Story: Shrubs and small trees of the forest

Forest margin

Forest margin

Small forest trees and shrubs are common in stands of regenerating forest. Here kawakawa, wineberry and māhoe flourish in young broadleaf forest around Wellington city.

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Joanna Orwin, 'Shrubs and small trees of the forest - Characteristics of small shrubs and trees', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/13790/forest-margin (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Joanna Orwin, published 24 Sep 2007, updated 1 Jul 2015