Readers Anthony and Jennifer Fry kindly wrote to say they enjoyed our recent story about Xanthorrhoea plants in WA.
Anthony writes: “It reminded me of a huge triple-header my wife and I saw in the Augusta region several years ago. We recently checked it, and it is still there in all its glory.
“It’s beside Hillview Road . . . you just can’t miss it.”
Such grass trees grow at an average of 1cm a year. This grass tree could be 400-500 years old.
How the world has changed around it.
https://thewest.com.au/travel/grass-tree-thats-seen-the-centuries-c-19835438
