Show australians alias bottle tree provides food and drink nature mus must t have been in a playful mood when she designed the odd vase shaped bottle tree which grows in the tropical regions of australia one would never guess fro from inthe the trees rugged appearance that the inner part of the swollen stem is actually a nutritious food for both man and beast the stem is also a reservoir for cool sweet water many a thirsty yank soldier on duty in australia has tapped this tree for its refreshing liquid largest specimens are 50 to 60 feet high and the trunk is six or seven feet thick |