New Zealand Plants

DSC_4685 Silver tree-fern, or ponga (Alsophila dealbata) forest interior at night. View looking down from the canopy, to tree fern crowns above the forest floor in moonlight. 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_4685 Silver tree-fern, or ponga (Alsophila dealbata) forest interior at night. View looking down from the canopy, to tree fern crowns above the forest floor in moonlight. 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