For those in the Northern hemisphere this may not look like a remarkable picture – deciduous trees are everywhere, but read on to find out why this is special. * Koyo is what the The Japanese call the turning of the leaves. Both the Japanese and Koreans have long appreciated the distinctive beauty of Autumn leaves Rocks, a delicate tracery of leaves and equally ancient conifers bring to mind Japanese gardens Autumn is my favourite season in Tasmania. The air is crisp and clear and everywhere the vegetation puts on its finest colours – not just in the gardens, the parks and the towns, but the bush as well. The plant shown here is the deciduous beech, Northofagus Gunni , Australia’s only native deciduous tree. Though it has distant cousins in New Zealand and South America, this is unique to Tasmania. They are an ancient species and their common ancestry lends support to the theory of continental drift and that they were all once part of the Gondwana Sup...
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