Ombus are massive, native trees found on the pampas and in many parks and plazas in Buenos Aires. While their limbs look massive, the wood is quite light and spongy. These trees are in Plaza Francia, directly facing the Recoleta cemetery.
Ombu Trees in Plaza Francia
Ombus are massive, native trees found on the pampas and in many parks and plazas in Buenos Aires. While their limbs look massive, the wood is quite light and spongy. These trees are in Plaza Francia, directly facing the Recoleta cemetery.
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5 comments:
These shots are friggin fantastic! Very NatGeo!!
Although those are really massive trees located in Plaza Francia; they are not ombú trees. It looks like they are indian rubber trees (we call it "Gomero de la India").
The photos are awesome, no matter the kind of tree you photographed.
There is a poem by borges dedicated to the "Gomero" of Recoleta.
These trees have a special status, they are considered as a kind of monuments by the city State.
And... some years ago, they were about to die, because of the roots lacking enough soil space to grow and get water. Fortunately, a special watering system has been mounted and the trees are still there green all year long.
If you find a real "ombú", you may test the effect of its leaves in infusion (hidden inside a mate, for instance)... but don't try it on anyone you do not strongly despise.
The pictures are very nice!
Great pics! As strange as it might sound the Ombú is not actually a tree but massive evergreen herb. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ombú
I've been doing a bit of research and as others have pointed out these aren't Ombu trees, but are the rubber trees. The Ombu trees are native to NE Argentina (Guarni called them Ibapoy) and are confusingly commonly called Gomeros, but they are not the same trees. They have
strange fruits and similar leaves, but aren't the same..
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