Julian de'Courcy
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When I was little I chopped one of these fern trees down, curious to see what was in the middle of the trunk. 
HELIGAN by Julian de Courcy, on Flickr
HELIGAN by Julian de Courcy, on Flickr
Fern Tree
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Rob MacKillop
Edinburgh Correspondent
And what was? Nice image, Julian.
Dan Cattermole
Dan Down - The Steampunk Womble
Wow!! Looks like the amazon forest! Lush
Julian de'Courcy
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Well as you might know the stems are not alive, the remnants of the past decayed plant. Sop it can be stuck back in the ground and will still grow. Just all dense fluffy brown soggy vegetation.
Thank you Rob.
Julian de'Courcy
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Thanks Dan. Just a few hundred meters from where I grew up. Made camps and fires and all of those things kids did. Built quite a high tree house just up the path from this. All good fun.
The locals from Mevagissey would also come across to gather bamboo for there runner beans, or the larger bamboo to use as poles for the end floats of the fishing nets.
Not allowed now
Julian de'Courcy
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It is this time of the year I only met two other people. Fully crowded in the holiday periods like most attractions today. Good to arrive early or stay till the last.
Ivar Dahl-Larsen
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Takes me back to the West Indies.. Thank you Julian, very good.
Julian de'Courcy
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Thank you Ivar , the comment much appreciated.
Dave Green
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Lovely shot that - and somewhere I've never been despite St Ives in Cornwall being a regular holiday spot for us for the last 20 years or so!
Julian de'Courcy
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I am not sure if you are missing a lot. If I came to Cornwall I'd certainly take full advantage of the fishing villages and beaches. I do think it is quite expensive for a family.
Pete Askew
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What a gorgeous shot. I love tree ferns and awe have a couple in the garden here in Greywell. One about 2 metres and the other is about 60cm. I doubt I will live long enough to see them reach the size of the ones in Heligan though. I really must go to Heligan again. I love the story of the place and the way it has been restored. And all those tree ferns amongst the native vegetation creates a wonderful atmosphere. Not bad for a load of old ship's ballast!
