery/ Bunbarr is a women's tree

having all these rosewood rings close together makes this a women's place

this 1 has a wooden insert & is more complex than the rest

There are also some Belar ringtrees not far away - possibly natural?

Belahs are also women's trees & groups of Belah rings are significant

this tree has scars on opposite sides of the trunk

not technically a ringtree but a see thru tree - Gali gurrunaa

leopardwood rings were also a thing on weilwun country

leopardwood ring tree near the GNR - looks better from this side

another weilwun leopardwood ring - its a songline indicator

as well as water here in the semi arid nth west of the state

the Gomilaroi of murra-manaarr liked belar ringtrees

harder to create I would have thought? Trees like plasticine ...

Micaela Hambrett spotted this whitewood 'ring' - got her eye in quickly!

Micaela's Ringtree near the Avon water catchment

I think this is a very old Gali gurranaa ringtree - the merge is massive

when is a 'ringtree' not a ringtree? When its a tunnel ..

collapsed or faceless coolamons on opposite sides of a box tree

whitewood Ring almost closed up - old Nth -- Sth songline

this is a Peach bush ringtree at the Culvert camp in TB

heres the opposite view - branches not inosculated but touching

very old rosewood ringtree in Telinebone sandhills

wilga ringtree at the old wells in Telinebone - will bury this dog here soon

remnant redgum ring at the wells TB - uploaded before

dead leopardwood ringtree in Merrywinebone

reverse - dunno why this ringtree is there. Cultural but unattached

This live leopardwood ring is attached to the WWWs in Boonery

There are a lot of Whitewood Water Wells (WWWs) here

this is another manipulated leopardwood tree here

reverse side - indicating the WWWs in Boonery paddock

Nepine vine assisted whitewood ring in same location

trying to create WWW & Ringtree on the same tree?

this ring is created by tying a whitewood to a supplejack - not merged

there is also a Nepine vine in there as well - same location as the WWWs

double leopardwood ring - small but old. Stud paddock

reverse side - need to get back here to look for WWWs

hard red country suits leopardwoods & whitewoods

manipulated whitewood here as well - dead unfortunately

not sure if I recorded this one before or not? Low leopardwood ring

without a vine or tree to keep open - ringtrees can close over

Not a true 'Ring' but a pretty awesome combo - Stud paddock

songline leopardwood ringtree Wallangilla

kept open by nepine vines - small but significant

leopardwood triple ring - Avon revisit

not a true whitewood ring - no inosculation

true whitewood Ring tree - with WWWs in same place

see how the branches have been forced to merge together -V.old

another true whitewood ringtree - inosculation visible

reverse side view - not naturally occurring no way

this is an old rosewood ringtree - a long time in the making

first divide the trunk into 4 & separate. Wait a century or so ..

bring the 2 sections together and knot. Wait another century ...

repeat that process for this old trunk - whitewood or rosewood?

in this case give the trunk a good whack to expedite the process

dead leopardwood ring in Avon not sure if Ive included before

low leopardwood bridge not previously recorded

rosewood manipulation - ring making I presume?

not a true ringtree but a coolamon scar broken from the trunk

Not technically ringtrees but crazy connected coolabahs

2 separate Ginghet coolabah trees have been joined (inosculated)

a feat of arboreal architecture unequaled anywhere else

how? looks like 1 trunk threaded thru the other & grown together over time

nearby the wailwun/ weilwan have created this tree sculpture

2 lateral trunks are also connected by re-rooting or inosculation

I think these are camp trees awaiting refurbishment with bark

2 views of a v.high box ring - def. cultural as box trees dont merge readily

interspecies ring - 2 views of a leopardwood/ whitewood kiss.

not natural but cultural - tied together - close up views

another interspecies ring from same place with same species. 2 views

note the merging here as leopardwood grows around the whitewood

the whitewood has been tied in place to achieve this interspecies join

whitewood ring tree from this place - 2 views

2 views of a 'clunky' leopardwood ringtree from this place

here is the inosculation point - forming its own mid tree leopardwood burl

another leopardwood ringtree from up the back of Boonery

reverse side - this "ring" is older than its size suggests

this whitewood ring may not be inosculated but it does hold water!

