Paul Kelf said...Strongbow said...Channel 9 news just told me it was 750 yrs old ?
Hey raggy, thougt you wou would be a bit of a xpert on all things in the north
Not sure how they can tell as Boab trees don't have rings, unlike us
Kelfy are you really that silly, sheesh
Ant tracks, they can tell by the ant tracks how old a Boab tree is, how you ask, basically ants have a scent that they use to track where that have been which tells us how long ago the tree came to life and just like the rings of a tree the ants that have traveled the same path over hundreds of years leave the same scent that covers the fading older scent, scientists can analyse the layers through carbon dating and the fact that the scent of a single ant can last for up to 5 years, then allows all the bullsh1t that I have been writing for the last 2 mins just falls in a heap and I go away satisfied that the more I type the faster I get. Not that I am a fast typer
Sorry, I had no idea a Boab tree does not have rings
On a serious note, have boabs been transplanted before? how does a tree that lives in the heat of the Pilbara survive down here on the south west coast? I guess it must survive as the cost to move the tree is over $100,000.00 I hear.
Sorry guys, I was bored.
Enjoy the weekend ppl :)
Kelfy I dont think you are the silly one
I reckon you know who is though
