The Tallest Tree in New Zealand Kahikatea is New Zealand’s tallest indigenous tree, growing up to 80m tall. The current tallest tree is in Taranaki, at around 58m. Once the dominant tree in New Zealand swamps, its roots adapted to provide stability and reinforce the trees straight trunk. Today, kahikatea grows most commonly throughout New […]
The NZ Christmas Tree The Southern Rata is New Zealand’s Christmas tree. Releasing a gorgeous ref flower from December and January its beauty usually peaks around the Christmas Period. It’s long overdue to overtake the pine tree as a family focal point. Although we do love the idea of Kiwis going out once a year
World Famous in New Zealand However, it is also a fantastic tree for forest regeneration. It’s one of the first trees to re-establish itself in deforested areas, with its taller cousin Kanuka usually establishing itself under the protective Manuka canopy before poking through and establishing a new forest height. The Manuka is lovely in flower,
What is the difference? There is often confusion between what is a Manuka and what is a Kanuka. We will discuss the differences below so that you can easily tell them apart. Having similar names does not help the case much and they are both frontier / regenerative trees. However, they do have some different
The Strong Tree Ake ake (Dodonaviea scosa) is an attractive and fast-growing shrub or small tree, with particularly hard wood that is prized by Maori for making taiaha and other weapons and tools. Ake ake is native to New Zealand, however is also found throughout the world. This resource has been created to help you
Regeneration Kanuka is like Manuka’s little brother and also one of New Zealand’s best kept secrets. Kanuka grows prolifically throughout both islands of Aotearoa New Zealand and is being recognised more for its medicinal and environmental uses. Kanuka is at the frontier of native regeneration and even acts as a nursery for other trees and
The vibrant and multi purpose Kowhai tree is a national treasure of New Zealand. There is something truly magical about seeing them in full yellow bloom surrounding peaceful spaces throughout New Zealand. Growing a Kowhai also helps to support the native bird pollution by increasing their food sources. This resource has been created to help