Wednesday, 18 May 2022

Is this the South’s fattest tree? You decide...

    By Shawn McAvinue
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    Hannah Forbes (5) plays on a macrocarpa tree on her grandfather’s farm in Invercargill. He thinks...
    Hannah Forbes (5) plays on a macrocarpa tree on her grandfather’s farm in Invercargill. He thinks it has the widest trunk of any tree in the South. PHOTO: AMELIA FORBES
    We love being sent photos by readers, especially one which lays down a challenge.

    Retired farmer Selwyn Fosbender thinks the macrocarpa tree on his farm west of Invercargill has the widest trunk of any tree in the South.

    "I’m not a tree specialist, but it’s a bloody big one."

    Its trunk, which he measured about 1m from the ground, has an 11m circumference.

    Is this the widest tree trunk in the South?

    If not, please send a photo of a wider one to shawn.mcavinue@alliedpress.co.nz

    A macrocarpa tree in Invercargill has an 11m circumference. PHOTO: SELWYN FOSBENDER
    A macrocarpa tree in Invercargill has an 11m circumference. PHOTO: SELWYN FOSBENDER

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    Boldor Thu, 19/05/2022 - 6:38pm

    There is one in the Goodwood cemetary that is close to that size it's older than God.

     

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