I see the "strangler fig" tree in every park I visit in Australia. It doesn't grow from the ground up; rather, a seed dropped high in a host tree by an animal grows into a seedling that sends its roots down the host tree toward the soil. The roots wrap around the host tree as the strangler fig reaches higher, competing with the host for light and
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From January 31 until February 5, I took a trip to Melbourne, Christchurch, and Melbourne again. Despite the entire crew having the plague (write our names on the defects log), it was a great trip.