Resurgence

We planted this Rauli Beech, Nothofagus alpina in our garden as a young sapling a few years ago.

Having grown several metres over the past few years, it died this spring following the hard winter. Having felled the tree last week, one of my tasks this weekend was to dig out the stump. Imagine my surprise and delight when I found this new growth springing from near the roots of this interesting Southern hemisphere plant...