Chusan palms discovered

All exotic palms at least provisionally identified on the site can now be seen here.

A seedling found in Zone Ca has been identified as Australian Fan Palm.

A group of Chusan palms has been discovered on the "upstream" streamside, in Zone Ab. In 1999 after weeding of wild regeneration, and planting along the roadside above, this was a very beautiful lush bit of regeneration overtopping "Pate Pool".

Having matured, it is less lush but still beautiful apart from the Chusan.

Shortly upstream however, (at the bottom of the bank behind the bus-shelter), a pine has had branches fallen or pruned, and the streamside is no longer shaded, as the kiekie, pigeonwood, an uncommon towai and other native trees have been buried by pine branches.

Posted on September 26, 2019 11:48 AM by kaipatiki_naturewatch