TOTARA TREE (PDF File)
TOTARA TREE; Maori name. Totara; Common name . Totara; Botanical name Podocarpus totara; What does it look like? The Totara is one of the majestic forest canopy trees. A mature Totara trees reach up to 30 metres, although this takes over 100 years.
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Podocarpus totara - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Podocarpus totara ( tōtara ) is a species of podocarp endemic to New Zealand. It grows throughout the North Island and northeastern South Island in lowland, montane and lower subalpine forest at ...
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Description of Podocarpus totara (totara). ... Ancient Maori custom demanded that when a totara tree was felled for timber a young seedling had to he planted in its place in order to appease Tane, the god of the forest, for removing one of his 'children' " (Metcalf 2002).
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Totara tree history. ... Totara is a tree reaching 120 ft high and has a diameter of up to 6 or 7 ft through. Along with other conifers, in particular rimu, it usually forms the scattered, emergent storey stretching above the dense canopy of broadleaf trees.
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Plant New Zealand Native Trees in Kaikoura. ... Before human habitation, the native trees in this area were: Kowhai, Totara, Rimu, Beech, Cabbage Tree, Ngaio, AkeAke to name but a few. It is our intention to take several reserve areas in the Kaikoura District and reforest them as close as possible to the original state.
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The totara tree is the king of the forest, protecting the other trees from storm damage. This is why the following saying is quoted when a leader dies. ...
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Origin Of Te Waiata o Totara TreeThe place, Tiniroto! The year, 1983! On the family farm known as the bar-20.Our group who were known as KI TE TAHA MAORI ...
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Figure 1. Totara has been targeted for fence posts, tanks, This particular tree is one of the few that was spared the axe, because it had a defect and the heartwood may have rotted. The defect was caused by the removal of a patch of bark by Maori inhabitants in order to make a bird-preserving basket, patua.
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Te Totara Nursery is a supplier of specalist willows and poplars. We have two varieties of sawfly-resistant willows which are both used for stream and river bank erosion control work. ... Totara and flax are our tree main lines of natives. These are supplied in...
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In partnership with the Regional Council the Maraetotara Tree Trust are working to remove non-native trees, fence off a two to ten metre wide strips along the banks and replant these areas with native plants to establish a green corridor along the full length of the river, providing a home for native plants and wildlife.
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