Sugar Pine Walk by leggzy

Sugar Pine Walk

This is a shot from a couple of years ago at the Sugar Pine Walk in the Bago State Forest (between Batlow & Tumbarumba). Sadly these amazing pines have been destroyed by the ferocious 2019/2020 summer bushfires. The trees were so badly damaged that they were dangerous & needed to be pulled down 🙁

A bit of history on the Sugar Pine Walk:
Sugar Pine (Pinus lamertina) is native to the west coast of America and is the largest and tallest of all pine species. The site was planted in 1928 as a range of different exotic species were being trialed by the forestry industry.

The site is sentimental to both Forestry Corporation staff and the wider community for the pine trees’ size and stature. The close planting of this species trial and the way the trees have grown over time created a unique cathedral-like experience for visitors walking under the canopy.

Preserving the memory:
Our staff are exploring how to mark the passing of the forest and how best to commemorate the loss.

Planning is underway for a replacement Sugar Pine Walk, with seedlings from the current site being collected for propagation and replanting. However, this will take a generation to grow into a Sugar Pine Walk akin to the one we have lost, so we are working to develop a visitor site in the forest for the local community.

To walk in amongst these gigantic trees was amazing.
Holy guaccamole!
September 20th, 2021  
Oh, so very sad... they were so beautiful..
September 20th, 2021  
They look fabulous, sad to see them go.
September 20th, 2021  
Wow, they were awesome. So sad they’re gone
September 20th, 2021  
i like it
September 20th, 2021  
This is so amazing, sad that it is no longer there. Lovely shot and scene, love the pine needles on the ground too.
September 20th, 2021  
Woow, what a fantastic pov. Fav.
September 20th, 2021  
Love this and what a wonderful pov.
September 20th, 2021  
Look how straight they are, wonderful capture. FAV
September 20th, 2021  
A splendid shot of these graceful tall trees. What a shame they have been lost - fav!

Ian
September 20th, 2021  
A great shot through these fabulous pines.
September 20th, 2021  
Great capture, very stately pines.Fav😊
September 20th, 2021  
What a beautiful place to walk and so good that you were able to experience it. I hope the new planting project is successful!
September 20th, 2021  
Wonderful trees! Great pity for them! Nicely edited photo!
September 20th, 2021  
Oh I was so sorry to read that…so big & all those years growing & gone in a flash! It’s an amazing view through there to the end.
September 20th, 2021  
So beautiful and so sad but nice to know everything possible is being done to create this wonder for future generations.
September 20th, 2021  
glad you have this image of them, what a year, we still have effects of it here even without having fire on the property!
September 20th, 2021  
Magnificent picture - Fav…..
September 20th, 2021  
Wow. That is terrific but sad to hear that they were all destroyed in the bushfires.

On a different topic Leggzy, I thought you may be interested in participating in this. https://aussiebirdcount.org.au/
I do it every year (provided I don't forget)
September 20th, 2021  
Wow that is amazing
September 20th, 2021  
Wow they were huge, so sad they are all destroyed by bushfires.
September 20th, 2021  
This is an amazing shot. So sorry to hear that the fires destroyed these majestic trees.
September 21st, 2021  
Love the perspective you have on this shot. Sad to hear about what the fires did.
September 21st, 2021  
How stunning, and how sad.
September 21st, 2021  
So beautiful and sad at the same time
September 21st, 2021  
Great capture ... but how sad to think they are all gone. :-(
September 21st, 2021  
Amazing trees. Sorry to hear they aren't there any longer. Those bushfires were devastating!!
September 21st, 2021  
FAbulous shot, fav. so sad to hear they were lost in the fires.
September 21st, 2021  
@terryliv I will check it out
September 21st, 2021  
Great that the memories of how the forest was will be kept
September 25th, 2021  
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