Curtain Fig Tree

The Curtain Fig Tree is a massive 500-year-old strangler fig (Ficus virens) located in Curtain Fig National Park near Yungaburra on the Atherton Tablelands, Queensland. Standing about 50 metres tall with a curtain of aerial roots dropping 15 metres to the ground, it formed when its host tree fell and the fig's roots created a dramatic curtain-like appearance. It is one of the most photographed natural landmarks in Tropical North Queensland and is protected within a small rainforest reserve.

Visitors can expect a short rainforest walk on a 400-metre elevated timber boardwalk leading to a viewing platform directly in front of the enormous fig tree. The tree dominates a small clearing surrounded by Mabi rainforest, with its trunk and extensive curtain of aerial roots clearly visible. The site includes interpretive signage explaining the fig's growth and ecology, with opportunities for photography, birdwatching and enjoying the cool rainforest environment.

The Curtain Fig Tree is estimated to be over 500 years old. It began as a strangler fig (Ficus virens) growing on a host tree; when the host fell, the fig's aerial roots formed a vertical curtain 15 metres high. The surrounding forest was protected as Curtain Fig National Park, one of Queensland's early national parks, to preserve this rare Mabi rainforest remnant and the iconic tree.

The tree is an iconic natural landmark of the Atherton Tablelands and Tropical North Queensland, widely promoted as a symbol of the region's rainforest heritage. It holds significance for nature-based tourism and education about strangler figs and Mabi rainforest ecology.