First post here in which I'll give a small introduction of myself.
I'm a watercolour and linoprint artist inspired by nature.
I live in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and find most of my nature treasures during my walks at the Amsterdam Forest
A mataī seedling (Prumnopitys taxifolia), black pine. It's probably at least a couple of hundred years or more since seedlings of this species have appeared in this area south of the Wairau River.
The closest I've seen have been to the north in Pukaka Valley about 15km away.
Normally dioecious. I'm curious to know where pollen came from to pollinate this tree, and fortunate that this one's a female.
My (now deceased) father planted a tree 40-50 years ago, and now it's finally mature enough to fruit.
The irony is I never intended to return to my childhood home, but if I hadn't the property would have been sold, and someone would probably have cut the mataī down, unaware of its endemic status.
Although not endangered, these lowland podocarps are now uncommon and having one seeding in the Blenheim Ecological District is probably quite unique. #newzeland#tree#botany#ecologicalrestoration#inspiredbynature
The uncoloured versions of this will be part of my "Fantasy" bookmarks colouring book :) 
There always is a "Gallery" discount in my art shop, the more illustrations you get, the bigger the discount 
