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The photo were taken back in March 2012. I am just catching up with them. I had started to put up our trip to Northland but for some reason never got them all up.
The Remarkable Story of The Greatest Tree in New Zealand
The kauri tree, Agathis australis, is New Zealand’s largest and most famous native tree. Located midway between Auckland and the Bay of Islands in the warm north of the country, The Kauri Museum tells some of the stories of this amazing tree.
Far more than a museum of timber, the Museum has stories of the Māori of the north eastern Kaipara, of European pioneers, of foresters and sawmillers, gum diggers and farmers, and of business people, fishers and the families who have made this area their home.
For More Info: www.kaurimuseum.com/
Roots of a kauri tree ("Wainora Kauri") in the Kauaeranga Valley, a recreational area on the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand's North Island. These giant, evergreen trees were once very common in the area, but due to intensive logging only a few ones remain.
Camera: Canon PowerShot G12.
Edited with GIMP.
Kauri tree ("Wainora Kauri") in the Kauaeranga Valley, a recreational area on the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand's North Island. These giant, evergreen trees were once very common in the area, but due to intensive logging only a few ones remain.
Camera: Canon PowerShot G12.
Edited with GIMP.
The photo were taken back in March 2012. I am just catching up with them. I had started to put up our trip to Northland but for some reason never got them all up.
The Remarkable Story of The Greatest Tree in New Zealand
The kauri tree, Agathis australis, is New Zealand’s largest and most famous native tree. Located midway between Auckland and the Bay of Islands in the warm north of the country, The Kauri Museum tells some of the stories of this amazing tree.
Far more than a museum of timber, the Museum has stories of the Māori of the north eastern Kaipara, of European pioneers, of foresters and sawmillers, gum diggers and farmers, and of business people, fishers and the families who have made this area their home.
For More Info: www.kaurimuseum.com/
Si vous avez l'occasion de visiter l'extrême nord de l'Ile du Nord de la Nouvelle Zélande, prenez le temps de passer une journée avec un tour en bus pour faire les forêts de Kauri trees.
Tāne Mahuta, also called God of the Forest, is a giant kauri tree in the Waipoua Forest of Northland Region, New Zealand. Its age is unknown but is estimated to be between 1,250 and 2,500 years. It is the largest kauri known to stand today.
An opportunity to spend time amongst 1,000 year old New Zealand Kauri Trees in the far north.
Puketi is an ancient subtropical kauri forest located between Northland's coastlines. Within its 15,000 hectares (37,000 acres) Puketi Forest is a treasure house for native plants and animals, and includes populations of kiwi, kōkako, kākā and lesser short-tailed bats.
Kauri forests are among the most ancient in the world. The antecedents of the kauri appeared during the Jurassic period(between 190 and 135 million years ago). Agathis australis, commonly known as the kauri, is a coniferous tree found north of 38°S in the northern districts of New Zealand's North Island. It is the largest (by volume) but not tallest species of tree in New Zealand, standing up to 50 m tall in the emergent layer above the forest's main canopy. The tree has smooth bark and small narrow leaves.
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We followed the arrow to Manginangina Kauri Walk. The 500m walk through the forest was amazing! Huge Kauri trees and beautiful fern trees were everywhere we looked.
The Manginangina Scenic Reserve track winds through a beautiful mature stand of kauri, swamp forest and associated vegetation.
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Waipoua Forest,North Island NZ
Agathis australis - New Zealand Kauri,Kauri,Southern Kauri
Family : Araucariaceae
At between 2000 and 3000 years old Te Matua Ngahere is the 2nd Largest Agathis australis -(Southern Kauri) in New Zealand and effectively - the world, having the
biggest Kauri girth of - 16.41m and the 2nd biggest trunk volume - 208.1Cubic Metres. Compared to the tallest Kauri,it is just over half Tane Mahuta's
height - 29.9m (Trunk Height - 10.21m.)
