The effects of the famed wind at this location can be clearly seen in the wind sculpted tops of the trees. From the early 1860's the owners of The Point Station have had a love affair with trees. No doubt the initial attraction was borne from the need to provide shelter from the famed winds that inspires the name of the small community here.
Tree planting started in 1866, four years after the land was purchased by Tom Phillips. The lasting legacy of those early plantings now provides the backbone to allow fourth generation descendants Steve and Teena Richards to add many new trees and continue the family passion.
The majority of the early plantings largely comprise macrocarpa, giant sequoia, radiata and ponderosa pine. In the lee of these conifer groves rests the original homestead along with a broad mix of deciduous trees, rhododendron and other plantings (Cadwallader B.G., 2018).