Moving into another restoration area – The Pines

This season we have been opening up another space to add to our restoration area. Called “The Pines” it is the area behind Rototuna Primary School where there are very old large pine trees. General access is from the end of Cabernet Close. Service tracks are being built (photo, before and after), and early plantings have been done by the cubs and scouts on the easier to access parts. Ultimately, we are aiming to create a tawa forest under the pines. We have over 100 seedlings being raised in pots for this. Tawa are frost tender at their early stage of growth so the pines should offer them frost protection, and being tall and old the pines will allow plenty of light through to ensure good growth of the young tawa. The pine trees can be seen in the top back ground of the photos