Although not as tall as Tane Mahuta (51.5m) "Lord of the Forest", Te Matua Ngahere "Father of the Forest" is much broader and stouter.
At 208.1 Cubic Metres compared to Tane Mahuta's massive volume of 244.5 cubic metres Te Matua Ngahere is second in overal size to Tane Mahuta.
Te Matua Ngahere suffered serious crown damage in 2007 after a storm.
Storm takes centre of Te Matua Ngahere
Regretably in recent times New Zealand's iconic Agathis australis trees are in trouble from an introduced pathogenic fungus called Phytophthora - left unchecked it has the potential to wipe the species out.
This is an amazing must read article which details the sad history of Australia's tallest trees
The photographer, George Rose, had titled this stereoview "What is it".
Well, I suppose its a tree --- ;-) but maybe he was in doubt of the species.
Australia, around 1900.
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Waipoua Forest,North Island NZ
Agathis australis - New Zealand Kauri,Kauri,Southern Kauri
Family : Araucariaceae
At between 2000 and 3000 years old Te Matua Ngahere is the 2nd Largest Agathis australis -(Southern Kauri) in New Zealand and effectively - the world, having the
biggest Kauri girth of - 16.41m and the 2nd biggest trunk volume - 208.1Cubic Metres. Compared to the tallest Kauri,it is just over half Tane Mahuta's
height - 29.9m (Trunk Height - 10.21m.)
Although not as tall as Tane Mahuta (51.5m) "Lord of the Forest", Te Matua Ngahere "Father of the Forest" is much broader and stouter.
At 208.1Cubic Metres compared to Tane Mahuta's massive volume of 244.5 cubic metres Te Matua Ngahere is second in overal size to Tane Mahuta.
Te Matua Ngahere suffered serious crown damage in 2007 after a storm.
Storm takes centre of Te Matua Ngahere
Regretably in recent times New Zealand's iconic Agathis australis trees are in trouble from an introduced pathogenic fungus called Phytophthora - left unchecked it has the potential to wipe the species out.
This is an amazing must read article which details the sad history of Australia's tallest trees
Copyright - All Rights Reserved - Black Diamond Images
Waipoua Forest,North Island NZ
Agathis australis - New Zealand Kauri,Kauri,Southern Kauri
Family : Araucariaceae
At between 2000 and 3000 years old Te Matua Ngahere is the 2nd Largest Agathis australis -(Southern Kauri) in New Zealand and effectively - the world, having the
biggest Kauri girth of - 16.41m and the 2nd biggest trunk volume - 208.1Cubic Metres. Compared to the tallest Kauri,it is just over half Tane Mahuta's
height - 29.9m (Trunk Height - 10.21m.)
Although not as tall as Tane Mahuta (51.5m) "Lord of the Forest", Te Matua Ngahere "Father of the Forest" is much broader and stouter.
At 208.1Cubic Metres compared to Tane Mahuta's massive volume of 244.5 cubic metres Te Matua Ngahere is second in overal size to Tane Mahuta.
Te Matua Ngahere suffered serious crown damage in 2007 after a storm.
Storm takes centre of Te Matua Ngahere
Regretably in recent times New Zealand's iconic Agathis australis trees are in trouble from an introduced pathogenic fungus called Phytophthora - left unchecked it has the potential to wipe the species out.
This is an amazing must read article which details the sad history of Australia's tallest trees
Tane Mahuta, Lord of the Forest, is New Zealand's biggest tree. It's a kauri tree and the trunk measures 17.7 metres tall, with a total height of 51.5 metres; the trunk girth is 13.8 metres with a trunk volume of 244.5 cubic metres. Tane Mahuta sprang from seed an estimated 2000 years ago. In Maori cosmology, Tane is the son of Ranginui, the sky father, and Papatuanuku, the earth mother.
