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Big Fig, Miriam Vale, Heritage tree in Miriam Vale, Australia.

Big Fig is a weeping fig (Ficus benjamina) on Station Street beside the Miriam Vale railway station. It is an introduced species with a broad, low-branching canopy that shades the ground where cream cans were once loaded onto trains. The tree was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 6 January 2004.

The tree was planted in the early 1900s and served for many decades as a central meeting point for dairy farmers bringing milk and cream for processing. This role continued until 1977 when dairy farming practices in the region changed.

The tree's name comes from its species, Ficus benjamina, a weeping fig introduced to the area. Since the war memorial was built nearby in 1921, its canopy has shaded Anzac Day commemorations, and farmers once gathered beneath it with their cream cans while waiting for the train to Gladstone.

The site offers natural shade and basic seating areas for visitors who want to take a break from their travels. It is easily accessible from the street and provides a quiet spot to rest, especially on warm days.

The Big Fig is a Ficus benjamina, a species introduced to the area, and may have been planted as part of a Queensland Railways tree-planting scheme after the North Coast Line came through in 1896–1897. A single large fig of the same species stands near several stations between Bundaberg and Gladstone, though this origin is unconfirmed.

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