It was dusk when we took the photos, so I apologise for the dim lighting.
Cabbage trees look like the trees from Dr Suess books. It's Maori name is tī rākau, and it was used for food, medicine and cloth. Over the last 20 years, Cabbage trees have been dying from a virus, and the only way people have found of protecting them is to cut off the flowers to prevent them from catching the virus.
Kauri grow very straight and tall. The biggest Kauri tree is in Northland, Tane Mahuta. Early European settlers over-harvested Kauri trees for wood and gum, so now the tree is protected and is being replanted.
I think this is a Kahikatea. The burned wood from Kahikatea were used by Maori for making tatoos.
Gully Tree Fern or Puunui
Whekii with mysterious creeper
Silver Fern, or Ponga
Can anybody tell me what these are?
These trees are really a mystery to resolve. They are much older and some are becoming hollow from inside due to the virus which is spoiling them.
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ReplyDeleteThe virus only affects the cabbage trees, fortunately. The rest of the trees are mostly damaged by possums.
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