THE OLDEST TREE
Dear Miss Morton,—The oldest thing alive in the Dominion iB the giant kauri tree ill the Waipoua Forest, near Dargavillo. This tree is 43ft. in circumference and has a height of probably 80ft. It has enough timber in it to build eight modern bungalows. This is only one of many hundreds of trees whicn are not quite so largo but possibly a great deal higher. These trees should be ranked as one of the wonders of the world. They, eay it was a grown tree at the dawn of the Christian Era. On first beholding thin tree one stands in amazement and thinks how marvellous is this work. You have made us familiar \vitl> the glories of South Westland, bat a walk through this forest impresses us with its majesty and grandeur unequalled in any other forest in New Zealand. After leaving the for6st and standing on rising ground overlooking it the _ of the tops of thousands of kauris is wonderful.—Youis sincerely Flora Soar, Seaclifie Road, Onehnnera (ago 12)<
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19330408.2.188.49.7
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21462, 8 April 1933, Page 4 (Supplement)
Word Count
172THE OLDEST TREE New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21462, 8 April 1933, Page 4 (Supplement)
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.