Remains of an Ancient Avicennia marina subsp. australasica (Grey Mangrove, White Mangrove) Shelly Beach, Red Head, Hallidays Point, NSW.

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Family - Acanthaceae 

I've previously photographed an ancient Grey Mangrove at Shelly Beach at Red Head, commenting on its rare location and on its age and on my worst-case fears that an act of vandalism or a natural catastrophe could one day damage this rare tree.

This tree, one of a very small group, only one other of which has reached a reasonable size, had stood as a sentinel on the southern end of the Shelly Beach, having been in that location struggling for survival for possibly many hundreds of years.

If it could talk it would no doubt tell epic stories of indigenous people coming to this beach to catch fish and just enjoy its tranquility.

I found and photographed this tree after it had been cut down and the various bits removed by persons unknown 30 metres to a location near the entrance from the beach to the rainforest walking track on June 24th 2016.

How the tree was killed remains a mystery but I am led to believe it was blown over by a serious storm which hit the area in late June 2016 and I am hoping that the chainsaw cuts in it are from someone who simple attempted to drag it up the beach out of the way of beachgoers. 
I spoke to a few members of the Landcare team who looked after Red Head Littoral Rainforest Reserve and no-one was able to tell me how the tree was damaged.

The worst-case scenario, which I hope wasn't the case, is that someone has shown culpable disrespect for this ancient sentinel and cut the tree down in an act of lunacy.

Any information on the circumstances of how this rare mangrove tree met its end is welcomed.

Note - This image was originally posted on my free Mypix4u2c Flickr account on July 16th 2016. It had been viewed 329 times up till on 2nd July 2024 when it was transferred to my Black Diamond Images account.

Taken in: Australia / New South Wales / Red Head (show map)

Taken on: June 24, 2016

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Ancient Tree

Heritage Tree

Avicennia marina subsp. australasica

Avicennia marina

Grey Mangrove

White Mangrove

Verbenaceae

Shelly Beach

Red Head

NSW

Australia

Destroyed

Cut Down

Mangrove

Mangrove Tree

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Mid North Coast

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Sets appears in: • Album 4 of 4 - Mid North Coast, NSW, Australia • Hallidays Point and Littoral Rainforests more » • Australian Native Plants « less

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