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Tree identification please

To: Richard Turner <>
Subject: Tree identification please
From: Steve <>
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:08:47 +1000
G'day Richard et al.

Here's a picture of the two trees:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bukoba_steve/7855257908/

They are real and not 'vine-covered poles' (thanks Tom!).

As I said - very common street trees in Dar es Salaam and other Tanzanian 
towns.  No-one there could give me a name for them.

Cheers
Steve


On 25/08/2012, at 3:08 PM, Richard Turner <> wrote:

> Birders and Steve,
> 
> Close to the entrance at Cairns Botanic Gardens is a Teak--comes from 
> indo-china.
> 
> Tectona grandis--but I have never seen that species planted as a street tree.
> 
> From, Dick Turner



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