Americans will soon be able to experience New Zealand's natural wilderness in their own backyard as a forest filled with kiwi plants opens over the weekend.
Seattle's Washington Park Arboretum will house 10,000 plants grown from wild seeds, collected from around the country, covering nearly a hectare of hilly land.
"You will come and, when it's just a little bit more mature, feel like you are walking in a New Zealand landscape," Arboretum Foundation executive director Paige Miller said.
The New Zealand exhibition was one of five from countries around the Pacific Rim, including Chile, China and Australia.
New Zealand's fauna was chosen because of the similar climate and also because Christchurch was Seattle's sister city, Ms Miller said.