Also known as Tanglefoot owing to its twisted ground-hugging branches, Deciduous beech (Nothofagus gunnii) is Tasmania’s only deciduous native. People flock to the Tasmanian Highlands during April and May for the ‘turning of the fagus’, as the tiny crimped beech leaves turn from green to yellow to flame red, and finally fall to the ground.
It was rainy on this day. Mothers Day. But we were, well I was, happy to have the chance to see the fagus at its peak.
Dove Lake, western side | Cradle Mt | Nikon F2 | Ilford HP5 +2 (colour to come)
