The Kauri Tree.
Even when the kauri is felled, it sometimes makes a brave effort to gain a new lease of life. Tais characteristic was referred to at a meeting of the Auckland Institute by Mr T L Lancaster, of 'he University College. Heinstan.cd particularly two old kauri stumps of trees at Titirangi that had been cut down over6o years ago. These relics showed signs of life and investigations revealed the strange fact that a bit of the root in each tree had grown into the root of a neighbouring young kauri, and the old stumps were t.ius drawing life lrom their younger companion. The same sort of thing had been observed at any other parts ot the Waitakere country. Six otner conifers were known to resort to the same expedient to prolong life.
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Northland Age, Volume 27, Issue 40, 21 October 1927, Page 6
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134The Kauri Tree. Northland Age, Volume 27, Issue 40, 21 October 1927, Page 6
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