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Ligyron

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15. There are a lot of tree ferns in NZ.

Thu Apr 13, 2017, 07:48 AM

Apr 2017

I had a tree fern here in Florida as I just love the things. My favorite plant. The look: just so Jurassic and I've seen pictures of NZ with tree ferns framing snow capped mountains in the background. Really, really cool.

Anyway, we had just a tropical storm hit and it destroyed my poor tree fern. Apparently they've not evolved to survive the high winds associated with hurricanes and tropical storm conditions like palm trees have.

Admittedly, it was an Australian tree fern though...

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States of emergency declared as Cyclone Cook bears down on New Zealand [View all] canetoad Apr 2017 OP

Yikes! n/t lordsummerisle Apr 2017 #1

and yet... wysi Apr 2017 #2

Take it easy canetoad Apr 2017 #4

Will do! wysi Apr 2017 #8

On the phone to my SIL right now. rickford66 Apr 2017 #3

I've driven through "Southers" (sic?) on the South Island that were pretty bad jpak Apr 2017 #5

Besides the earthquakes, CH CH had long lasting brush fires. rickford66 Apr 2017 #6

The Big Shake in CHCH really shook me jpak Apr 2017 #7

Southerlies ;-) meadowlander Apr 2017 #11

Cyclone Cook? - Ironic considering Capt Cook sailed the Pacific. keithbvadu2 Apr 2017 #9

Exactly what I was thinking! Ligyron Apr 2017 #14

Yeah, he circumnavigated NZ canetoad Apr 2017 #10

And we just had Cyclone Debbie last week. meadowlander Apr 2017 #12

Hope all our North Islanders do okay and the Hortensis Apr 2017 #13

There are a lot of tree ferns in NZ. Ligyron Apr 2017 #15

Sad about the storm canetoad Apr 2017 #16

They don't like wind and need lots of water. Ligyron Apr 2017 #17