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Young rimu

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Young rimu

With their straight stems and weeping branchlets, rimu are attractive young trees. They grow well in gaps in the forest canopy and in open scrublands, where they receive ample light and shelter from strong winds.

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Maggy Wassilieff, Conifers – Rimu and kahikatea, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/12652/young-rimu (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 1 March 2009.