Photos of Cyathea tree ferns I took on a trail run around Gunung Pancar (West Java, Indonesia):
Tree ferns do not form new woody tissue in their trunk as they grow. Rather, the trunk is supported by a fibrous mass of roots that expands as the tree fern grows.
More info about Cyathea on this site.
Tree ferns do not form new woody tissue in their trunk as they grow. Rather, the trunk is supported by a fibrous mass of roots that expands as the tree fern grows.
More info about Cyathea on this site.
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