What a great cubby this would make

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We've been tonking around the south-west of Western Australia providing support for a friend who was on a walking trail known as the Bibbulman Track. One of the areas we passed through is the last large area of tingle trees. These grow in the same region as the mighty karri trees in a area known as the Valley of the Giants. There are three types of the eucalyptus – yellow, red and Yates. The most interesting thing about these large trees is that the red tingle (Eucalyptus jacksonii) has a buttressed or thickened trunk with the circumference often measuring up to 20 metres (65.6 feet). They are shallow-rooted and continual compression of the earth about the base causes damage to the root system. The easily accessible examples now have decking around them to prevent further compression. The centres of these trees often get hollowed out by insect damage and/or fire. One tingle had a hollow so huge that a car could be driven into it. Unfortunately it fell down a few years ago. Some of these trees are calculated to be over 400 years old. We never tire of driving through this region.