Why is it so tall ? Is the natural mineral water from Lambari responsible for its size ? The mountain weather ? We invite you to come close and see for yourself !

56 ft high !

We also challenge you to prove there is a taller Bougainville. If you manage to do so we will pay you US$ 50.

Send picture by Internet mail to [email protected], with nominal size of the tree and its location. The picture must have a person or object standing beside the tree to be used as a height reference. The winning Bougainville picture will be shown at this page and its sender will receive US$ 50 !

A maior árvore Bougainville do mundo fica em Lambari, Minas Gerais ! Será a água mineral ? O clima da montanha ? São 17 metros de altura ! Nós te desafiamos a provar que existe uma maior. Se você conseguir, nós vamos lhe pagar US$ 50,00. Envie foto por mail Internet para [email protected], com tamanho nominal e sua localização. A foto deve ter uma pessoa ou objeto ao lado do Bougainville de forma a servir como referência para a altura. A foto será mostrada nesta página.

This HomePage received a friendly email from Arsenio Fornaro(New York), advising that most probably there isn't a taller Bougainville tree in the whole world. We also received the following picture of what can be the smallest Bougainville

Because the conquest for the taller Bougainville is showing to be kind of unfair we "also" challenge you to prove there is a smaller Bougainville tree. Please send email to [email protected] and we will agree how to announce to the world that you are number 1 . This Bouganvillea is 3 years old and measures 11" to 13" tall.