Christmas tree, a photo from Western Australia, Ouest

Photographer's Note

The worlds largest parasitic plant, this one is ten meters tall, it grows throughout Southern Western Australia and flowers around Christmas time, hence the name. Like Mistletoe it needs a host to survive.
A word of warning, because they flower in our summer (look at the grass ) Christmas trees are one of the few sources of pollen and nectar at that time and are inhabited by a myriad of bees, wasps and other stinging insects. hand held telephoto pov about 25 meters .Cropped and sharpened in Corel p.p.

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kabanoki (235) 2006-11-21 18:24

Such fantastic colours- Australia's full of weird things, but I've never heard of this one before. Thanks for sharing.

Dave

SteveH (7970) 2006-11-21 18:47

Hi Peter, Ah yes, summer in Perth when I was young. Nice shot using the bright orange to contrast with the other more drab colours of the Australian bush. Cheers, Steve

eversmile (11636) 2006-11-21 19:04

I thought I had seen the most colorful Christmas trees already, underwater! I mean, the other Christmas trees, also named tube worms... Thanks to show us this one! You succeeded an attractive picture with warm colors. Well done!