Podocarpus totara - Wikipedia
Podocarpus totara (/ ˈ t oʊ t ə r ə /), [2] also known as the tōtara, is a species of podocarp tree endemic to New Zealand. It grows throughout the North Island , South Island and rarely on Stewart Island / Rakiura in lowland, montane and lower subalpine forest at …
Podocarp-hardwood forests: Native plants - Department of …
The best known are rimu, kahikatea, miro, mataī and tōtara. In its natural state, a podocarp forest can be lush with a dense undergrowth of shrubs, ferns and tree-ferns. The few precious remnants of forest which survive often contain the highest diversity of plants and animals in the region. They are a left-over from an ancient forested time.
Miro / Prumnopitys ferruginea - MyNativeForest
Mar 4, 2024 · Miro is found in lowlands and montane forests throughout New Zealand. The tree thrives in well-drained solids and is commonly found alongside totara and kahikatea. Cultural Importance Miro was often used for carving and building, while its berries were an essential food source for Māori.
Miro - Tāne’s Tree Trust
Miro is found throughout New Zealand, being found wherever rimu grows and is most common on the West Coast. It grows up to about 1000 metres a.s.l in the North Island, to 750 metres in the South Island and only 300 metres on Stewart Island.
Podocarp forests of New Zealand - conifers.org
Dec 16, 2023 · See the species descriptions for suggestions about the best places to see each species. You will generally find that the "big five" podocarps - totara, rimu, kahikatea, matai and miro - are very widely distributed in native forest, with totara and rimu also enjoying status as popular ornamentals.
Pectinopitys ferruginea - New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
The bright green to bronze-green, feathery foliage, and pink-red, to red plum-like drupes are quite unlike any other New Zealand conifer. However young miro plants might be confused with yew (Taxus baccata), but can be distinguished by their lack of petioles.
NZ Farm Forestry - Totara
Totara is one of the easiest native trees to grow and often establishes naturally from seed carried by birds. Provided sufficient time the trees will grow reasonably large, making totara one of the more promising native species for timber production.
Hall’s tōtara-miro/kāmahi-southern rātā-broadleaf forest
Rimu and miro are common at lower elevations and kaikawaka, pink pine and mountain toatoa are more often found at higher elevations. The expected natural range* of Hall’s tōtara …
Dendroarchaeology in New Zealand: extending the range of ...
Jan 30, 2019 · Here we identify five archaeologically-useful species – kahikatea (Dacrycarpus dacrydioides), matai (Prumnopitys taxifolia), miro (Prumnopitys ferruginea), rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum) and totara (Podocarpus totara) – and assess their potential for dendrochronology.
Tōtara - Te Motu Kairangi - Miramar ecological restoration
A grand and attractive tree, totara used to be one of the dominant native pine species on Miramar in the old days. A medium sized tree, growing up to 20 to 25 metre tall with a beautiful reddish-grey or golden bark, being thick, corky, furrowed and stringy.
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