Panoramic image of Gorge Gill Range near Kings Canyon (Watarrka) Northern Territory, Australia with a young and old Desert Oak tree in the foreground

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Desert Oak Trees (Allocasuarina decaisneana) grow pencil like when young as the send down a tap root to find water. As they mature they spread branches and create a more conventional crown like structure.

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Photo credit: © Stephen Dwyer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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