New Zealand Plants

DSC_4727 Silver tree-fern, or ponga (Alsophila dealbata) forest interior. View looking down from the canopy, to tree fern crowns above the forest floor. This tree fern prefers to grow in sites sheltered from the wind. It grows in well-drained soils, and once established, it will tolerate drier conditions. Otari *

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DSC_4727 Silver tree-fern, or ponga (Alsophila dealbata) forest interior. View looking down from the canopy, to tree fern crowns above the forest floor. This tree fern prefers to grow in sites sheltered from the wind. It grows in well-drained soils, and once established, it will tolerate drier conditions. Otari *

cyathea treefern tree fern