What we see on our Hiking Trips
Full day hiking trip Rata flowering One of our Hiking Trips in the Puketi Forest is a full day walk. Conservation in the forest is really noticeable now. The Northern Rata (Metrosideros robusta) is flowering again. The Rata is a tall tree, up to 25 m or more tall,which begins its life as an epiphyte.The pseudotrunks, formed by the coalescing of descending roots after the supporting tree has died may be 2 m or more in diameter. The bark is rough and flaky. The leaves are 2.5 - 5 cm long x 1.5 -2 cm wide,hairless, rounded and a [...]