Find beautiful, heritage-listed and rare tree species in BunGeo! A bio-hotspot, the region is home to some of the largest and rarest trees in Western Australia.
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TUART FOREST
BunGeo’s coastal plain is home to beautiful Tuart forest – with less than 2,000 hectares of this forest remaining it is one of the rarest in the world. A protected area of pristine Tuart forest can be found in Bunbury at the southern end of Ocean Drive, but to truly witness Tuart forest in all its splendour head further south to the Tuart Forest National Park. The forest is also home to a variety of wildlife including kangaroos, bandicoots and ringtail possums.
JARRAH FOREST
As you move inland, the Jarrah forest becomes dominant. The thick Jarrah forest of the BunGeo is protected by the 4,000 hectare Wellington National Park, which offers extensive walk and mountain bike trails. Within this park is the King Jarrah Tree – one of the largest tree in the area. A protective boardwalk follows its circumference allowing an intimate view of this majestic old tree.
The biggest Jarrah tree in Australia is hidden deep in the Mornington State Forest near Brunswick Junction. Only accessible by 4WD, the Jarrah Hadfield is more than 10 metres in circumference – try wrapping your arms around that – and more than 260 years old.
Also on the National Register of big trees and close in size to Hadfield, is a 2250-year-old Jarrah Muja near Collie, off Boyup Road.
MORETON BAY FIGS
Two magnificent National Heritage listed Moreton Bay Fig trees can be found in historic Bunbury. One sits in the CBD next to Centrepoint Shopping Centre, another, planted in 1870, is located near the historic St Mark’s Anglican Church – Old Picton Church (1842) and Graveyard.