merging results if the multitrunked whitewood is tied together for a long time

I dunno if there is any inosculation in this rosewood but this aint its 'natural' habit!

leopardwood double ring in remnant scrub patch in Nardoo

here are 2 views inside the ring - tricky to photograph

this is a dead belar ringtree in Warrambool paddock

I think belar trees take a very long time to inosculate

here they have added a whitewood into the mix to create interspecies ring

2 views of a belar ring in the making - not naturally occurring

same again but this belar is dead

I can prove belar tree rings are a cultural manipulation ...

this smallish belar has been tied together in 2 places

here is another view of this extraordinary belar ringtree in the making

this is how the lower "tie" looks close up - undeniably anthropological

here is another view of the binding point - bound with what?

this is what the upper tie looks like - what more proof do you need?

This old belah ringtree shows the one of the desired results

whitewood ring not inosculated

rosewood ring I think possibly whitewood

not true rosewood rings but manipulated I suspect

you can see how these manipulated rosewoods line up

old whitewood ringtree - inosculated

reverse view of Birraa ringtree in Nardoo

there are not many ringtrees at gali guranaa camp

but this one is a cracker! Bimblebox dont inosculate easily

ringtrees with guests are more the go at GG - unusual

belar trunk weaving to create rings - old clever people

big box ring along the Ginghet not truly merged

reverse side - ring created when primary trunk fell out

This dead coolabah or black box in the Ginghet is not just a scartree

it's also an ancient ringtree - magnificent in its day I imagine

another dead coolabah / blackbox ringtree on the Ginghet

this one has been murdered (rung) 100 - 140 yrs ago

multi - ringed rosewood at Gulargambone station - hard to photograph.

a pair with the rosewood TinT about 50 mts away. The wailwun liked 'pairs'

scartree fancier Paul Underwood came to see the trees here recently

we found this double ring leopardwood tree in the Boonery patch I had overlooked before

this is a rerooted bimblebox camp tree a few hundred mts from the crazy coolabahs

bimble box are not into inosculation or rerooting so this is serious

also scarred - you can see it popping up along the arch

nearby is the joined up coolabah - the smaller tree has been rung & killed

this is where the wiley wailwun have connected the 2 trees

this is the 2nd half of this amazing coolabah camp tree

this is where the wiley wailwun have connected the 2 trees

this is the 3rd camp tree that is a rerooted work of art

flat out like a lizard drinking - tree sculpture at its finest!

another coolabah connection not far away from that trio

could be a reroot or they could have joined these 2 coolabahs as well?

I think this burl is where they 'tied' the trees together?

this black box ringtree is unique in its shape & its apparent age

unlike most rings which are round/oval in shape this is unsymmetrical

the join is complete with 3 live & 1 dead branch emerging from the inoculation pt

contrast that old black box ring with this more recent coolabah ring

only surface inosculation between these 2 trunks not vascular I think

same with this ring - half the tree is dead (rung) & half is alive

the inosculation process has been halted by ringbarking

this rerooted coolabah is in the Ginghet channel & has an unusual ring

the dead & living sections of the tree form a branch ring

like this previous connected coolabah - rerooting while dying?

If these coolabahs reroot while dying the living part must be relatively young?

this coolabah may have been rung as well but the tree has reshot & rerooted

theres a whole lot of rerooting going on here too!

here is a different view of this huge connected coolabah camp

just add bark & leaves & you have shelter the size of a town hall ...

