Moreton Bay fig trees to be removed from Kings Park to stop shot-hole beetle spread . By Phoebe Pin. Topic: Environment. Mon 8 Jan 2024 Monday 8 January 2024 Mon 8 Jan 2024 at 5:30am.

Both Moreton Bay and Port Jackson fig trees are native to Australia and grow to be more than 100 metres tall over their long lives. They’re very popular as a backdrop for wedding photography.

The park setting next to the Moreton Bay Fig tree in Santa Barbara has reopened. The area had been closed off for several years due to issues around the property including damage to the tree roots.

Locals are shocked as century-old Moreton Bay fig trees, popular as wedding backdrops, are killed — but the council says it’s the only way forward. The Polyphagus shot-hole borer beetle is ...