DEAD RATA TREES Caused By Severe Winter
The dving-off of a targe number ot rata trees in the Mamaku bush, which were so much admired when in bloom 1, ; train and motor tratellem to Ro lvru;i. is all ribiiietl by Ibc Stale roresi Service 1 to have been dm l to unusually severe climatic conditions in r.‘o9. Writing Hie Minister of Internal At fairs. Mr. Parry, who raised Hie matter, the ('ommissioner of Stalo .1-orests. Mr. Langstone, slated that an investigating officer of tlie department had pointed out there was no evidence of insect attarek or fungus disease to account for tlte dying of tlie rata tree-tops, o lmt that tlie severity of the weather of extended winter months two years ago had had its effect on the trees. Such tminage was impossible to control and no practical measures could be devised to assist the trees. The rat as. lioweveg-. were not completely killed and might recover. In any ease, there was an abundance of young ratas which would eventually replace those which bad died.
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Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 124, 19 February 1941, Page 6
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