Observações de alice_shanks

I thought this was Asp hookerii but had second-thoughts.

On rubbly north-facing broom-covered hill slopes.

Occasional in understory.

The common tree emerging through broom on rubbly, steep, sunny hill slopes.

On the sunny, north-facing rubbly, broom-covered slopes.

Outside leaves stripped by kowhai moth caterpillar.

Sycamore continues to appear along the 2 km of walking track we traversed.

On rocky promontory.

Common through out forest understory.

Scattered tree growing with mānatu on edge of sycamore infestation.

Solid infestation of sycamore needs aerial herbicide.

See understory here:
https://inaturalist.nz/observations/212117277

Outlier sycamore on western approach to gorge bridge (removed).

Abundant in esturay

Trees of mānatu and houhi being dwarfed by sycamore.