This Bunya Pine must have been large in the late 1800s. At that time the last Bunya Nut gathering of the local aboriginal people occurred. At these feasts the fallen Buya cones were collected and eaten. In addition, the best climbers used rock axes to cut hand and foot holds in the trunks of the trees and climbed up to collect the unfallen cones. This Bunya tree bears the scars of those hand holds.
wow... that is impressive, we really are a bit too civilized - we have lost a lot of practical skills but then I am not complaining sitting here in my recliner.. ;)
@tibles When we saw these and read the info about them we joked that the climbers were undoubtedly the 17 and 18 year old boys!! They still do crazy things even now... our 30 year old is only now nearly sensible...
@dkbarnett Hi Delwyn - it was amazing. Our daughter is a rock climber and she was so impressed with the formation of each handhold and the positioning of them around and up the trunk. It must have been an amazing sight to see when they went up the huge trees. Cheers Rob
@taffy Hi Taffy - thanks for your comment - it must have come in just as I was answering Delwyn. It was a piece of history we had never heard before. As I said to Delwyn, our rock climbing daughter was so impressed with the shape and positioning of each handhold. Cheers Rob
