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Winter Cabbage Trees
Young, endemic Cabbage Trees (Cordyline australis), Trentham Memorial Park, New Zealand. The Cabbage Tree is one of the most distinctive and iconic trees in the New Zealand landscape. A Monocotyledons tree that grows up to 20 metres (66 ft) tall with a stout trunk and sword-like leaves. British navigator/explorer James Cook bestowed the name 'cabbage tree' in 1769 because the young leaves were found to be edible, and this name has stuck to this day. Known to Māori as tī kōuka the tree was previously used as a source of food, durable fibre for textiles, anchor ropes, fishing lines, baskets, waterproof rain capes and cloaks, and sandals.
Winter Cabbage Trees
Young, endemic Cabbage Trees (Cordyline australis), Trentham Memorial Park, New Zealand. The Cabbage Tree is one of the most distinctive and iconic trees in the New Zealand landscape. A Monocotyledons tree that grows up to 20 metres (66 ft) tall with a stout trunk and sword-like leaves. British navigator/explorer James Cook bestowed the name 'cabbage tree' in 1769 because the young leaves were found to be edible, and this name has stuck to this day. Known to Māori as tī kōuka the tree was previously used as a source of food, durable fibre for textiles, anchor ropes, fishing lines, baskets, waterproof rain capes and cloaks, and sandals.