Pumby Brush Walk

Moreton Bay Fig

This huge Moreton Bay Fig tree is the largest on Tocal. It was already a tall tree in the rainforest when James Webber arrived in 1822. Experts suggest it is around 400 years old.

These huge trees play an important part in the forest food web by:

converting carbon dioxide to oxygen and energy from the sun into food for animals
making plant nutrients and water from the soil available to other plants and animals
providing shelter for animals and smaller shade-loving plants like ferns and mosses
producing leaves and twigs that fall to the ground and provide food for forest floor-dwelling animals, as well as humus for the soil
stabilising the soil with their huge root systems.

Photo at right: you will be under this huge Moreton Bay Fig tree as you climb the steps at the end of Pumby Brush walk.

Walk the walk: you can walk along Pumby Brush walk when Tocal Homestead is open to the public (Homestead admission fee applies) - opening details.

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