Date posted: 15 August 2016
How beautiful are Moreton Bay fig trees? Adelaide Botanic Garden's stately Murdoch Avenue was planted full of them (Ficus macrophylla) in 1866 - 150 years ago in 2016 - and it's become arguably the Garden's most iconic vista. But what makes these trees so special?
Check out our video to celebrate 150 years of the Ficus walk and to discover some facts about these amazing plants.
Music: "Porch Blues" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. Strangler fig image: James St. John. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 2.0 License
03 September 2021
Following the devastating 2020 bushfires on Kangaroo Island, scientists at the SA Seed Conservation Centre have visited the island a number of times to investigate what botanical treasures have regrown, and to collect seeds and plant specimens with a conservation aim.
17 August 2021
Repatriation of a rare pea from the UK Seed Bank for bushfire recovery in the Adelaide Hills.
