strangest place you have collected??

PAUL2229 · Post by **PAUL2229** » July 4th, 2013, 4:55 pm

Hi guys, I work around the Mascot area and directly across from my work is the old Aristocrat (poker machine manufacturer) factory.... I can see at least five sweet looking trees, and they are all on the roof growing from the gutters. they aren't small either some of them are at least five foot tall and the roots must be growing in leaf litter so they should be very easy to pull out.

whats the strangest place you have collected trees from???

Brian · Post by **Brian** » July 4th, 2013, 4:59 pm

I have collected figs growing out of gutters and also growing out from parapet brickwork walls.

Post by **Bougy Fan** » July 4th, 2013, 5:02 pm

Ditto - I also had to hang over a brick wall once to get a fig growing out of a rainwater head at Spring Hill once.

Pup · Post by **Pup** » July 4th, 2013, 5:07 pm

Not me but a mates father collected a PJ from a palm tree in a Subiaco park.

Beazo1988 · Post by **Beazo1988** » July 4th, 2013, 7:43 pm

Hanging off a cliff for me, didn't have a harness but I had rope for wrapping up the root balls with plastic. Tied it round my waist, clenched my teeth and went for it. Got a real nice lepto out if it. It's still kicking too. I think next time ill just remember the spot and convince someone to join me in case something goes wrong.

Jason

Damian Bee · Post by **Damian Bee** » July 4th, 2013, 8:03 pm

Coprosma collected from a car door, well growing out of the gap between the door and the sill anyway.
It's always the weeds I seem to take pity on lately

Andrew Legg · Post by **Andrew Legg** » July 5th, 2013, 3:03 am

Ficus from the armpit of a sloth.

lackhand · Post by **lackhand** » July 5th, 2013, 3:14 am

Andrew Legg wrote:Ficus from the armpit of a sloth.

That has to be the winner. I have nothing to compare with the rest of these, so I won't even try.

Damian Bee · Post by **Damian Bee** » July 5th, 2013, 7:29 am

Andrew Legg wrote:Ficus from the armpit of a sloth.

MattA · Post by **MattA** » July 5th, 2013, 7:58 am

Why is it always figs that end up in odd places.. collected my big raft ficus from the side of a steep hill, then slid 80mtrs down it on my butt, tree held firmly to my chest so it didnt get damaged...

Beazo, will be up for a collecting trip with you soon

Andrew F · Post by **Andrew F** » July 5th, 2013, 10:45 am

Gutter figs, gutter figs everywhere

I have spotted a few microcarpa Var? clumps growing between some large piping on a bridge near my folks place. Only problem is that they are elevated about 10 metre + above some fairly busy train lines. Havent tried yet but that'll be the strangest length ive gone to, to collect.

DavidWilloughby · Post by **DavidWilloughby** » July 5th, 2013, 11:10 am

Andrew F wrote:Gutter figs, gutter figs everywhere

I have spotted a few microcarpa Var? clumps growing between some large piping on a bridge near my folks place. Only problem is that they are elevated about 10 metre + above some fairly busy train lines. Havent tried yet but that'll be the strangest length ive gone to, to collect.

There are a few Figs growing out of the wall opposite platform 23 at Central Station in Sydney when I was last there. I wonder if they will still be there when I am next in the area.....

Beazo1988 · Post by **Beazo1988** » July 5th, 2013, 1:01 pm

Look forward to it Matt. I've got some good spots to look through,

Post by **kcpoole** » July 5th, 2013, 1:25 pm

Pup wrote:Not me but a mates father collected a PJ from a palm tree in a Subiaco park.

I tried the same not long ago in a park in Sydney, but it was stuck in too hard and need a ladder to get up to get a better angle on it

I rescued my Pin Oak from the top of a council Earth mound when they were renovating.

Ken

Jan · Post by **Jan** » July 5th, 2013, 1:58 pm

On our old place, wandering along with camera, skirting a granite cliff on the edge of a SERIOUS gorge and noticed a couple of big clumps of orchids - nice for a photo. BUT...

The orchids were on a "stack" that had broken away from the cliff, on the face of the gap between, only a small gap to the stack (bit under a metre), serious drop on three sides (100m+) and about 30m to bottom of gap, and a small clump off to the side waiting to be collected (not rare, bit unusual in our old area, and a great memento now that we've moved on). Reasonable with heights, but "edges" are my nemesis.

They reward me every year with flowers

but thinking of taking that step over, collecting and back,

still makes me sweat, knees weaken and insides flutter as if infested with butterflies!

The things we'll do! Phew! I'll stick to battling angry ants in future!

Jan.

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