CuriosityCat · @CuriosityCat
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In Western #Australia #Marri #trees (known as #GnaamaBoorna in the local #Aboriginal #Menang language) are pruned over decades, even centuries to take on a bowl or well shape and collect & store #water.
(Gnaama = hole for water, & Boorna = tree or timber.)
Living up to four hundred years, they are often found in ceremonial areas, along #SongLines, or high on hills where water was hard to access.
#Biodiversity #Conservation #Fire #Horticulture #Pruning #Tradition
#australia #marri #Trees #gnaamaboorna #aboriginal #menang #water #songlines #biodiversity #conservation #fire #horticulture #pruning #tradition