M, rhaphiophylla rising up

[Pup]

G,day again just mouthing of about the virtues of Melaleuca rhaphiophylla swamp paperbark. It appears to never die. I have said many times not to throw out what appears to be a dead stump.
This tree started shooting from the out side two years ago. Now it is shooting from the inside of the apparently dead stump!!.
I noticed it two days ago I will be keeping tabs on it. What you are seeing is juvenile foliage.
So if you can get them, once you have them you will never be without it appears.

Cheers Pup

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Cheers Pup

[nealweb]

Wow, a natural tanuki

[kvan64]

Very interesting. Any chance it's a young tree germinated from seed?

[kcpoole]

I thought maybe a seed down the hole and germinating

Ken

[Pup]

No seed around, the leaves are M,rhaphiophylla

[kcpoole]

Very cool and yet another example of the resiliency of Nature

Ken