New Zealand Plants

DSC_8101125 Soft tree fern, or katote (Alsophila smithii) smaller than Cyathea medullaris, this slow growing tree fern reaches up to 8m tall, and grows throughout New Zealand. On the subantarctic Auckland Islands it becomes the southern-most tree fern in the world. The fronds often leave a skirt around the slender, fibrous trunk after they have died. Rakaitane Track, Moana *

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DSC_8101125 Soft tree fern, or katote (Alsophila smithii) smaller than Cyathea medullaris, this slow growing tree fern reaches up to 8m tall, and grows throughout New Zealand. On the subantarctic Auckland Islands it becomes the southern-most tree fern in the world. The fronds often leave a skirt around the slender, fibrous trunk after they have died. Rakaitane Track, Moana *

DSC 8101125 Soft tree fern katote Cyathea Alsophila smithii tree fern southernmost tree fern fronds skirt trunk Rakaitane Track Moana