New Zealand--Round Two

     Here are a few more interesting samples of what New Zealand has to offer the plant lover.  The first three photos were taken in Fiordland National Park on the south island.  It is a place where the Red Beech tree thrives.  Its scientific name is Nothofagus fusca, and it grows up to 140 feet tall.  It loves wet conditions, which is also conducive to lovely moss growth.
     I saw the first stumpery of my life in the town of Invercargill, in the very south of New Zealand.  It is amazing what can be done with a bunch of dead twigs and logs.
     The last photo shows some impressive azaleas in the public garden of the small town of Omaru.