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Bottle Tree undergoes repair
The Geelong Botanic Gardens largest bottle tree (Brachychiton rupestris) is being repaired after high winds caused it to be split down the middle.
Decay within the trunk, possibly caused by rot set in a smaller split, caused the bottle tree to become vulnerable to high winds and storm conditions.
City Works, Parks and Gardens chair Cr Anthony Aitken said this is a clever approach to preserving a significant feature of the gardens.
We will all be eagerly awaiting the outcome of this operation,
I hope the repair is successful and this beautiful specimen is saved.