(crossed order)

2007-12-16 Sunday:
Sunny.
Took cuttings of Muehlenbeckia astonii
Wilma drove around through Arboretum on Mule with Diane’s mother.
Wilma measured large Eucalyptus macarthuri (small ?)
Afternoon: small trip via Ruakaka Road to Hangaroa River -> Doneraille Park. Back home via Tiniroto Road.

2007-12-15 Saturday:
A sunny day with strong easterly wind.
morning: electric power is off.
Chainsaw 2 Muehlenbeckia astonii in Diane’s Garden.

wv gets again a number of trees out of their protection:
(same place as friday)

Nyssa aquatica 1982 011 # … check: the one in G7 of in H7?
removed protection
good growing tree, no flowering.
Acer grandidentatum 1985 003 # … check: in F7 or G7?
removed protection
healthy tree.
Populus ??? tremuloides at first sight.
no label. About 1 m. omtrek. Much root suckers.
About 15 m. beside it is a labeled Populus tremuloides 1977 017.

Malus transitoria 1995 027 #1716 (G7)
Nice healthy large apple tree. Fruits < 1 cm.

Castanopsis eyrei 1997 021 # 660. (G6)Catalogue says ?
removed protection.
“Nice charming little tree” (wv).

We get up to the ridge now, where db is mowing:
Aphananthe aspera 1982 004 # 356 (G5)
Removed protection.
Beautiful large tree.

Leaves of Aphananthe aspera

Aphanante aspera

Acer davidii 1992 225 # 85 (G4)
Removed protection. Nearly fastigiate!

Tilia mandshurica 1980 043 # 3735 (G4)
Flowering, scenting! Photo

More flowers

db does mowing at the end of the Ridge, near the gate to next paddock.

afternoon:
Wilma meets Ann, the garden lady.
Planting of Totara seedling on hilltop accross Lake Kaikiora.
Cutting thistles along entrance road near middle cattle grid.

2007-12-14 Friday:
Cloudy all day. Very low clouds. Not real mist, but drizzly.

Wilma starts at a new location:
close to the corner of 3 paddocks (Chook, Reserve and Ridge) down the Ridge
manuscript!

db mowes rushes at the end of the Ridge.

2007-12-13 Thursday:
nice sunny day. later some clouds.
Hackfalls:
Wilma cuts down rose at new entrance. Finds 2 Tutara seedlings.

db mowing on The Ridge near the first sideway down and down along the first sideway.
Here (G7 / H7):
Eucalyptus alpina 1986 014 # 1029 in G7
old label on the ground! (attached on stem 2007-12-16). Rough bark with old fruits (?)
afternoon: chainsawed large overhanging branch. using ladder.

Little branche, leaves, Bark
Bark of the higher stem
´Exostose´on bark

Magnolia ‘Milky Way’ 1994 162 #1634 in H7 (new label)
removed protection.

Elaeocarpus cyaneus 1996 028 #995 in H7 (new label)
liberated from steel harness and stakes. Nearly flowering!

Quercus marilandica 1976 013 #2707 in H7 (new label)
removed dead branches.

Quercus semecarpifolia 1988 058 #2828 in H7 (new label)
removed plastic protection.

found protection with label Taxodium m…

Daphniphyllum macropodum 1987 018 #964 in H7 (old label)
removed metal protection and metal posts.

Quercus aliena 1968 041 #2426 in H7 (new label)
ask Paul K. to prune ???

further up:
Acer oliverianum ssp. formosanum 1997 050 #121 (? label)
label says A. serrulatum
database says: in G4 check!
removed some badly broken branches

etc. from manuscript

2007-12-12 Wednesday:
Waipatiki -> Tutira:
….
Boundary Stream Mainland Island Reserve:
NZ falcon! check

Wairoa: pies at Osler’s. Shopping.
Tiniroto arrival 5pm.

2007-12-11 Tuesday: Waipatiki
morning walk along the beach / cliffs -> South
Walk to Redwood Reserve – uphill; to Waipatiki Road.
Back via Waipatiki Road: view at Waipatiki Scenic Reserve
Walk through Waipatiki Domain.
(see: Wiki-en by db)

ca. 6pm: walk along the beach / cliffs -> North

2007-12-10 Monday: Napier
among other things: visit to Napier Botanic Gardens