And all round the lower part of the trunk, thin, slab-like buttresses of bark, perfectly smooth, and radiating from a common centre, projected along the ground for at least two yards.

From below, these natural props tapered upward until gradually blended with the trunk itself.

There were signs of the wild cattle having sheltered themselves behind them.

Zeke called this the canoe tree; as in old times it supplied the navies of the Kings of Tahiti.

For canoe building, the woods is still used.