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The windswept island is one of New Zealand’s subantarctic islands and lies 700 kilometers south of the “mainland” on Sørøya. There is little in nature to indicate that trees should grow here. Strictly speaking, trees don’t grow, for the most part, on Campbell Island either. There is only one tree and it does not belong there.
The most remote tree in the world is a sitka fir. It originally comes from Alaska, but has proven viable in many other places. In Norway, the species is insulted and unwanted.
On the opposite side of the earth, Campbell Island is as far away from Norway as possible, fir is a rarity. The closest tree is 250 kilometers away, on another subantarctic island.
Grana is known as the Ranfurly tree by the man who is believed to have planted it. The British Lord Ranfurly was Governor General of New Zealand from 1897 to 1904.
The harsh climate means the tree is only ten meters tall, although Sitka spruce can be many times taller. As an exotic species, the fir should have been removed as well, but no viable cones or seeds have been found, so it will likely be left alone.
– Although there is nothing physically special about the tree, it has cultural value, says botanist Rodney Russ, who has visited the area several times.
