A little Sat afternoon hill climb through R. Sapida habitat

[cbmnz]

Had never done this track before up the small but sacred Mt Taupiri. No shortage of R.  Sapida, almost dominant despite the steep terrain and firm clay soil.

[Palm Tree Jim]

Thanks for sharing these habitat pictures!

[Tyrone]

Thanks for posting. I’m always interested in Rhopalostylis habitat shots. 

Doing well in firm clay. I have that sort of soil here in places, where it’s not peat. Very good to know.

What are the buttressed root trees growing there. I just love that rainforest buttress root look and would love to imitate it here.

[cbmnz]

At a guess Pukatea

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurelia_novae-zelandiae

 

[palmfriend]

Impressive!

Thank you for posting!

Lars