Although we see plenty of cabbage trees down south, we both really enjoy them. This is a very distinctive native New Zealand tree that looks like it came straight out of a Dr Seuss book. We see this particular cabbage tree often as its on one of our walking routes into town, on the edge of a residential property. Taken by Nigel 24 September 2018; Gore, Southland, New Zealand. Cordyline australis.
There’s a road in the country, not that far from Gore, named Cabbage Tree Road
Text by Liz, Photos by Nigel; Exploring Colour (2018)
Exploring Colour 
I photographed my share of cabbage trees on our two trips to NZ. It was good to have something reliably native to take pictures of.
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Yet another good thing about cabbage trees that I wouldn’t have thought of! I like that.. “reliably native”.
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Above all in the “reliably native” category were the ferns, especially the tree ferns; no doubt about them, and they were a highlight of our visits.
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It’s quite prehistoric, Liz. I love them!
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You made me laugh with your Dr. Seuss reference, and what a good fit! It is a beautiful tree.
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Why is it called a cabbage tree?
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I found an explanation here: https://teara.govt.nz/en/1966/cabbage-tree-ti Another interesting page about cabbage trees is here: https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-plants/cabbage-tree-ti-kouka/
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We eat Palm hearts here. I bet they taste similar. Thanks
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It looks very tropical, Liz, like a palm tree, or something like it.
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Very cool! Yes it does look like it came from a Dr.Seuss book! 🙂
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Impressive tree – love its shape!
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I like this tree and it is Seuss-like 😉
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Yes this is a tree, that we don’t have in Germany and which looks real exotic to me!
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Its a tree we’d miss if we were away from NZ!
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