A couple of hours after I posted last week’s blog about forests’ symbiotic relationships…
We arrived at the Truffle Discovery Centre, just north of Stanthorpe.
After a fascinating talk and sublime tasting session… we were reading more information boards when I came across exactly the same concept…
Truffles are the edible fruiting bodies of mycorrhiza ‘root fungus’ which forms a symbiotic relationship with a host tree.
Essentially the two trade nutrients… enabling the tree to grow in soils which would normally be too nutrient deficient.
Another example of the amazing way nature works things out…
It finds a way.
Rather than competing with… it works with!
Another interesting relationship the Centre has created is a central facility in the Granite Belt region for truffle detection dog training.
I asked if certain breeds were better for this – but it seems not…
They have even used rescue dogs… one apparently taking only 20 minutes to train…
Giving it a new purpose and role in life.
Isn’t that wonderful?
Later that day we visited Girraween National Park with it’s amazing granite rock structures.
Granite Arch is fantastic…
With its huge boulder balancing (how?) above the walkway…
But to be fair there were so many incredible balancing boulders…
And extraordinary granite landscapes…
Amazing scenes created by nature.
According to Parks Queensland roughly 225 million years of powerful acts of nature created the foundations for the park’s dramatic landscape…
And as beautifully described by this website: The creation of Girraween’s landscape hasn’t stopped. Wind, water, ice and plants continue to sculpt the granite, as they will for many more millions of years to come.
A landscape that we are able to immerse oursleves in…
Breathe in the air…
Be a part of nature.
And while we can’t revel in the beauty of Girraween everyday…
We have lots of beautiful memories.
Back to the truffles though…
We’ll be enjoying that symbiotic relationship for quite sometime…
Ann 🙏