This 3D model was originally created with Sketchup 8 and then converted to all other 3D formats. Native format is .skp 3dsmax scene is 3ds Max 2016 version, rendered with Vray 3.00 Saw Banksia is a gnarled and misshapen low tree with a peculiar character. It grows in coastal regions, either as small tree or as shrub when in less sheltered positions such as coastal cliffs. It is a species with many peculiarities. It is very resistant to fires. It features a fire-retardant bark, that looks like cork and is six centimetres thick. Saw Banksia is also able to collect waters and nutrients in it’s subterranean lignotuber, so that it can regenerate even after severe bushfire. The showy flowers take several years to appear. Origin : Eastern Australia. Height : up to 15 m. as tree, up to 3 m. as shrub.