Gija Jumulu, Ancient boab tree in Kings Park, Perth, Australia

Gija Jumulu is an ancient baobab tree in Kings Park with a massive trunk that stores water during dry seasons. The tree stands as one of the oldest living organisms on the continent and dominates the space where it grows.

The tree was transported from Telegraph Creek to Perth in 2008, marking the longest recorded journey of a living tree. This relocation set a new benchmark for moving mature trees across vast distances.

The name combines the Gija people of the Warmun area with jumulu, their word for boab trees. The tree was removed to clear the way for a road bridge on the Great Northern Highway, then replanted at the Two Rivers Lookout at the end of Forrest Carpark on 20 July 2008.

Gija Jumulu stands at the Two Rivers Lookout, at the end of Forrest Carpark in Kings Park, on flat sandy ground inside a low circular metal railing. A stone-edged viewing area beside it gives room to walk around the trunk. The tree was replanted here on 20 July 2008 after its journey from the Kimberley.

The tree's trunk bears the carved word "VICE", a scar from its journey south; arborists removed rotten bark caused by that damage, and in 2016 the tree was assessed as healthy. Boabs are believed to live up to 2,000 years, so this 750-year-old specimen may have centuries ahead of it.