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Story: Southern beech forest

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Southern beeches

  3. Distribution

  4. Ecology

  5. Beech timber

  6. Uses and management

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 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

From page 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

From page 3 - Ecology

Beech regeneration

Beech regeneration

Mountain beech seedlings

Mountain beech seedlings (1st of 2)

Even-aged beeches

Even-aged beeches (2nd of 2)

Proteodes carnifex

Proteodes carnifex

Sooty mould and honeydew

Sooty mould and honeydew

From page 4 - Beech timber

Beech forestry, 1950s

Beech forestry, 1950s

Red beech flooring

Red beech flooring

Beech timbers

Beech timbers

From page 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

How to cite this page:

Joanna Orwin, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/southern-beech-forest/media (accessed 27 February 2021)

Story by Joanna Orwin, published 24 Sep 2007

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