A NATIVE TREE.—Kahikatea (white pine), Podocarpus dacrydioides. A tall, straight tree, growing to 50 metres, often unbranched for the first 25 metres. The bark is grey, fluted, and buttressed at the base. This tree produces male catkins and female flowers during September and October. It is found in lowland swampy forests throughout New Zealand.
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54A NATIVE TREE.—Kahikatea (white pine), Podocarpus dacrydioides. A tall, straight tree, growing to 50 metres, often unbranched for the first 25 metres. The bark is grey, fluted, and buttressed at the base. This tree produces male catkins and female flowers during September and October. It is found in lowland swampy forests throughout New Zealand. Press, 17 August 1978, Page 14
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