these coolabahs all share the same lignotuber undergound

remember these connector coolabahs are probably younger than they look

many people could rest in the shade of these big old connected coolabahs

they are the same genetically just rerooted

or growing out of the same massive underground lignotuber

I think nets were strung between the branches of these prone coolabahs

just how much the wailwun people shaped these trees is unknown

extraordinary black box ringtree just east of the Ginghet in the GNR

rosewood ringtree McDonalds paddock - front & back views

this branch jam in the centre is not naturally occurring - no way

the rosewood ringtree is in the same paddock - not truly inosculated

but still a man-made ring undeniably - its the look that counts

This is a lovely Carbeen (Eucalyptus tessellaris - gaabin) ringtree I think

I think they have given the trunk a good whack to produce lateral shoots

this magnificent tree stands at the beginning of the big sandhill (QLD)

further in the sandhill near the TinTs is another stunning carbeen ringtree

this ring is inosculated and tells us there is underground water here

this is 2 views of an old coolabah ringtree along the big warrambool

here is the join from both sides. Signifying a good waterhole

I think this is a rosewood ringtree possibly whitewood?

small tree but unusual old connector. Think this Cumbul ringtree is dead

more of a tunnel tree than a ringtree with 2 opposing faceless coolamons

this is a true coolabah ringtree but its grown somewhat out of shape

a branch off 1 trunk has been pulled thru a fork in another trunk

This coolabah ringtree lives at a deep Warrambool waterhole

belar ringtree - possibly natural?

lots of belar 'rings' in along the Warrambool - not all are cultural

warrambool ringtree on billabong - seen before I think?

inosculation point - where these coolabah trunks were tied together

whitewood/birraa ring along the big warrambool

slightly different view of the inosculation/ join

this coolabah with horizontal coolabah ring was hit by lightning in 2022or23 & half the tree has died

these 2 coolabahs along the big warrambool are connected in 2 places

they appear to be separate trees but are really the same

that is why they are able to join (inosculate) with each other

they are genetically the same tree but have been separated over time

the 'old clever people' have joined these trunks together

for whatever reason? The joins have lasted a very long time ...

which is why Allan Tighe calls them the "old clever people"

This is a mad manipulated rosewood/ boonery/bunbarr

absolutely astonishing what the 'old clever people' did to trees

how long did it take to create this 'interconnector' ?

another warrambool coolabah ringtree at the big billabong camp

front & back views of the inosculation point - deliberate for sure

v.old high bimblebox ring tree at WilbyWilby camp indicating water

2 close up views of this unusual ring - good climbers I reckon

this may be a semi formed ring from the wilbywilby camp

yuwaalaraay leopardwood ringtree on the warrambool

close up Bokhara warrambool leopardwood ring

not a true ringtree but as manipulated/ cultural as hell - Cumbul

absolutely stunning old wailwun blackbox ringtree along the powerline

here is the reverse side - the wailwun sure knew how to 'ring em'

generations of retying for this 'Lord of the Rings' ...

only a couple of Ks closer to Cuddie springs is this more recent ring.

not as inosculated as the much older 'Lord' but still obviously manipulated

even the adjacent Belar tree is involved in an interspecies kiss

by contrast this rosewood ring may not be cultural at all

leopardwood ringtree with sap cascade

closer view

unusual ring using the main trunk & epicormic shoot

here you can see this closer from both sides - Cumborah foothills

big old coolabah ringtree spotted by Sandra & Tilly on the BBB rd

here is the inosculation point on this very big old coolabah ring

view looking north thru the 2nd very old ringtree on Billybingbone rd

rare bimblebox ringtree in the Cumborah ridges Gali gurranaa camp

2 views - the weaker of the 2 trunks has cracked rather than merge

very old connected coolabah along the Ginghet

half of this connected coolabah along the Ginghet seems to be missing?

see how the branch that goes into the ground is slanting backwards

also that end is internally burnt? I think the originally tree was burnt

and the tree has re-rooted & regrown before failing again.

Marra ck redgum with 3 inosculation points - indication deep water hole?

the redgum beside has been bent over to string nets or spear fish from

there is a coolabah ringtree in this section of the Marra river too

the adjoining branch has died so not inosculated now

this BBB bridge camp whitewood is not a true ringtree

these 2 views show how it is simply scarred on both sides to make a hole

same with this old riverbank coolabah - a see-thru tree not ringtree