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Landscape
Lighting
Pavers,
Masonry,
Blocks
&
Rocks
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Mangrove
trees, adapted
to saline
coastal
sediments,
have invaded
and prospered
on the ol' SS
Ayrfield, a
WWII transport
veteran.
The SS Ayrfield is something of a floating conservatory in
Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia. The ship was built in the UK
in 1911 and launched as the SS Corrimal. During WWII, the
1,140-ton steel transport help supply U.S. troops in the Pacific, and
later ran coal between Newcastle and Blackwattle Bay in Sydney
Harbor. Note: The bay was name for the acacia trees (Black Wattle)
growing along the bay, which was used to build housing.
In 1972, the Ayrfield was sent to the Homebush Bay breaking
yard in Sydney Harbor. Today, there are reportedly three other
stripped, creaky old ship hulls afloat in Homebush Bay to keep
Ayrfield company, although none sport mangrove trees.
Sydney Harbor's Floating Garden
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