Is the Acacia peuce Australia's slowest growing tree? | Australia's Favourite Tree

Known as "Australia's loneliest tree", the Acacia peuce can be found on the edges of the Simpson desert. But how does it survive such harsh, arid conditions with very little rainfall?
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[@martinv.-]

I just found out that this is the hardest wood in the world, that's probably one of the reasons it grows so slowly? 1430 kg/m3 and a janka hardness of 4630 lbf. For comparisson... White Oak which is considered for many things due to its hard wood, is 755 kg/m3 and a janka hardness of 1350 lbf. This acacia is two times denser and almost 4 times harder to cut!!

[@neddyladdy]

Kudos to the camera operator running along beside the narrator's car, narry a false step, not even out of breath.

[@CoronaLisaa]

I can’t tell if you’re joking or not

[@neddyladdy]

@@CoronaLisaa Go with your initial thoughts.

[@istbhOOI]

Luv the kite

[@eliseolopez2790]

What a rare species

[@blank.9301]

Spread the word to friends and family to use ecosia 👍🌱🌲🌱🌳

[@eliseolopez2790]

Wrong label ,it is special what other trees thrive without water? Add water and you'll see your slow growing

[@adam8822]

i see the charm but cant say my favourite

[@suecampbell7490]

Just adore Ann

[@oneeyedphotographer]

Blackboys might be slower. Those are spikey too.

[@eliseolopez2790]

The Camel tree

[@ogeoge6000]

Why is it ironic that pastoralists were also conservationists?

[@rickicoughlan8299]

Because pastoralism has basically destroyed the ecologies of vast stretches of Australia.

[@fleshwound5149]

Why do you think half of our forests have been cleared?

[@clevelandlloyd6476]

𝖕𝖗𝖔𝖒𝖔𝖘𝖒 😭

[@warusawa]

I watched this program with awe. but got disappointed when I saw that panel of judges made up of white people. why couldn't you include traditional owners? when they were the people who lived in this landscape for many thousands years living side by side with those amazing trees?

[@ABCScience]

Hi warusawa, one of the judges is Darug woman Maddison Miller. She is a research fellow who specilises in Ecological Knowledge Of Country.