‘Like cubs being born’: How the zoo’s ‘treekeeper’ saved a 100-year-old tree

Melbourne Zoo’s 100-year-old Moreton Bay fig tree has shown new growth after intensive care from staffer Giuseppe Greco. The tree, previously stressed due to air quality issues and visitor damage, has regained foliage through enhanced monitoring and irrigation methods. Greco compared its revival to witnessing the birth of cubs, highlighting the tree's importance to zoo wildlife.

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