western australia

Tree ferns near Manjimup, Western Australia

@JudyEv (344822)

Rockingham, Australia

December 7, 2020 11:18pm CST

The area we were visiting recently has more rainfall than we do here and the paddocks there are still green. It reminds me of Ireland with its lushness. Much of ‘our’ bush is best described as open woodland but around Manjimup the undergrowth is very thick and difficult to penetrate. Blackberries grow wild and the tree ferns are huge with large drooping fronds. I thought @crazyhorseladycx would like this photo of the tree ferns.

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@LadyDuck (472433)

• Switzerland

8 Dec 20

This looks a lot like the woods around us.

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@LadyDuck (472433)

• Switzerland

8 Dec 20

@JudyEv There is a small river that runs not far from us, the wood is green and full of ferns and blackberries. The blackberries I grow in my garden come from berries I picked up there.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 20

Does it? That's interesting to know that your woods are something like sections of ours.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 20

@LadyDuck I don't know if people go picking blackberries here. Perhaps they do.

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@wolfgirl569 (110570)

• Marion, Ohio

8 Dec 20

I could spend a lot of time out there

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 20

It is really pretty country.

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@vincent2020 (29)

• China

9 Dec 20

Me too!

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changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (16832)

• China

8 Dec 20

How secluded and beautiful the woodland is ! The tree ferns are known as living fossil.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 20

It's a very attractive area but difficult to walk through. I didn't know that about tree ferns.

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@Shavkat (140211)

• Philippines

8 Dec 20

This is place is great. Great shot...

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 20

It's a pretty area. Lovely and green and cool-looking.

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@Shavkat (140211)

• Philippines

10 Dec 20

@JudyEv I hope I can visit this kind of place.

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@xFiacre (13218)

• Ireland

8 Dec 20

@judyev I’d have believed you if you had passed that photo off as taken in County Down. It doesn’t really say Australia to me. On the other hand, when we were in Melbourne in February 1970 it rained for 3 weeks and everywhere was flooded.

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@Fleura (30826)

• United Kingdom

8 Dec 20

@JudyEv Obviously St Patrick didn't travel down under!

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 20

It's also known for being attractive to snakes which would distinguish it from County Down. lol

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@sarik1 (7315)

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8 Dec 20

Place is lovely.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 20

Thanks. We thought so too.

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@kaylachan (74129)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

8 Dec 20

I can see a bunch of green guess that means there's a lot of them.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 20

Most of the greenery is ferns of some sort.

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@topffer (42155)

• France

9 Dec 20

Finally Australia looks like Northern Europe, only the ferns are higher

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@topffer (42155)

• France

9 Dec 20

@JudyEv I often felt shorter near Australians, you have many big guys

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 20

Haha - so you might feel at home - but shorter - in this area.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 20

@topffer I guess perhaps we do although I think Vince and I were about your height.

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@Fleura (30826)

• United Kingdom

8 Dec 20

Certainly beautiful, although it looks as if it would be difficult to get through!

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@Fleura (30826)

• United Kingdom

9 Dec 20

@JudyEv Are they introduced European blackberries, or a native plant?

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 20

@Fleura It seems we have 10 species of native blackberries but the introduced European blackberries are regarded as a pest.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 20

The blackberries are a great hurdle for starters.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (318927)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

9 Dec 20

It's a beautiful picture of the tree ferns.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (318927)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

9 Dec 20

@JudyEv Yes, I'm sure they are.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 20

They are very lush in those wetter areas.

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@FayeHazel (40243)

• United States

8 Dec 20

Oh so beautiful. Thanks for sharing it

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 20

You're welcome. It's a pretty area.

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@ZedSmart (19786)

• Philippines

8 Dec 20

It's beautiful. Nature is beautiful. I just hope that there are no wild predators lurking around. We ate stir fried ferns back then and I miss it.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 20

There might have been snakes lurking somewhere but that's about it. Stir-fried ferns? I've never heard of that before.

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Nevena Zivkovic

@Nevena83 (65277)

• Serbia

8 Dec 20

I've always loved ferns.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 20

My mother had a great selection of them in her shade-house.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Dec 20

@Nevena83 Some are quite delicate and difficult to grow.

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Nevena Zivkovic

@Nevena83 (65277)

• Serbia

10 Dec 20

@JudyEv I don't remember, but I think we bought a fern a long time ago, but it didn't survive.

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@Butterfingers (66604)

• India

8 Dec 20

Yes some of the areas are in a way blessed to receive more rain so naturally they have more greenery and roots will be more stronger too

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 20

Yes, you are quite right. The further south you go the more rain you get.

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@msdivkar (23359)

• India

9 Dec 20

Nice lush green area. We have got such areas towards western part of our state we call them Western Ghats.

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@msdivkar (23359)

• India

9 Dec 20

@JudyEv Yes from snow clad mountains on North to hot tropical climate in the south. It is really a varied place with different cultures and climates.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 20

I'm sure India has a great range of climates and environments too.

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@rebelann (113177)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Dec 20

I wonder if those could be grown indoors, they do look pretty.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 20

I'm sure some of them can.

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@RebeccasFarm (91120)

• Arvada, Colorado

9 Dec 20

Gorgeous. I love and have loved ferns all my life.

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@RebeccasFarm (91120)

• Arvada, Colorado

9 Dec 20

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 20

My mother loved them too and had a great variety.

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@jstory07 (141313)

• Roseburg, Oregon

8 Dec 20

What a beautiful area. My parents met in Australia,

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 20

Did they really? Was it during the war perhaps? And were they both American? You can see that you've made me curious now. lol

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@LindaOHio (183840)

• United States

8 Dec 20

Pretty. We have some ferns in our front yard. They are so pretty and delicate.

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@JudyEv (344822)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 20

You are right. Some are very delicate. My mother had quite a lot of ferns.

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@vincent2020 (29)

• China

9 Dec 20

The air must be fresh.