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Hi, this is from a juvenile tree so I wasn't sure if it is a young n. Lanceloata leaf or n. Montana. Any help on how I can tell the two apart would be really appreciated.
Rhys

Its either Nestegis cunninghamii or N. lanceolata - can you pelase show an image of the underside of the leaves OR tell me if the side veins are obvious when you hold the leaf up to the light?

I can't see any side veins so does that make it n. Lanceolata? Btw what marks it out as not being n. Montana ?

Leaves way way too wide for N. montana - as judged by your pen scale. As side veins not obvious this is Nestegis lanceolata

Thanks Peter, that's v helpful. I don't see this tree much in Wellington so I haven't a lot of reference points. Btw I had a day off so did a lot of wandering today, do you know if this is weinmannia silvicola?

Thanks Peter, that's v helpful. I don't see this tree much in Wellington so I haven't a lot of reference points. Btw I had a day off so did a lot of wandering today, do you know if this is weinmannia silvicola?

Was this Weinmannia planted? It is W. silvicola and that is not indigenous to Wellington - it doesn't occur south of the Manukau Harbour (in the west) - Kauaeranga (near Thames) Valley in the East

BTW Nestegis montana is VERY uncommon around Wellington. I knew of Trees in a gully near Porirua High School (in 1990) and near Makara. Nestegis lanceolata is more common - locally abundant in the Rimutaka Ranges and in places around Upper Hutt.

That's very helpful Peter, thanks. The Weinmannia is at Otari Reserve as was the Nestegis lanceolata. As I am getting to grips with the native plants I am hampered a little by only seeing what I can find in Wgtn and for the plants not native to here, that means isolated instances, typically at Otari for natives and the botanical garden for exotics. I am planning to include arrange some trips around the country, any suggestions for good places to visit ?