The death of Ipoh's Ipoh tree

Ipoh's iconic Ipoh tree that stood in front of the railway station was uprooted in a storm on 28 April 2017. The tree had been planted there in 1980.

The tree in 2010 -

The tree, antiaris toxicaria, had given Ipoh its name. The poisonous latex of Ipoh trees is used by the orang asli (aborigines) for their blowpipes. 

There used to be very attractive gardens in front of the station but those were all removed in recent years and the area was turned to concrete, leaving the Ipoh tree all alone. And now that is gone.

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