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Kauri seedling

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Kauri seedling

Kauri seeds fall in autumn, and most germinate within a few days. In well-lit sites the seedlings often have bronze-coloured leaves and take about three years to reach 50 centimetres in height.

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Maggy Wassilieff, Conifers – Woody cone bearers: kauri and cypress, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/12644/kauri-seedling (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 1 March 2009.