Take a very close look at this picture.
Actually, I never knew about this until one of my Pastor sent the above picture to me. I really didn't understand it so, after two days I had to tell him that I don't understand the message the image is meant to pass and this was his response.
“I saw this for the first time and sincerely I was amazed. It was planted in 2011 and its been like this after 8 years. Think of how mighty the Ikoro tree will eventually become many years time. Who can understand or question the wisdom of this God?
The lesson here is that we should not despise little beginning and let us be confident, knowing fully well that we are created mighty (like the Iroko tree). We will surely become what God has destined us to be”.
Then I had to research further, and what I discovered amazed me the more. On average it takes 130 years for the Iroko to reach a trunk of 80cm. Male trees can start flowering within 10 years from seed, but females can take 15 years.
“I saw this for the first time and sincerely I was amazed. It was planted in 2011 and its been like this after 8 years. Think of how mighty the Ikoro tree will eventually become many years time. Who can understand or question the wisdom of this God?
The lesson here is that we should not despise little beginning and let us be confident, knowing fully well that we are created mighty (like the Iroko tree). We will surely become what God has destined us to be”.
Then I had to research further, and what I discovered amazed me the more. On average it takes 130 years for the Iroko to reach a trunk of 80cm. Male trees can start flowering within 10 years from seed, but females can take 15 years.
The Iroko tree can grow to heights up to 180 feet or 55 meters. The tree is not evergreen but classed as deciduous and won't have leaves all year.
The leaves are alternate arranged and elliptic shaped. Iroko leaves can reach lengths up to 8.2 inches or 21 cm and vary in color from light to dark pale green.
Fruits of the Iroko tree are fleshy and elliptic shaped and highly nutritious. Fruit bats and squirrels love the sweet taste of the Iroko fruits. Natives also use the fruits to make refreshing drinks and local recipes.
Iroko tree bark and trunk
Yong trees have smooth grey green bark. Older trees have rough scaly dark grey to brown black bark. The trunk of tall Iroko trees is long and straight and free of branches the first 50 to 65 feet or 15 to 20 meters. The diameter of the trunk depends on the age of the tree. Old trees can have trunks with a diameter up to 8.2 feet or 2.5 meters.
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