Typically, the water catchment region encompassing Puketaha Reserve is restricted from public access. Nonetheless, an organized tour provides an...
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Photos of Trees from around the world
These photos are closeups of trees rather than forests.
There are thousands of different species of trees found throughout the world, each with its own unique characteristics and adaptations to different environments. Trees can range in size from small shrubs to the tallest living organism on Earth, the coastal redwood. They can also live for many years, with some species living for several hundred years or more.
Bracket fungi or shelf fungi are frequently found in mature forests. Certain specimens of these fungi can persist for...
View of the Wainuiomata Valley as seen from the Remutaka Range, the last mountain range in the North Island.
Looking at a typical section of podocarp rainforest in the proposed Puketahā Wildlife Sanctuary in Wainuiomata.
There are many trees in this area that are older than 1000 years. This particular tree is thought to...
The girth around the trunk of this huge tree is astonishing. The trunk’s substantial girth is such that the...
A giant of the forest has fallen in this ancient podocarp rainforest found in the water catchment of Wainuiomata....
The Rimu, distinguished by its dark red wood, develops a unique feature as it matures, with about three-quarters of...
View of some old growth trees inside the proposed Puketahā Wildlife Sanctuary. Many old trees remain in this area...
In this area is a burrow containing kiwi. While kiwi are an endangered bird, there is a sizable population...
These giants of this podocarp rainforest are located deep inside Puketaha. The forest here has never been logged with...
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