What a magnificent tree! Makes me wonder what treasures lie in its branches.

Nice one

that be a good one set under when the hot sun beating down on you

I think is should be cut back, as it appears to be on the house, It also looks so close to the house that it should be cut down. ;-) ;-) ;-)

Exactly! If this was over on the Landscape forum you’d be told it’s hiding the house, probably damaging the foundation and ruining the ‘kerb appeal’. Best plant some colourful annuals instead! 😉

LOL Floral! How true!

Beautiful! You always seem to post the coolest plants and rarely seen. Thanks Jeff. Be safe.

Exactly! If this was over on the Landscape forum you’d be told

At least it already has all the foliage up at the top, has none of the low side branches that it would otherwise be stated (on that forum) needed to be cut off.

Looking at the size of that plant. I wonder what came first, the tree or the house. Maybe they should tear the house down and leave the tree.

When looking from the house the tree may not appear that close.

Same thoughjt: house built too close to tree. Tear the house down!

Looks like camera trickery to me haha

“When looking from the house the tree may not appear that close”

There’s a note on the sash, “Objects in the window are closer than they appear.”

tj

Compare with the native (Soqotra Island, courtesy of Wikipedia) version:

Reminds me of broccoli

Land of the Giants foot stool.

Shame we have no way of knowing how old? You would think at least 100 years? That latest picture could be 1000 years?

Very cool tree

This is originally from the Canary Islands,not Socotra. They are two separate species.

The tree is older than the home...that home is probably several times larger than the original house. And yet,that huge tree is probably no older than 75 years or so despite looking ancient.

Remember the oldest garden tree of any kind in Los Angeles is 140 years old. A Washingtonia robusta. I'm sure even San Diego is along the same lines.

I have a dragon that lives at the back of my place. It's actually a native vine, Pandorea pandorana, that's scrambled over a large boulder and is now in the process of strangling a tree that unfortunately grew too close...

shax,

Are those boulders in the second picture all limestone?

Granite! If you'd like a few for your garden, come and collect some. Sorry, I can't deliver...

Granite bedrock and granite boulders.

I think the cost of shipping would be prohibitive for a few of those but it would be cool to tell people they were from Australia! :-))

Plenty to spare...

Do you think that a tree like that might grow more quickly in a regularly irrigated yard versus in its more arid place or origin? Looking at the lawn and the other lush looking vegetation that probably gets watered once a week.

I’m just thinking that, if so, maybe that tree isn’t as old as it appears to be...? Still got some age on it, but maybe a few fewer decades.

Still, a nice specimen.

From Llifle

I've seen photos of Dragon tree's that only grew wide,not tall AT ALL...I mean 30' wide and half that height..a man could barely walk under them. THEM, because the park in the post had a few of those. I would guess- just a guess- they they were grown from side cuttings..and just have a urge to grow sideways more than up.

Shax, I have serious question. Do you find perhaps any wiley coyotes chasing Aussie roadrunners around those granite boulders? I feel I should warn you to be alert for falling anvils. Take care.

That tree looks so cool! I wish I had one like that

Impressive plant