Kōrero: Southern beech forest

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Southern beeches

Leaves of a southern beech and a true beech

Leaves of a southern beech and a true beech

Red beech, Maruia valley

Red beech, Maruia valley

Beech forest in New Zealand

Beech forest in New Zealand

Foliage

Foliage

Mountain beech flowers

Mountain beech flowers

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Distribution

Mountain beech

Mountain beech

Beech forest, Fiordland

Beech forest, Fiordland

Distribution of New Zealand beeches

Distribution of New Zealand beeches

Mixed forest, Ship Cove, Marlborough Sounds

Mixed forest, Ship Cove, Marlborough Sounds

Silver and red beech seeds

Silver and red beech seeds

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Ecology

Beech regeneration

Beech regeneration

Mountain beech seedlings

Mountain beech seedlings (1 o 2)

Even-aged beeches

Even-aged beeches (2 o 2)

Proteodes carnifex

Proteodes carnifex

Sooty mould and honeydew

Sooty mould and honeydew

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Beech timber

Beech forestry, 1950s

Beech forestry, 1950s

Red beech flooring

Red beech flooring

Beech timbers

Beech timbers

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Uses and management

Beech forest on steep slopes

Beech forest on steep slopes

Yellowhead

Yellowhead

Conservationists

Conservationists

Rowallan Forest, Southland

Rowallan Forest, Southland

Retrieving beech logs

Retrieving beech logs

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Joanna Orwin, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/southern-beech-forest/media (accessed 16 September 2019)

Story by Joanna Orwin, published 24 Sep 2007