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Adult foliage

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Adult foliage

The leaves of adult mataī are narrow, dark green above and blue-green below. They are arranged irregularly around the twig.

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Maggy Wassilieff, Conifers – Mataī and miro: the plum pines, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/12671/adult-foliage (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 1 March 2009.