A big old gumtree

Very Old Tree, originally uploaded by pinwheel.

This large Gum tree is located in the Christchurch botanical gardens in New Zealand.

A tree from the Fellowship of the Ring flick

Party Tree, originally uploaded by Captain Chaos.

This picture is from the private farm where "Hobbiton" from Peter Jackson's film "The Fellowship of the Ring" was filmed. The tree in this picture was in the party scene where Bilbo slips the ring on to disapear from the other Hobbits.

Te Matua Ngahere - 2nd largest New Zealand tree

Te Matua Ngahere, originally uploaded by Dunk the Funk.

This large Kauri tree (Agathis australis ) is reported to be the second largest tree in New Zealand. It's name "Te Matua Ngahere" means "Father of the Forest" in Mauri. It appears to be shorter and stouter than its neighber the Tane Mahuta tree.

Tane Mahuta - largest tree in New Zealand

IMG_1031, originally uploaded by Trevor_MTB.

This great Kauri tree (Agathis australis) is reported to be the largest tree in New Zealand. It goes by the name "Tane Mahuta" which I believe means "God of the Forest" in the Maori language. The second largest tree in New Zealand is nearby and is called "Te Matua Ngahere" which means "Father of the Forest".