7 Kauri Facts - NZ's Giant Trees - New Zealand Nature Guy
Tāne Mahuta, also called "God of the Forest", is a giant kauri tree (Agathis australis) in the Waipoua Forest of Northland Region, New Zealand. Its age is unknown but is estimated to be between 1,250 and 2,500 years. It is the largest living kauri tree known to stand today. It is named after Tāne, the Māori god of forests and of birds.
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Tāne Mahuta, also called "God of the Forest", is a giant kauri tree (Agathis australis) in the Waipoua Forest of Northland Region, New Zealand. Its age is unknown but is estimated to be between 1,250 and 2,500 years. It is the largest living kauri tree known to stand today. It is named after Tāne, the Māori god of … See more
In 2012, Lady Davina Lewis, daughter of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester and Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester, and her husband, the New Zealander Gary Lewis, named their son Tane Mahuta, after the tree. See more
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The young plant grows straight upwards and has the form of a narrow cone with branches going out along the length of the trunk. However, as it gains in height, the lowest branches are shed, preventing vines from climbing. By maturity, the top branches form an imposing crown that stands out over all other native trees, dominating the forest canopy.
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Kauri: New Zealand native plants - Department of Conservation
- Maori used kauri timber for boat building, carving and building houses. The gum was used as a fire starter and for chewing (after it had been soaked in water and mixed with the milk of the puha plant). The arrival of European settlers in the 1700s to 1800s saw the decimation of these magnificent forests. Sailors quickly realised the trunks of young...
Page 1. How and where kauri grows - Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of …
Kauri’s final size depends on site and conditions, but heights average 30–40 metres and trunks can reach several metres in diameter. By 600–700 years of age, kauri reaches an average …
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Te Matua Ngahere is a giant kauri (Agathis australis) coniferous tree in the Waipoua Forest of Northland Region, New Zealand. The tree's Māori name means "Father of the Forest". [1] Although not as massive or tall as its …
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This wheelchair and buggy accessible short walk leads you under cooling shade of the forest canopy to the majestic Tāne Mahuta, New Zealand's largest living kauri tree. Not far into the walk, a sweeping corner of the track suddenly …
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May 22, 2017 · One of the main attractions of the Northland region on the North Island of New Zealand is Waipoua Forest. It’s the biggest kauri forest in the world, home to two of the largest living kauri trees. But the kauri dieback disease is threatening these beautiful giants.
The New Zealand Tree Register - Notable Trees
Kairaru is widely held to be the largest kauri tree ever accurately and/or officially measured. A massive 66 ft (20.1 m) in girth, with a straight bole to 100 ft (30.5 m), its timber content was estimated between 453 m3 (in [1] and [2], converted from 192 000 board feet, sawn) to 31,416 ft3 (or 889 m3) total stem volume.
The 10 largest living kauri – Kauri forest - Te Ara: The …
Kauri are among the largest and longest-living trees in the world. This table shows the size of the 10 largest living kauri in 1986. Most of them are in Northland forest, with two (Tānenui and Tairua) on the Coromandel Peninsula.
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