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As the plant geek continued on through the Selby Botanical gardens many unusual plants were revealed. Here I have attached photos of the cacao tree.  The fruit pods you see actually contain cocoa beans, from which chocolate is made. This plant is usually only seen in South and Central America and the west coast of Africa. This was a first for me! The other photo is of a huge Ficus or Moreton Bay Fig. I thought the root system was truly unique. It looks like a liquid pouring out from the base of the tree and not a woody root system. More to follow.

Jason

“I thought the root system was truly unique.”