Giant Tingle Tree — Attraction in Walpole

No entry fee , Car park side available ,Dirt road entry from Walpole nornalup national park . We Arrival here about 4pm ,at April ,still in summer season ,nice look around here to view the massive tree with the bottom hole , but Beware of Bloodsucking flies ,when I walk around inside the tree a lot of Bloodsucking flies attack me and my mate. And when l we are close the grass near Tree hole try to have a picture a lot of Mosquito attacking me , (Please take note ) prepare some Insect repellent before you entry

The tree typically grows to a height of 8 to 55 metres (26 to 180 ft) and has rough, stringy and furrowed. grey-brown or red-brown bark. It can have a circumference up to 24 metres (79 ft) round at the base and grow to a height of 75 m (246 ft). The tree can live for up to 400 years. It has a dense compact crown that forms a heavy canopy. The adult leaves are disjunct, glossy, green, thin, discolorous. The leaves have a lanceolate shape and are oblique or basally tapered. The lateral veins of the leaf are obscure, acute or obtuse. The tree flowers between January and March producing a white blossom. Each conflorescence is simple and axillary with 3 to 7 flowered umbellasters. It s supported on peduncles that are terete or narrowly flattened. These later form globose fruits with a depressed disc and enclosed valves. The trees often have shallow root systems and grow a buttressed base. Forest fires often act to hollow out the base of the trees creating a large cavity. The Heartwood is deep pink to reddish-brown in colour with a green density of about 960 kg/m3, and air-dried density about 770 kg/m3. Largest red tingle currently is Giant Tingle Tree in the Valley of Giants, Walpole-Nornalup National Park. This tree is approximately 400 years old, circumference at breast height is 22.3 m, height - 30 m. Forest fires have created enormous hollow where more than 100 people can fit inside. The red tingle is often compared to the other two species - the Yellow tingle Eucalyptus guilfoylei and Rate's tingle Eucalyptus brevistylis are smaller. The Red tingle is more closely related to Rate's tingle both of which belong to the...

Apart from visiting beaches all the time we were in south western Australia, we have also included some other equally exciting activities in out itinerary. We swapped our bathing gear with hiking gear and headed for the forest instead. This time, we were going to see the giant tingle tree. We arrived relatively earlier than other visitors and had the whole park to ourselves. The paths were clearly defined and the signs were informative and useful. We hiked around a few hours and although the sunny sky was blazingly hot, it did not bother us much as we were under the shade of the canopy. The tingle trees were magnificent. They are so big, huge and old. The trunks could tell a lot of stories if they could talk. We marvelled at the large hollowed out trunks and stepped into some of them to get some perspective from the inside. As expected, we were totally in awe of these...

The Giant Tingle tree is a must visit if you are in Walpole / Denmark area. Approach is through a one-way gravel road from the highway, popularly known as the Hill top scenic drive. First stop is at the Hill Top view point, from where you can see the ocean at distance. From here, you may take a 2.5 km trek to the Gian Tingle tree through forest as part of the bibbuluman trek ( round trip 5 km, 2 hours) or drive on for 4 minutes to the car park. Further a short trek of 400m among huge tingle trees would take you to this splendid tree. Return to the parking through unpaved route part of the...