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Rewarewa

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Rewarewa

Rewarewa is a fast-growing tree, easily recognised by its distinctive tall conical crown, which towers above most other forest trees. Its adult leaves are about 10–15 centimetres long, thick and coarsely toothed.

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Maggy Wassilieff, Tall broadleaf trees – Forest giants, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/13735/rewarewa (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 1 March 2009.