Tongariro National park ranger Rob McCallum with a juvenile Pinus contorta, showing the long root system it produces to cope with the arid conditions on the eastern slopes of Mt Ruapehu. Contorta grows up to more than 2000 metres above sea level, higher than the natural treeline in the park. Photo: Gerard Hutching
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Forest and Bird, Volume 21, Issue 2, 1 May 1990, Page 41
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53Tongariro National park ranger Rob McCallum with a juvenile Pinus contorta, showing the long root system it produces to cope with the arid conditions on the eastern slopes of Mt Ruapehu. Contorta grows up to more than 2000 metres above sea level, higher than the natural treeline in the park. Photo: Gerard Hutching Forest and Bird, Volume 21, Issue 2, 1 May 1990, Page 41
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