A signboard showing the 129-year-old rain tree at the entrance of the Penang Botanic Gardens is being cut down. (Below) The Star’s report on Jan 1, 2016.
THE majestic rain tree that has greeted visitors of Penang Botanic Gardens for over a century is about to become history.
Once standing at 18.5m tall with a crown 24.4m wide, the 129-year-old tree has died and gardeners have begun cutting it down.
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