This old tree has hosts many different epiphyte species. An epiphyte refers to a plant species that thrives by attaching itself to another plant, like a tree, without causing harm, and obtains its water and nutrients from the surrounding air, rainfall, and organic matter. Unlike conventional plants, epiphytes do not usually establish roots in the soil, relying instead on the host plant for structural support.
Autumn in Poole Crescent Reserve in Wainuiomata in Lower Hutt. The track and reserve runs parallel with Wainuiomata River.
View of the decommissioned Wainuiomata Lower Dam (named Morton Dam). This dam once supplied water to Wellington along with...
View of Richard Prouse Park in Wainuiomata. The park has football and cricket pitches. The Wainuiomata River forms much...
Looking at Nikau Creek in Wainuiomata Regional Park. The creek can be seen from a short scenic walk called...
This view of Lower Dam requires a bush bash through a temperate rainforest on the southside of Wainuiomata River.
Looking at a shed that housed a machine that aided in supplying water to the Wellington region. Today this...
There are numerous unnamed creeks and streams in Wainuiomata Regional Park that feed into the Wainuiomata River including this...
View from the top of Whakanui Track along a ridgeline, before it connects to the McKerrow Track. Wainuiomata can...
