Exotic palms in Gahnia Grove and Tanekaha Ridge

Found in the last month in the regenerating kauri forest on Tanekaha Ridge, especially in deep pine needle litter with few other plants, but also in deep moss (native and exotic) beds among dense tanekaha seedliings-to-c.6mH, and mingiming/pigeonwood/gleichenia/coprosma lucida at all stages

Bangalow - about 40 - mostly c.10cmH, one 40cmH
Phoenix - about 20 x 20-30cmH,
Fan palm or Chusan - 3 x 10-20cmH

Posted on July 10, 2019 08:11 PM by kaipatiki_naturewatch