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An informational sign, framed in blue metal and secured by bolts, presents details about "THE STRANGLER FICUS TREE" in Aburi, Ghana. The sign features blue painted text on a weathered, light-colored background, exhibiting accumulated moss, grime, and paint chipping. The text identifies the tree's scientific name as "Ficus Elasticoides," common name as "Rubber Shade Tree," and Twi name as "Amane Gyedua." It further states that this "woody parasite" was discovered in the fork of an "AFZELIA AFRICANA" tree in 1906, gradually developed, and successfully strangled its host by 1936, now occupying its place, with the hollow interior indicating the former host's size. Behind and surrounding the sign, massive, gnarled tree trunks and roots, densely covered in green moss, form a complex, interwoven structure. A dark, cavernous hollow is visible within the tree's base, consistent with the sign's description. The ground below the sign consists of reddish-brown earth.
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