Copyright - All Rights Reserved - Black Diamond Images
Waipoua Forest,North Island NZ
Agathis australis - New Zealand Kauri,Kauri,Southern Kauri
Family : Araucariaceae
At between 2000 and 3000 years old Te Matua Ngahere is the 2nd Largest Agathis australis -(Southern Kauri) in New Zealand and effectively - the world, having the
biggest Kauri girth of - 16.41m and the 2nd biggest trunk volume - 208.1Cubic Metres. Compared to the tallest Kauri,it is just over half Tane Mahuta's
height - 29.9m (Trunk Height - 10.21m.)
Although not as tall as Tane Mahuta (51.5m) "Lord of the Forest", Te Matua Ngahere "Father of the Forest" is much broader and stouter.
At 208.1Cubic Metres compared to Tane Mahuta's massive volume of 244.5 cubic metres Te Matua Ngahere is second in overal size to Tane Mahuta.
Te Matua Ngahere suffered serious crown damage in 2007 after a storm.
Taken at Kennedy bay at a giant Kauri tree. It was a about a 1.5 hour return walk through the bush.
This picture is made of 2 shots so we are all in it. The base shot was taken by rusty, the guy standing on the right. Amber the lady sitting in front of him, took the second shot.
Tane Mahuta, Lord of the Forest, is New Zealand's biggest tree. It's a kauri tree and the trunk measures 17.7 metres tall, with a total height of 51.5 metres; the trunk girth is 13.8 metres with a trunk volume of 244.5 cubic metres. Tane Mahuta sprang from seed an estimated 2000 years ago. In Maori cosmology, Tane is the son of Ranginui, the sky father, and Papatuanuku, the earth mother.
Kauri trees are only found north of Auckland in New Zealand. They are very slow growing and survive for hundreds of years. This one is about 18 years old and still has many years growth to go before it is mature.
Kauri Gum was mined in the old Kauri forests which had been buried in swamps about 45,000 years ago and preserved, though not fossilized. The gum was mostly used for varnish, though some was also used as jewelry. It was very hard and demanding work which was done by both men and women. Mining continued until the 1950's as there was still demand for the resin with manufacturers in England. This picture shows the top of the buried tree ready for mining.
Tane Mahuta, Lord of the Forest, is New Zealand's biggest tree. It's a kauri tree and the trunk measures 17.7 metres tall, with a total height of 51.5 metres; the trunk girth is 13.8 metres with a trunk volume of 244.5 cubic metres. Tane Mahuta sprang from seed an estimated 2000 years ago. In Maori cosmology, Tane is the son of Ranginui, the sky father, and Papatuanuku, the earth mother.
Kauri trees are only found north of Auckland n New Zealand. They are very slow growing and survive for hundreds of years. This one is about 18 years old and still has many years growth to go before it is mature.
Kauri trees are the biggest of New Zealand. Tane Mahuta (Lord of the Forest) is the biggest of them all in Waipouaforest
There were over 7000 trees and shrubs planted at Paronella Park. The Kauri trees are huge monuments to the vision that José wove into the landscape.
We stopped at Taipa, Doubtless Bay for breakfast and to pick up a packed lunch for later. The weather began to improve at this point.
Tane Mahuta, Lord of the Forest, is New Zealand's biggest tree. It's a kauri tree and the trunk measures 17.7 metres tall, with a total height of 51.5 metres; the trunk girth is 13.8 metres with a trunk volume of 244.5 cubic metres. Tane Mahuta sprang from seed an estimated 2000 years ago. In Maori cosmology, Tane is the son of Ranginui, the sky father, and Papatuanuku, the earth mother.
Sun bursts through the dense canopy of gargantuan Kauri trees in the Waipoua Forest on the North Island of New Zealand.
" Lord of the Forest ", Tane Mahuta, the largest kauri tree remaining in the world.
52m tall, 18m from the ground to the first branch and a girth of 13.8m around.
The statistics cant prepare you for the sight, nor can photographs. This tree has witnessed the entire human history of NZ, and was already a mature tree when Christ was a lad.
I put down my camera and just stared in awe for some time.
Waipoua Forest, New Zealand.