Seen from a distance, the green, dark forest of winter of summer seems uniform. On closer examination, the deciduous trees, conifers and shrubs each have their own unique hues. Look closer still and you will see brilliant flowers and succulent fruits. The forest, which at first glance seemed to be an evergreen wall, is composed of hundreds of plant species. Many of these plants served the bushland people as foods, medicines and tools.
Subtle shades of green give way to garish reds and yellows as winter approaches. The leaves of deciduous trees change colours and fall to the ground, leaving branches bare. In the winter, trunks and branches are off white, grey and shades of brown, among the evergreen spruce. The sun, always low in the sky, occasionally catches the brilliant red twigs of a leafless shrub. Moose will eat these twigs in the winter, while they wait for the tender new vegetation which sprouts in the spring.
Subtle shades of green give way to garish reds and yellows as winter approaches. The leaves of deciduous trees change colours and fall to the ground, leaving branches bare. In the winter, trunks and branches are off white, grey and shades of brown, among the evergreen spruce. The sun, always low in the sky, occasionally catches the brilliant red twigs of a leafless shrub. Moose will eat these twigs in the winter, while they wait for the tender new vegetation which sprouts in the spring.