Meetings with Marvelous Trees

This tree in particular is a very old friend, from “Helen, the Early Years” when I resided in Auckland and often walked or ran in that city’s wonderful Cornwall Park.

Moreton Bay Figs hail from Australia, but they’ve acclimatized readily to subtropical Auckland. I love their shape and twisted roots.

This particular tree is located near the Greenlane entrance to the park, close by the Algerian oak I featured a week or so ago. I like to stop by and say hello whenever I’m in Auckland, and as you...