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Date of issue: 17 June 2025 This is one of two Australian native plants in a series of Norfolk Island stamps. Plant: Ficus macrophylla Family: MORACEAE Common-name: Moreton Bay Fig This stamp features the famous avenue of Moreton Bay Fig trees, Ficus macrophylla, along Headstone Road, which also leads to Hundred Acres Reserve. These gargantuan examples of a species introduced from Australia's east coast are the most-photographed trees on Norfolk Island. Some are believed to be 200 years old. |