3/13/19

My Corner of the World



Pine trees grow seven times faster in  New Zealand than in the US (and twenty times 
faster than in Canada!) so we do a lot of exporting, usually for paper.
These black pine trees caught my eye along the road as we drove the South Island.




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17 comments:

Natalie said...

Interesting info about the growth of pine trees in NZ. Thanks, Betty, for sharing.

csuhpat1 said...

Beautiful photos. Thanks for hosting and I hope that you have a wonderful week.

EricaSta said...

I love Pinewood, wenn have some furniture...

Have a very good week!

Mikael Bergman said...

magnificent trees

Pudding et Biscotte said...

Beautiful trees and impressive facts about the pine tree growth!

Angie said...

What an interesting statistic! I never knew!

rupam sarma said...

Interesting, Nice to read.

Kurz und gut said...

Impressive trees!
Greetings Babsy

italiafinlandia said...

Interesting to know. Have a nice day, Betty!

Loretta Niessen said...

that is an interesting information. I like trees, they exude quietness.
I wish you a nice week.
Loretta

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

that is an amazing fact about the growth of the tress in NZ

Nancy Chan said...

Interesting to know that pine trees grow at different rates in different countries.

Out on the prairie said...

We have a lot of white Pine here, I never knew about the faster growth

Rose said...

I would never have dreamed that they grew that fast! Always fun to learn new stuff through blogging.

Anonymous said...

I absolutely LOVE that first photo...actually I think I LOVE that tree!!!...)JP

EricaSta said...

My heart, my thoughts are by your side... I pray for the families!
Heidrun

Soma @ inkTorrents.com said...

I am so glad you were able to take the photos of the wonderful view. Love the shades of blue in the second photo.

-Soma