Giant Fig, discovered by bushcare in the '90s, shredded by storm

• The fig base
• The fig shredded
• Broken Tree
• Trees down, undergrowth smashed

The damage from storms in and around Yoorala St, The Gap, was severe. One of the worst hit streets, Weemala, featured on the news visited by the Prime Minister and the Queensland Premier. SOWN stalwart Athol Brown has been cleaning up after the damage and helping neighbours, and hasn't yet been able to inspect the full extent of the damage along the creek. On a brief walk he did observe the giant fig, unknown until he cleared weeds from the area in the 1990s, with its limbs and leaves torn off, just a partial skeleton. He sent us the picture below.

Photo: Athol Brown

The fig base

Photo: Athol Brown

The fig shredded

Photo: Athol Brown

Broken Tree

Photo: Athol Brown

Trees down, undergrowth smashed

Photo: Athol Brown

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  Fig in better times
  This is the fig in 2003. The arched in the base was big enough for a child to walk through.
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